How to Use rolling stock in a Sentence
rolling stock
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Tire noise, too, is absurdly low for rolling stock in size XL.
— K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 May 2021 -
The focus has shifted from rolling stock to frame angles.
— Josh Patterson, Outside Online, 18 May 2020 -
The League City Fire Department is getting a new addition to its rolling stock.
— John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2020 -
The infrastructure funding will help Amtrak upgrade its rolling stock over the next decade.
— Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021 -
The smaller rolling stock serves to accentuate the Wagoneer's boxy, tall body, especially from the rear.
— Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 6 Oct. 2020 -
Merged gradually with the existing diesel rolling stock, the hydrogen trains (the Coradia iLint model) were set to be entirely in place by the end of the year.
— Julia Buckley, CNN, 13 Dec. 2022 -
Shortages of rolling stock and drivers have resulted in up to 43% of Northern Rail’s trains being delayed or cancelled each day.
— The Economist, 7 June 2018 -
The Scout's massive rolling stock obviously connects to a four-wheel-drive system, which in turn is controlled through a slick twin-stick, two-speed transfer case.
— Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 16 Feb. 2022 -
Hundreds of acres of thousands of cars, trucks, tractors and other rolling stock are lined up bumper-to-bumper on lots just off the waterfront, waiting to be shipped to dealers or overseas.
— Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, 21 May 2018 -
Pan Am Railways began operations in the country's northeast states in 2006, with royal blue rolling stock adorned with the Pan Am name and logo.
— CNN, 3 Dec. 2021 -
On a recent workday, Trainset 15 was at the end of the production line at Plant 1, the center for new rolling stock manufacturing and testing.
— Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022 -
The ride circles the museum grounds and includes information on hobo culture and the museum's rolling stock.
— Chelsey Lewis, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2018 -
In contrast, Amtrak has been plagued by aging rolling stock (some of its rail cars date back almost to its inception 50 years ago) and sagging on-time performance.
— Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2021 -
With the right policies, honestly executed, rolling stock, rather than livestock, could someday glide along the tracks of the Transnordestina railway.
— The Economist, 8 Mar. 2018 -
Signaling equipment is used to keep trains clear of each other, and rolling stock centers on train manufacturing.
— Jacquie McNish, WSJ, 21 July 2017 -
And the Swiss train authorities, thank you very much, will be investing in this GPS technology for their next generation of rolling stock.
— Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2011 -
Amtrak has signed a mammoth contract with manufacturing company Siemens Mobility for 83 new train sets, part of a $7.3 billion plan to upgrade its rolling stock over the next decade.
— BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2021 -
Paramilitary vehicles are more familiar to him than rolling stock.
— The Economist, 31 May 2018 -
The engine will work occasionally at the museum, helping to move its collections of locomotives and rolling stock.
— Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 21 Oct. 2019 -
But as the national rolling stock transitions to electrification, the wisdom of Ford’s approach will become self-evident.
— Dan Neil, WSJ, 5 June 2021 -
New railway yards, extra locomotives and rolling stock and experienced railwaymen from Britain and the US drove a massive increase in capacity during the war.
— Ben Jones, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021 -
ANYbotics is partnering with Stadler Service to explore the potential of mobile robots to increase the efficiency and quality of routine inspection and maintenance of rolling stock.
— IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2023
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