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• railroad — rail|road1 [ reıl,roud ] noun count AMERICAN * 1. ) railroad or railroad track the metal track that trains travel on: a railroad that is no longer in use 2. ) a train company: B & O Railroad the railroad the system of traveling by train, and all… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Railroad — Rail road (r[=a]l r[=o]d ), Railway Rail way (r[=a]l w[=a] ), n. 1. 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Railroad — Rail road , v. t. To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Condress. [Colloq., U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …   Universalium

• Rail transportation in the United States — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …   Wikipedia

• railroad — ▪ I. railroad rail‧road 1 [ˈreɪlrəʊd ǁ roʊd] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a railway: • a railroad company 2. the railroad all the work, equipment etc connected with a train system …   Financial and business terms

• Rail transport — Railroad and Railway both redirect here. For other uses, see Railroad (disambiguation). Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is …   Wikipedia

• Rail profile — Rail from 1896 Cross sections of flat bottomed which can rest directly …   Wikipedia

• Rail tracks — are used on railways (or railroads), which, together with railroad switches (or points), guide trains without the need for steering. Tracks consist of two parallel steel rails, which are laid upon sleepers (or cross ties) that are embedded in… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in Oregon — Rail transport is an important element of the transportation network in the state of Oregon. Rail has existed in the state in some form since 1855 [ cite web url = http://www.columbiagorge.org/press releases.html title = Gorge Railroad History… …   Wikipedia

• Rail trail — is a term for a trail that makes use of a railroad right of way (ROW). A rail trail can be either a rail to trail , created in a right of way where the railway has been discontinued, or a rail with trail , created in a right of way where the… …   Wikipedia