railway companies
Train service providers
Railway companies are businesses that own, operate, or manage rail transport systems for passengers, freight, or both.
Historically, these were private enterprises that built and controlled vast networks of track, stations, and rolling stock, often wielding enormous economic and political influence.
Many countries later nationalized their railways, though privatization has returned in some regions.
Several railway companies competed for routes through the mountains.
The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say railroad companies.
- state-ownedBelonging to government
- freightGoods being transported
- localOf this area
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
maglev · regional · long-haul · private · commuter · subsidiary · express · suburban · nonprofit · cooperative · electric trains · partnership · intermodal · rolling stock · national · joint venture · transcontinental · scenic route
- state enterprisesstate enterprises, Amtrak, BBC, public enterprises, USPS
- steam locomotivessteam engines, steam engine, boiler, firebox, steam trains
railway companiesairlines
Commercial flight operators
trucking companies · ferry operators · cargo airlines · shipping lines · shipping companies
railway, railways, rail, rails, railed, railing, railings, ways, wayward