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1railroad — Synonyms and related words: L, accelerate, branch, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, bundle, bustle, cable railway, coerce, cog railway, compel, constitute, crowd, decree, dispatch, dragoon, drive on, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated… …
2Light rail in New Jersey — is provided by New Jersey Transit, a corporation which also provides bus and heavy rail services. Contents 1 Hudson–Bergen Light Rail 1.1 HBLR fares 2 Newark Light Rail 2.1 …
3railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …
4Light rail — For specific light rail systems, many of which use the words light rail as part of their name, see List of tram and light rail transit systems. Edmonton Light Rail Transit in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada …
5Light rail in North America — The term light rail was coined in 1972 by the U.S. Urban Mass Transit Association (UMTA) to describe new streetcar transformations which were taking place in Europe and the United States. The Germans used the term stadtbahn to describe the… …
6Light rail in the United States — The use of light rail in the United States is low by European standards. According to the American Public Transportation Authority, of the 20 odd light rail systems in the United States only five (Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and …
7Railroad switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). A right hand railroad switch with point indicator pointing to right …
8Light of Saratoga — The Light of Saratoga is a legend located in the Big Thicket of Southeast Texas. This legend of a mysterious light is also known as the Ghost Road of Saratoga, the Saratoga Light , and Bragg Road Ghost Light by local residents. Located on a dirt… …
9Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act — The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94 210, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 31, was a United States federal law that funded the reorganized bankrupt Northeast and Midwest railroads that formed Conrail in 1975; it is best …
10light railway — noun : a railroad not properly equipped for ordinary heavy traffic: a. : a railroad restricted to light traffic under British statutory laws b. : a narrow gage railroad …
