Synonyms for railroads
rail·roads

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1. List of paraphrases for "railroads":

   railways, railway

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1. John Thune:

   Congress now needs to pass this plan in the coming weeks to avoid service disruptions that will impact shippers across the country and commuter railroad passengers, this PTC extension will keep the pressure on freight and passenger railroads to ensure safety benefits are realized as soon as possible.

2. Dennis Pierce:

   The fact is they [ the railroads ] are counting on Congress to act, we've let them [ the union's allies in Congress ] know we need them to stay out of it.

3. Cathy Seifert:

   The big miss was on the insurance front, though energy and railroads were stronger.

4. Sarah Feinberg:

   Starting on Jan. 1, FRA will impose penalties on railroads that have not fully implemented PTC, the total amount of penalty each railroad faces depends upon the total amount of implementation progress the railroad has made.

5. John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society (1958):

   People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated. It would be wrong to dismiss the importance of roads, railroads, power plants, mills, and the other familiar furniture of economic development.... But we are coming to realize... that there is a certain sterility in economic monuments that stand alone in a sea of illiteracy. Conquest of illiteracy comes first.