railroad industry

collocation in English

meaningsofrailroadandindustry

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railroad
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈreɪl.rəʊd/us
/ˈreɪl.roʊd/
(of a room or building) long ...
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industry
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.də.stri/us
/ˈɪn.də.stri/
the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or ...
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(Definition ofrailroadandindustryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I am one of those who believe that there is a great future for therailroadindustryin this country.
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The company began manufacturing steel rails for therailroadindustry.
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There were numerous high-ranking officials in therailroadindustry.
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Shawnee's early economic success was developed around therailroadindustry.
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Therailroadindustryalso wanted bison herds culled or eliminated.
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He was an active consultant to therailroadindustry.
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Restructuring in therailroadindustryled to the repair facilities being moved to another location.
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The purpose of the company was to provide accident and health insurance torailroadindustryemployees.
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After retiring from politics, he was engaged in therailroadindustry.
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However, in the early 1930s, he continued to issue criticisms of therailroadindustrylabor practices.
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As adults, three of the sons worked in the boomingrailroadindustry.
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Several of his innovations were adopted as standard practice by therailroadindustry.
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Factories that supplied therailroadindustryincluded rolling mills, foundries and locomotive works.
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He began his career in therailroadindustryand then pursued an interest in bridge building.
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The new frame was cast from a single piece of steel and revolutionized therailroadindustry.
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This practice was soon accepted and used extensively throughout therailroadindustry.
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The city's strong ties to therailroadindustryare commemorated by three local museums.
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Therailroadindustryalso suffered from competition from other modes of transportation in the 20th century.
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During the 19th century therailroadindustrywas expanding across the country.
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It was razed in the early 1960s because of obsolescence and restructuring of therailroadindustry.
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Put simply, an agreement amongrailroadindustrygroups for adequately funding annuity reform is what is needed.
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The magazine is read both by railroad enthusiasts, commonly referred to as railfans, and those within therailroadindustry.
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The collection has traditional hammers such as those used in mining, ranching, carpentry, therailroadindustry, and auto-body repair.
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Our electronic classification yards are one of the best examples of advanced cybernation at work in therailroadindustry.
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It now seemed that passenger rail's financial problems might bring down therailroadindustryas a whole.
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