1. System of transportation using trains to pull passengers or freight
   "The transcontinental railway connected the east and west coasts";
   - railroad [N. Amer], railroad line [N. Amer], railway line [Brit, Cdn], railway system [Brit, Cdn], rail
    
2. A line of track providing a runway for wheels
   "he walked along the railway track";
   - railroad track [N. Amer], railroad [N. Amer], railway track [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: railways

Type of: line, track

Part of: line, rail line, railroad line [N. Amer], railway line [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Railway