11.   Their size spelled doom for the KCNW, the last major railroad built out of Kansas City over a route so marginal that other railroads had bypassed it.

12.   There are five major railroads operating in the United States and two in Canada.

13.   They foresee a cascade of deals in the next few years, leaving only two or three major coast-to-coast railroads to dominate the industry.

14.   Weekly grain carloadings at the major railroads have been at their lowest levels in years because of the lack of supply, according to the American Association of Railroads.

15.   All major roads and flights have been operating normally and one section of a major railroad was being repaired.

16.   Iran and its Central Asian neighbors inaugurated a major railroad project Monday aimed at revitalizing trade along the fabled Silk Road that linked East and West for centuries.

17.   Sudanese rebels said Wednesday they have captured a small town that is the gateway to a major railroad center in northeastern Sudan.

18.   Strikes over unpaid wages gathered momentum on Tuesday, with coal miners, scientists and other workers blocking major railroads and highways throughout Russia.

19.   The area now has a major super-express railroad link to Tokyo, new highways and wider roads.

20.   The company agreed to name a major railroad facility for a prominent black involved in the civil rights movement or the railroad industry.