granger road
English
Noun
granger road (plural granger roads)
- (US, rail transport, historical) A railroad used mainly for transporting the produce of farmers or grangers.
- 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co, page 40:
- 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, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co, page 40:
Usage notes
- Specifically applied to the Chicago & Alton; Chicago, Burlington & Quincey; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific; and Chicago & Northwestern, railroads.
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