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a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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Both have been neglected for years: Bridges are crumbling, school buildings disintegrating, and trains — once a symbol of German efficiency — are now so unreliable that some lines are banned from neighboring Switzerland’s railways.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
Meanwhile, Russian railway authorities say a separate rail bridge collapsed in the neighboring Kursk region hours later — derailing a freight train and injuring several crew members.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 2 June 2025
Hours later in the Kursk region, a railway bridge collapsed while a freight train was crossing it, according to acting Gov. Alexander Khinshtein.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 June 2025
Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from the case following scrutiny over his past ties to billionaire Philip Anschutz, a Colorado oil magnate whose business interests could benefit from the railway's construction.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
Meanwhile, Russian railway authorities say a separate rail bridge collapsed in the neighboring Kursk region hours later — derailing a freight train and injuring several crew members.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 2 June 2025
Hours later in the Kursk region, a railway bridge collapsed while a freight train was crossing it, according to acting Gov. Alexander Khinshtein.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 June 2025
Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from the case following scrutiny over his past ties to billionaire Philip Anschutz, a Colorado oil magnate whose business interests could benefit from the railway's construction.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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