as in road
a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

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Recent Examples of railway Transportation in Japan Japan is famous for its safe and efficient Shinkansen trains which offer an extensive railway network. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025 The city attempted to build a narrow-gauge railway through the West Side, known as the Cincinnati Western Railroad, in the mid-19th century. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024 Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure law in November 2021 to fund improvements for many of the nation’s roads, bridges, railways and airports. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024 Allcroft’s interest in the characters from this book series stemmed from her involvement in a 1979 documentary film about a railway in Sussex, which is featured in the books themselves. Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for railway 

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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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