Examples of railcar in a Sentence
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In a statement, CSX spokesman Bryan Tucker said one of the three railcars spilled some plastic pellets.
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
Thirty-eight railcars, including eleven filled with chemicals, derailed.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Perhaps Washington had no idea that every 10-minute delay in processing the paperwork for railcars and trucks bringing goods across the border adds nearly $4 million a month to the cost of shipping those goods.
—Andrea Adkins-Hutchins, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
But over the past few years, Union Pacific had gotten in the habit of imposing embargoes whenever their railroad got congested to force businesses to temporarily limit their shipments and pull some of their railcars off of UP’s network.
—Josh Funk, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
The three railcars that derailed after that first collision blocked the adjacent track, and the third train smashed into them at about 22 mph (35 kph).
—Josh Funk, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
Anderson had parked his truck nearby with another carmen shortly before 3:30 a.m. to lock a switch that controls access to one of the tracks before inspecting railcars.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
At least one of the railcars is still in the river.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
The green aluminum fuselages are shipped by railcar to Boeing’s Renton, Washington, factory, where wings, tails and interiors are installed.
—Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2024
Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
Thirty-eight railcars, including eleven filled with chemicals, derailed.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Perhaps Washington had no idea that every 10-minute delay in processing the paperwork for railcars and trucks bringing goods across the border adds nearly $4 million a month to the cost of shipping those goods.
—Andrea Adkins-Hutchins, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
But over the past few years, Union Pacific had gotten in the habit of imposing embargoes whenever their railroad got congested to force businesses to temporarily limit their shipments and pull some of their railcars off of UP’s network.
—Josh Funk, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
The three railcars that derailed after that first collision blocked the adjacent track, and the third train smashed into them at about 22 mph (35 kph).
—Josh Funk, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
Anderson had parked his truck nearby with another carmen shortly before 3:30 a.m. to lock a switch that controls access to one of the tracks before inspecting railcars.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
At least one of the railcars is still in the river.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
The green aluminum fuselages are shipped by railcar to Boeing’s Renton, Washington, factory, where wings, tails and interiors are installed.
—Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2024
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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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railcar
noun
rail·car
-ˌkär 
: a railroad car
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