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  • n  quantity that can be carried by a train

  • For this week's opening of his $21 million Shamrock hotel, hustling Oilman Glenn McCarthy had requested the company of a trainload of movie and radio stars.
  • Travelers reported trainload after trainload of Nationalist troops, ammunition and supplies moving back from the Huai to Nanking.
  • The finale comes with Little Zhang helping blow up a trainload of Japanese soldiers and receiving a cherished reward: a pistol with which to kill more Japanese.
News & Articles

  • Editorial: Quebec derailment shows need for readiness - Wed, 10 Jul 2013 PST
    A trainload of oil from the Bakken field in North Dakota rolled through Spokane last September on its way to the Tesoro refinery at Anacortes. That was the first time crude oil had ever been shipped across Eastern Washington. But in the 10 months since then, the traffic has increased to one oil train headed west each day, with the likelihood the number will at least triple within the next few ...
    July 10, 2013 - The Spokesman-Review
Quotes

  • Michael Richardson in NEWS.com.au
    People have stopped using public transport by the trainload,Mr Richardson said. "Not only are there more cars on the road, they're travelling further and they're travelling more slowly. Air pollution created by traffic congestion in the...

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