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Federal investigators confirmed Tuesday that a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire and caused the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying tank cars with hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 June 2024
Robert Cramer expects to have new railcars in place for the Detroit People Mover in the next 18 months.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2024
Caledonian Sleeper Train Most Popular Some railcar warriors just appreciate the simple charms of this mode of travel.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
Biden has also pursued a strictly military approach to North Korea, which has continued its nuclear and missile buildup, most recently by developing tactical nuclear weapons, hypersonic glide vehicles capable of evading missile defenses, and ballistic missiles that can be launched from railcars.
—Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2021
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 June 2024
Robert Cramer expects to have new railcars in place for the Detroit People Mover in the next 18 months.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2024
Caledonian Sleeper Train Most Popular Some railcar warriors just appreciate the simple charms of this mode of travel.
—Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
Biden has also pursued a strictly military approach to North Korea, which has continued its nuclear and missile buildup, most recently by developing tactical nuclear weapons, hypersonic glide vehicles capable of evading missile defenses, and ballistic missiles that can be launched from railcars.
—Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2021
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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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railcar
noun
rail·car
-ˌkär 
: a railroad car
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