trackage
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- noun
- /ˈtrækɪdʒ/
- Specialized
- And, does anyone know, are there other railroads like Florida East Coast that are even considering returning to the passenger market anywhere in the US on existing trackage?
- trackage rights
Examples
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Both units are equipped with the Incremental Train Control System already used on Amtrak's 110 mph Michigan Line trackage between Porter, Ind., and Kalamazoo, Mich., as well as UP's cab signals.
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The stipulation is that the new trackage will be for passenger service.
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The shorter distance means significantly faster service and less trackage to maintain.
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Burgersub, I know this is GG Washington, but I thought that a MARC expansion towards Reisterstown itself over the WM trackage (just west of the tunnels) could have had some merit.
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Other factors included the unions forcing railroads to obtain archaic positions from steam locomotives even after fleets had gone diesel and the high capital cost of maintaining trackage and trains year in and year out.
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For profitability, the G&F needed to reach Augusta, and ultimately opted for trackage rights over a section of the former narrow-gauge Augusta Southern Railway, an affiliate of the mighty Southern Railway.
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A shorter round trip, Nos. 358 and 357, leaves Chicago at 10 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, remains overnight on Amtrak-owned trackage in front of the station at Kalamazoo, Mich., and returns to Chicago at 6:15 a.m. the following morning, Thursday through Monday.
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The new project will expand the city's trackage, allowing more trains to operate efficiently.
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The railway company plans to upgrade its trackage to improve safety and speed for passengers.
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Due to heavy rainfall, some sections of the trackage became damaged and required immediate repair.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
trackage = track (transparent) = track + age
This is a regular noun formed from 'track' with the collective/abstract suffix '-age', so the meaning is broadly predictable as the amount or system of tracks.
Etymology
The word trackage joins track ('a rail path') and the part -age ('an amount or collection', as in baggage). So, trackage means the total amount or system of railway tracks in a place.