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a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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Once a pivotal railway stop, later the site of world-stage events, like the 1996 Olympic Games, and most recently, a filming epicenter, Conyers has blossomed into a buzzing destination, drawing visitors from across the globe.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
According to the company operating the railway, a train coming from Machu Picchu collided with a train headed there in the early afternoon, near Qoriwayrachina, also an archeological site.
—CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Roads, railways, factories and ports expanded into floodplains.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Metro shut down the East Line railway in both directions as crews worked to remove the wreckage of the car and offload the passengers on the train.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
According to the company operating the railway, a train coming from Machu Picchu collided with a train headed there in the early afternoon, near Qoriwayrachina, also an archeological site.
—CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Roads, railways, factories and ports expanded into floodplains.
—Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
Metro shut down the East Line railway in both directions as crews worked to remove the wreckage of the car and offload the passengers on the train.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for railway
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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railway
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rail·way
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā 
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