trackage

noun

track·​age ˈtra-kij How to pronounce trackage (audio)
1
: lines of railway track
2
a
: a right to use the tracks of another railroad line
b
: the charge for such right

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Today the railroad has 60 employees and 182 miles of track and trackage rights along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Vena was less certain about the shifting of trackage rights, which allow for trains from one railroad to use the tracks of another. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025 The rail lines have different owners but railroad companies frequently share trackage rights, said Tom Crosson, a spokesman for Norfolk Southern. — Andy Peters, ajc, 23 Nov. 2021 The trip covers most of the current operating trackage of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. — Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2020 See All Example Sentences for trackage

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of trackage was in 1880

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“Trackage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trackage. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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