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Before the bridge opened in 1866, railcars would stop in Havre de Grace before cargo was taken across the Susquehanna by ferry — a route that numerous enslaved people, including Frederick Douglass, took on their journeys north across the nearby Mason-Dixon Line.
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024
Unable to reset the brakes on the 10-car train’s front five cars, the train operator offloaded its passengers at W. 79th St.
Another subway worker, a railcar inspector, arrived at the scene, but also was unable to get the brakes working again.
—Bill Sanderson, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2024
Often the size of a small house, these devices weigh hundreds of tons and must be transported by special railcars and trucks.
—Thomas Popik, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2023
There are at least 90 points on each side of a railcar that are supposed to be checked in an inspection — something that Arouca said can’t be done in the time allotted today.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 24 July 2024
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Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024
Unable to reset the brakes on the 10-car train’s front five cars, the train operator offloaded its passengers at W. 79th St.
Another subway worker, a railcar inspector, arrived at the scene, but also was unable to get the brakes working again.
—Bill Sanderson, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2024
Often the size of a small house, these devices weigh hundreds of tons and must be transported by special railcars and trucks.
—Thomas Popik, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2023
There are at least 90 points on each side of a railcar that are supposed to be checked in an inspection — something that Arouca said can’t be done in the time allotted today.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 24 July 2024
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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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railcar
noun
rail·car
-ˌkär 
: a railroad car
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