railway line
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Noun | 1. | ![]() cable railway, funicular, funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars cog railway, rack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, el - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier metro, subway, subway system, underground, tube - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'" monorail - a railway having a single track rail - short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" scenic railway - small railway in an amusement park |
2. | ![]() railroad bed - a bed on which railroad track is laid railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" trunk line, trunk route - line that is the main route on a railway |
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