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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A contraction of railway-car.
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“American International Group Inc. said it reached an agreement to sell its rail-car leasing unit to an affiliate of Perella Weinberg Partners.”
“The rail-car fleets were very, very old" and railroad executives seemed more open to the idea of buying new ones, says Mr. Groh, who also ranked in the aerospace and defense sector.”
“Mr. Groh, age 43, raised his rating on Greenbrier to buy from hold in early February 2010 after noticing a recovery in rail-car loadings and signs that rail cars were being pulled out of storage and put back into service.”
“Alabama's public-employee pension system lent more than $550 million in 2007 and last year to finance construction of a rail-car plant, part of a strategy by the fund to spur development in the state and generate tax revenue.”
The Wall Street Journal: States to Business: Give Our Cash Back
“In fact, Mr. Buffett has said that if he were forced to pick just one economic statistic to evaluate the economy, he'dlook at rail-car loadings.”
The Wall Street Journal: Some Berkshire Businesses Offer Good Signs for U.S. Economy
“The union sees comparisons between Hyatt's behavior and that of other companies that the Pritzkers have a large stake in, including the credit-score company Transunion and the Union Tank Car rail-car manufacturer.”
The Washington Post: Hospitality workers union targets major Obama backer in protests against Hyatt
“The Anschutz case is a prime example of contemporary tax shelters, which aren't like the rail-car, oil and real-estate deals of a generation ago.”
The Wall Street Journal: When a Popular Tax Shelter Springs a Leak
“Look also to John D. Rockefeller who began shipping oil by rail-car instead of in barrels thus reducing the price of gasoline.”
“AIG Rail Services provides rail-car leases and equipment financing to shipping companies, railroads and others in the North American rail industry.”
“AIG Rail Services Inc., a Chicago business that is part of AIG ' s financial-services division, was set up around five years ago and provides rail-car leases and equipment financing to shipping companies, railroads and others in the North American rail industry.”
The Wall Street Journal: AIG Shops Rail-Car Arm To Private Equity, Others
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