Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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Network Rail, which owns and runs most of the UK’s railway infrastructure, stated that the system detects tiny changes in motion and rotation to continuously track movement.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
One of Bob Markle’s favorite tales had its setting a few years before World War II, when, except for walking, the only access to northern Wisconsin’s back country was by old logging railways.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Riverworks will focus on bolstering the Beerline Trail, an old railway converted into a recreation path for residents.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Piecing the puzzle After Argentina’s return to democracy, rumors began circulating among residents living near the Pozo de Vargas, located beside a railway station, that the bodies of the disappeared might be buried there.
—Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
One of Bob Markle’s favorite tales had its setting a few years before World War II, when, except for walking, the only access to northern Wisconsin’s back country was by old logging railways.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Riverworks will focus on bolstering the Beerline Trail, an old railway converted into a recreation path for residents.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Piecing the puzzle After Argentina’s return to democracy, rumors began circulating among residents living near the Pozo de Vargas, located beside a railway station, that the bodies of the disappeared might be buried there.
—Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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railway
noun
rail·way
ˈrā(ə)l-ˌwā 
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