trackside

[ trak-sahyd ]

adjective

1. located next to a railroad track.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trackside¹

First recorded in 1885–90; track + side ¹

Example Sentences

Crowds thousands-strong were trackside at Flemington for the event, decked out in bright outfits and enjoying the sunny spring weather.

From BBC

He said he resisted the call to pit, until he was over-ruled by trackside operations director Andrew Shovlin.

From BBC

The stage is trackside, in the Delila VIP area, just past the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times

The Delilah trackside box seats, the highest ticket prices, cost $1,372.50 a seat.

From Los Angeles Times

"Potentially as part of a longer term conversation, we have to put the sport in a position in which at any stage, being it trackside or being it factory side, teams behave in a totally autonomous manner, because this is a constructors' championship, a drivers' championship," said Stella.

From BBC