railway

1. Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (synset 104055680)
   is a type of: line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
   subtypes:

   • cable railway, funicular, funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
   • cog railway, rack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
   • el, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
   • metro, subway, subway system, tube, underground - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
   • monorail - a railway having a single track
   • rail - short for railway
   • scenic railway - small railway in an amusement park
   same as: railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
2. A line of track providing a runway for wheels (synset 104055187)
   "he walked along the railroad track"
   is a type of: track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
   subtypes:

   • broad gauge - a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
   • gantlet - the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times
   • narrow gauge - a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches
   • railroad siding, sidetrack, siding, turnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
   • standard gauge - railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches
   • switch - railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
   has:

   • crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
   • rail, rails, runway, track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
   is a part of: line, rail line, railway line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
   same as: railroad, railroad track

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