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
However, I regret that U.S.R.A. calls also for an inordinately large abandonment of trackage that should and must be preserved.
From Time Magazine Archive
Because Britain kept her finger in the succulent Argentine railway pie, British investors eventually owned 74% of Argentina's trackage.
From Time Magazine Archive
The usual remedy for this situation is insistence that the railways shall provide ample rolling stock, trackage and terminals to take care of the annual peakload.
From Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)
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