granger road

noun

A railroad used mainly for transporting the produce of farmers or grangers.

Meanings

noungranger road (plural granger roads)

plural granger roads

  1. UShistoricalrail transportA railroad used mainly for transporting the produce of farmers or grangers.

    The largest single class of 4-8-4's - Rock Island's 65 5000's - was ordered by a granger road as early as 1929.

    1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co, page 40

    Synonyms: granger railroad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA railroad used mainly for transporting the produce of farmers or grangers.

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