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Noun: railroad line
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: railway line)
  1. The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
    "The new railroad line connected the two cities";
    - line, railway line [Brit, Cdn], rail line
     
  2. System of transportation using trains to pull passengers or freight
    "The transcontinental railroad line connected the east and west coasts";
    - railway [Brit, Cdn], railroad [N. Amer], railway line [Brit, Cdn], railway system [Brit, Cdn], rail

Derived forms: railroad lines

Type of: line, road, route

Encyclopedia: Railroad line