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noun. US uk / ˈreɪlrəʊd/ (UK railway / ˈreɪlweɪ/) the systems and organizations connected with trains: He worked on the railroad for much of his life. the metal tracks that trains travel on: A railroad used to be where the highway is now. (Definition of railroad from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. definition 1: a road of parallel steel rails upon which railway cars travel. definition 2: the entire stock of trains, tracks, manpower, and equipment that constitute a rail transportation system. similar words: rail. related words: line, track, train.
A railroad, also called a railway, is a type of land transportation. In a railroad a train travels along a path of two metal rails, or tracks. A train is a row of wheeled cars that are linked together. The wheels of rail cars have a rim that keeps them on the rails. A vehicle called a locomotive pulls most trains.
