railways
Steel path systems
Railways are systems of tracks, stations, and trains for transporting passengers and freight.
The term is more common in British English, where Americans typically say railroads.
Railway can refer to the physical infrastructure, the operating company, or the industry as a whole: She works for the railway.
The railway runs through the valley.
Entry permit slip
- platformRaised flat structure
- stationFixed stopping point
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- departureAct of going away
arrival · timetable · commuter · express · sleeper · reservation · booking · fare
Marks showing passage
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
- ballastShip stability material
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- gaugeStandard of measurement
switches · turnouts · embankment · signaling · junctions · bridges · tunnels · viaducts
Heated water's gaseous form
- vintageQuality from past eras
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
nostalgia · historical · stations · carriages · railfans · memorabilia · excursions · enthusiasts
Transported goods
- goodsThings for sale
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
containers · bulk · tankers · hoppers · boxcars · shunting · sidings · loading
Paths for travel
- corridorsEnclosed building passages
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- terminalsEnd stations or connectors
- hubCentral connection point
connectivity · mainline · junction · mapping · timetables · dispatch · intercity · regional
Vehicle operator
- engineerTechnical design professional
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- controllerDevice directing a system
schedule · routing · capacity · maintenance · safety · inspections · delays · cancellations
ticket
Entry permit slip
departure · arrival · timetable · commuter · express · sleeper · reservation · booking · fare · concourse
tracks
Marks showing passage
gauge · switches · turnouts · embankment · signaling · junctions · bridges · tunnels · viaducts · crossings
steam
Heated water's gaseous form
- vintageQuality from past eras
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
museum · nostalgia · historical · stations · carriages · railfans · memorabilia · excursions · enthusiasts · archive
cargo
Transported goods
intermodal · containers · bulk · tankers · hoppers · boxcars · shunting · sidings · loading · unloading
routes
Paths for travel
- corridorsEnclosed building passages
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- terminalsEnd stations or connectors
hub · connectivity · mainline · junction · mapping · timetables · dispatch · intercity · regional · suburban
driver
Vehicle operator
- engineerTechnical design professional
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
controller · schedule · routing · capacity · maintenance · safety · inspections · delays · cancellations · strikes
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, power grid, roads, seaports
- SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- modernizationdigitalization, digitization, computerization, mechanization, industrialization
- civil engineeringbridges, highways, tunnels, foundations, dams
- economic historystock market crash, Industrial Revolution, trade routes, Great Depression, gold standard
railwaysairways
Respiratory or flight paths
highways · waterways · roads · shipping lanes · air travel
railwayshighways
Major intercity roads
roads · automobiles · cars · trucks · horseback
railwayshyperloop
Sealed tube transport system
autonomous vehicles · maglev · space travel · sailing ships · stagecoaches
- railway stationTransit hub for trains
- railway crossingRoad-track intersection point
- mountain railwayRail line ascending peaks
- railway tracksMetal guides for trains
- railway lineTrain transportation route
- railway engineerLocomotive operator