trackage

[ trak-ij ]

/ ˈtræk ɪdʒ /

the whole quantity of track owned by a railroad.

the right of one railroad company to use the tracks of another.

the money paid for this right.

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A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; track + -age

The State is now served by seven railroads, with more than 5,000 miles of trackage.
North Dakota|Various
There are large freight yards having a trackage of nearly 100 M.
The Greatest Highway in the World|Anonymous
At its hundred warehouses there is trackage for 12,000 cars.
The Romance of the Reaper|Herbert Newton Casson