railway line
Steel path trains
A railway line is a route along which trains travel, including the tracks and associated infrastructure.
The term can refer to the physical rails themselves or to a particular service route: The railway line between London and Edinburgh runs through York.
In American English, railroad line is more common.
Path from A to B
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- mainlineChief railway line
- terminusFinal destination point
- hubCentral connection point
interchange · connection · regional · national · cross-country · high-speed · loop · spur
Path or monitored route
- ballastShip stability material
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- railsGuiding metal bars
gauge · embankment · cutting · viaduct · trestle · culvert · grade crossing · overpass
One who travels regularly
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- timetableArranged list of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
- season ticketPrepaid ongoing admission
platform · ticket barrier · conductor · carriage · suburban · intercity · metro · delay
Railway pulling machine
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- coachOne who instructs
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- electricPowered by current
steam · railcar · coupling · buffer · bogie · pantograph · caboose · wagon
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- pointsUnits of tally
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
- frogTailless leaping amphibian
interlocking · siding · branch · diverge · converge · marshalling yard · shunt · level crossing
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- boxcarEnclosed rail freight carrier
- goodsThings for sale
- haulageCommercial goods transport
container · intermodal · loading · shipment · consignment · bulk · commodity · tanker car
route
Path from A to B
hub · interchange · connection · regional · national · cross-country · high-speed · loop · spur · extension
track
Path or monitored route
rails · gauge · embankment · cutting · viaduct · trestle · culvert · grade crossing · overpass · underpass
commuter
One who travels regularly
season ticket · platform · ticket barrier · conductor · carriage · suburban · intercity · metro · delay · cancellation
locomotive
Railway pulling machine
electric · steam · railcar · coupling · buffer · bogie · pantograph · caboose · wagon · tender
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
frog · interlocking · siding · branch · diverge · converge · marshalling yard · shunt · level crossing · signal
cargo
Transported goods
haulage · container · intermodal · loading · shipment · consignment · bulk · commodity · tanker car · hopper car
- railwaystrains, train, locomotives, locomotive, tracks
- routesroad, path, route, highway, freeway
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- linesdotted, dashed, curved, straight, wavy
- Sudan explorationKhartoum, Nile, Blue Nile, White Nile, Nubia
railway linehighway
Major road for travel
motorway · road · freeway · shipping lane · flight path
railway lineopen road
Unobstructed route ahead
open sea · airspace · off-road trail · wilderness path · ocean
line, rail, lines, railroad, railway, railways, railroading, tramline, railwayman