granger road

noun

granger road

noun
1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport US, Historical A 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

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