railway

n. railroad, train track, path for a train made of parallel metal tracks

Rail transport is the transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is part of the logistics chain, which facilitates the international trading and economic growth in most countries.A typical railway/railroad track consists of two parallel rails, normally made of steel, secured to cross-beams, termed sleepers (U.K.) or 'ties' (U.S.). The sleepers maintain a constant distance between the two rails; a measurement known as the 'gauge' of the track. To maintain the alignment of the track it is either laid on a bed of ballast or else secured to a solid concrete foundation. The whole is referred to as permanent way (UK usage) or right-of-way (North American usage).
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Noun
1. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system
(synonym) railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) cable railway, funicular, funicular railway
2. a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
(synonym) railroad track, railroad
(hypernym) track
(hyponym) broad gauge
(part-holonym) line, railway line, rail line
(part-meronym) tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper

(n.)
The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been put into the hands of a receiver.
  

(n.)
A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.
  

A permanent way having one or more rails which provides a track for trains. (DOI4)

See also Locomotive, Rail, Railroad, Train.