Etymology
Origin of trackage
Example Sentences
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A quiet row of empty tank cars is better than a never ending series of rock hauling cargo trains, the intended hypothetically more profitable use of the trackage.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2017
It would be the biggest, it would contain the most trackage and, on top of that, it would be self-supporting.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2013
He was said to control more trackage than any man in the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
L.& A. owns 573 miles of trackage, 371 of which lie between New Orleans and Hope, Ark., with an affiliate branch running to Dallas, Texas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Where mountains were climbed thirty years ago, one will now find them bored by tunnels; where sharp curves were necessary before straight trackage only will be encountered today.
From The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states by Moody, John
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