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Noun: railway system
Usage: Brit, Cdn
  1. System of transportation using trains to pull passengers or freight
    "The transcontinental railway system connected the east and west coasts";
    - railway [Brit, Cdn], railroad [N. Amer], railroad line [N. Amer], railway line [Brit, Cdn], rail

Derived forms: railway systems

Type of: line

Encyclopedia: Railway system