How to Use rolling stock in a Sentence

rolling stock

noun
  • Weaver, the union worker, said workers don't have time to inspect rolling stock the way the used to.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Tire noise, too, is absurdly low for rolling stock in size XL.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 May 2021
  • With no wheels or axles to wear out, rolling stock has fewer parts that require replacement.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Transit agencies and freight carriers want lighter rolling stock to cut fuel use.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The infrastructure funding will help Amtrak upgrade its rolling stock over the next decade.
    — Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Signaling equipment is used to keep trains clear of each other, and rolling stock centers on train manufacturing.
    — Jacquie McNish, WSJ, 21 July 2017
  • Paramilitary vehicles are more familiar to him than rolling stock.
    — The Economist, 31 May 2018
  • But it’s expected that the most expensive repair and replacement items — new subway rolling stock — will be the first on the chopping block.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
  • The League City Fire Department is getting a new addition to its rolling stock.
    — John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The smaller rolling stock serves to accentuate the Wagoneer's boxy, tall body, especially from the rear.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The ride circles the museum grounds and includes information on hobo culture and the museum's rolling stock.
    — Chelsey Lewis, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The Scout's massive rolling stock obviously connects to a four-wheel-drive system, which in turn is controlled through a slick twin-stick, two-speed transfer case.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Hundreds of acres of thousands of cars, trucks, tractors and other rolling stock are lined up bumper-to-bumper on lots just off the waterfront, waiting to be shipped to dealers or overseas.
    — Colin Campbell, baltimoresun.com, 21 May 2018
  • The projects will include replacing and upgrading railroad tracks, track infrastructure like ballast and rail ties and maintaining rolling stock.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Shortages of rolling stock and drivers have resulted in up to 43% of Northern Rail’s trains being delayed or cancelled each day.
    — The Economist, 7 June 2018
  • The engine will work occasionally at the museum, helping to move its collections of locomotives and rolling stock.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • In contrast, Amtrak has been plagued by aging rolling stock (some of its rail cars date back almost to its inception 50 years ago) and sagging on-time performance.
    — Barbara Peterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Merged gradually with the existing diesel rolling stock, the hydrogen trains (the Coradia iLint model) were set to be entirely in place by the end of the year.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Officials have not yet announced the project's total cost, rolling stock suppliers, or specific environmental safeguards.
    — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • In contrast, the railway boom and the internet stock bubble bequeathed to the economy some vital infrastructure, such as tracks, rolling stock, and fibre-optic cables.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • But as the national rolling stock transitions to electrification, the wisdom of Ford’s approach will become self-evident.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 5 June 2021
  • Cortese is now sponsoring legislation, SB 30, to prevent similar transfers of diesel rolling stock in the future.
    — Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The money also went toward rehabilitating stations, signals, tracks and power systems as well as repair shops, to upgrade the existing rolling stock.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • On a recent workday, Trainset 15 was at the end of the production line at Plant 1, the center for new rolling stock manufacturing and testing.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
  • And the Swiss train authorities, thank you very much, will be investing in this GPS technology for their next generation of rolling stock.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2011
  • All this can allow bus companies to develop new, highly convenient routes for passengers, optimize rolling stock loading, and schedule movements to eliminate downtime.
    — Nadezhda Kosareva, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That’s not very specific, such as a particular spending item, like expansion projects or rolling stock or signals or installing elevators or even which identified funding sources need more examination.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Pan Am Railways began operations in the country's northeast states in 2006, with royal blue rolling stock adorned with the Pan Am name and logo.
    — CNN, 3 Dec. 2021
  • New railway yards, extra locomotives and rolling stock and experienced railwaymen from Britain and the US drove a massive increase in capacity during the war.
    — Ben Jones, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Since a large proportion of Lima-area residents cannot afford cars and since those that do often wish to avoid nightmare vehicle commutes, demand for faster rail service using the Caltrain rolling stock is likely to be quite high.
    — Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025

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