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Electric railway

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a railway in which the machinery for moving the cars is driven by an electric current.

See also: Electric



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The Murakami Fund, now virtually defunct, attracted market attention after suddenly emerging as a large stakeholder in major Japanese companies including Hanshin Electric Railway Co.
Vintage horsetrams travel along Douglas's two-mile promenade; the Isle of Man Steam Railway runs between Douglas and Port Erin, and the Manx Electric Railway from Douglas to Ramsey.
When Winston joined the company as a janitor, the company was known as the Pacific Electric Railway Company, which at that time operated the city's network of rail lines and electric streetcars, called Red Cars.
 
 
 
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