railroaded
Pushed through unjustly
Railroaded means forced through hastily or coerced unfairly.
To railroad legislation is to push it through without proper deliberation: The bill was railroaded through committee.
More commonly, to railroad someone is to pressure them into something or convict them unjustly: He was railroaded into confessing, She claimed she'd been railroaded by a corrupt prosecutor.
The image is of being swept along like cargo on a train—no stopping, no choice.
Urged with insistence
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- strong-armedCoerced through force
- bulldozedDemolished by force
- steamrolledDefeated overwhelmingly
rushed · pushed through · compelled · manipulated · bullied · intimidated · dragooned · constrained
Erroneous guilty verdict
- frame-upOrchestrated false incrimination
- kangaroo courtIllegitimate proceeding ignoring procedure
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- false accusationUntrue claim of wrongdoing
scapegoated · prejudged · rush to judgment · biased · tainted · travesty · inequity · perversion
Railway pulling machine
- freightGoods being transported
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- depotVehicle storage facility
terminal · platform · timetable · ticket · caboose · engineer · boxcar · tanker
Connections or neckwear
- ballastShip stability material
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
spike · trestle · grade · embankment · crosstie · fishplate · frog · siding
Spanning an entire continent
- frontierEdge of settlement
- settlersThose who establish homes
- land grantGovernment-given real estate
- westwardToward the sunset
pioneers · gold rush · Oregon Trail · territorial · annexation · homestead · colonization · manifest destiny
pressured
Urged with insistence
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- strong-armedCoerced through force
- bulldozedDemolished by force
steamrolled · rushed · pushed through · compelled · manipulated · bullied · intimidated · dragooned · constrained · imposed
wrongful conviction
Erroneous guilty verdict
- frame-upOrchestrated false incrimination
- kangaroo courtIllegitimate proceeding ignoring procedure
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
false accusation · scapegoated · prejudged · rush to judgment · biased · tainted · travesty · inequity · perversion · corruption
locomotive
Railway pulling machine
depot · terminal · platform · timetable · ticket · caboose · engineer · boxcar · tanker · coupling
ties
Connections or neckwear
- ballastShip stability material
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
- gaugeStandard of measurement
switch · spike · trestle · grade · embankment · crosstie · fishplate · frog · siding · signal
transcontinental
Spanning an entire continent
- frontierEdge of settlement
- settlersThose who establish homes
- land grantGovernment-given real estate
westward · pioneers · gold rush · Oregon Trail · territorial · annexation · homestead · colonization · manifest destiny · emigrants
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- train termsall aboard, engine, departure time, arrival time, passenger car
- window treatmentscurtain, blinds, sheers, shades, shutters
- railroad tracksPaired rails for trains
- railroad crossingWhere road meets tracks
- railroad stationFacility for boarding trains
- railroad bridgesStructures carrying tracks over gaps
- Underground RailroadCovert abolitionist escape network
- railroad expansionGrowth of train infrastructure