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  • noun Plural form of railcar.

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Examples

  • The train provided the literal backdrop for the shows, too -- the stage at each gig was set up right by the line of super-cool vintage railcars.

    Rita Houston: Rita's Railroad Revival Rita Houston 2011

  • The train provided the literal backdrop for the shows, too -- the stage at each gig was set up right by the line of super-cool vintage railcars.

    Rita Houston: Rita's Railroad Revival Rita Houston 2011

  • Smart Cars Some manufacturers are putting tiny sensors directly on the railcars.

    The Little Engine Really Could 2011

  • As of March 1, 1.53 million railcars were in use, down from 1.6 million on July 1, 2009, when the recession was in full swing, according to the most recent data released by the Association of American Railroads.

    Rail Woes Hit Auto Deliveries Jeff Bennett 2011

  • Her long train gathering rose petals like railcars to accompany her as she made a long walk to join me at the altar.

    Michael W. Waters: She Loves Me (Yulise In E Flat) Michael W. Waters 2011

  • Empty railcars were parked on the northern side, he said, but he did not believe the agents' view of the moving train was blocked.

    Border Patrol agents killed pursuing suspected smugglers 2011

  • This week, Russia's railway authority banned further shipments of grain to the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk because a bottleneck of more than 3,600 railcars, about 40 trains, clogged an entire branch of the national network.

    Russia's Grain Snarled in Backlog Tom Polansek 2011

  • Residual use accounts primarily for grain that is in transit on barges and railcars, and not in elevators or farm bins.

    USDA Surprises Markets With Corn Forecast Tom Polansek 2011

  • Exporters had placed orders to deliver 500 to 600 railcars a day—double the amount the port could handle, according to Russia's railway authority.

    Russia's Grain Snarled in Backlog Tom Polansek 2011

  • Her long train gathering rose petals like railcars to accompany her as she made a long walk to join me at the altar.

    Michael W. Waters: She Loves Me (Yulise In E Flat) Michael W. Waters 2011

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