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electric railroad

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electric railroad [i¦lek·trik ′rāl‚rōd]
(mechanical engineering)
A railroad which has a system of continuous overhead wires or a third rail mounted alongside the track to supply electric power to the locomotive and cars.
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Tom deals with the impending loss of his wife by, well, not dealing with it, either throwing himself into his work or spending time in the garage with his elaborate electric railroad setup.
'TIES' ON TRACK AT LEAST SOME OF THE TIME by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
For example, in July 1995 Southern Pacific decided to sell portions of the former Visalia Electric Railroad between Exeter and Sequoia and between Woodlake Junction and East Redbanks.
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Permit me to digress--the long gone electric railroad, the Illinois Terminal based in St.
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