railroading

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railroading

1. present participle and gerund of railroad

railroading (usually uncountable, plural railroadings)

1. (rail transport, US) The operation of a railroad.
   • 1981 August 18, National Transportation Safety Board, “Adequacy of Current UP Air Brake Rules and Instructions”, in Railroad Accident Report: Rear-End Collision of Union Pacific Railroad Company Freight Trains Extra 3119 West and Extra 8044 West, Near Kelso, California, November 17, 1980‎, archived from the original on 29 March 2022, page 32:

     The recommendations of the Air Brake Association and the rules of the other railroads cited in this report differ in some respects, but the underlying intent of all is the common desire to prevent the most feared event in railroading - the irrevocable loss of control of trains descending mountain grades.

   • 1999, Marty McGuirk, N Scale Model Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby, page 5:

     The terminology used in model railroading is one of the toughest things for beginners, but don't try to memorize everything all at once. You may not know the difference between a PS-1 and a GP7 today, but with time you'll be talking like an old hand.

2. (rail transport, US) The class of people, equipment, terminology, and lore pertaining to railroads. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (figurative) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
   • 2014 September 18, Dave Hill, “Boris Johnson's cycling vision. A political railroading exercise?”, in The Guardian‎:

     Some at City Hall are perturbed that delivering the superhighway and other cycling schemes is becoming a “railroading” exercise.