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▪ I. trackage1|ˈtrækɪdʒ| [f. track v.2 + -age.] The action or process of tracking or towing, or fact of being tracked; towage, haulage.
1820Blackw. Mag. VII. 436 In the Caledonian Canal,..much animal or steam power will be saved, in trackage. 1826J. Adamson Sk. Inform. Railroads 39 With such prodigious powers of locomotion and trackage. ▪ II. ˈtrackage2 U.S. [f. track n.1 6 a + -age.] The tracks or lines of a railway system collectively. Also attrib. trackage charge, charge made for the use of a railway line by another company.
1884Morning Herald (Reading, Pa.) 17 Apr., Our general agent has, therefore, advanced this trackage charge. 1888Science 27 July 46/2 The total trackage is twelve miles, the equipment is forty cars. 1894Times 14 July 7/1 Our rail⁓roads have about 170,000 miles of trackage and 1,000,000 of employés. |