This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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道筋からそれてしまった。

道筋(みちすじ)からそれてしまった。
We wandered from the course.
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鉄道の道筋を決めるのは一体何だろうか。

鉄道(てつどう)道筋(みちすじ)()めるのは一体(いったい)(なに)だろうか。
What is it that determines the route a railway takes?
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それからその路線の通る最良の道筋を決める必要がある。それは何よりもその路線が通る地形によって決まる。

それからその路線(ろせん)(とお)最良(さいりょう)道筋(みちすじ)()める必要(ひつよう)がある。それは(なに)よりもその路線(ろせん)(とお)地形(ちけい)によって()まる。
It then became necessary to settle the best route for the line to follow; and that was determined, in the first place, by the shape of the land it had to cross.