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Hundreds of manufacturing workers will decide Thursday whether to unionize a south Sacramento plant that builds railcars for Amtrak and light rail systems.
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Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
The containers would be moved from ships onto railcars, taking them about 2200 kilometers(1370 miles) north across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan to Israel’s Port of Haifa.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
Officials with the Central Railroad of Indiana, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming that owns the tracks, previously said a chemical reaction caused the railcar's pressure valve to release, allowing the styrene gas to escape.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
The railcars come to a sudden stop and Serbian paramilitary troops board the train, intending to grab Bosnian Muslim passengers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
The containers would be moved from ships onto railcars, taking them about 2200 kilometers(1370 miles) north across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan to Israel’s Port of Haifa.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
Officials with the Central Railroad of Indiana, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming that owns the tracks, previously said a chemical reaction caused the railcar's pressure valve to release, allowing the styrene gas to escape.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
The railcars come to a sudden stop and Serbian paramilitary troops board the train, intending to grab Bosnian Muslim passengers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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railcar
noun
rail·car
-ˌkär 
: a railroad car
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