Railroad City

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Railroad City

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Named for being the end point of several railroad lines, first used in Indianapolis Locomotive, September 1849.

proper noun

  1. US, informal, obsolete Indianapolis. Railroad City—Indianapolis, Indiana, is sometimes called by this name as being the end or terminus of many railroads

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"Railroad City." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/railroad%20city. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Railroad City. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/railroad%20city

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"Railroad City." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/railroad%20city.

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@misc{railroad_city_2026,
  title = {Railroad City},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/railroad%20city},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}