Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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The railway station is a logistics hub for nearby oil infrastructure and is used to transport grain.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Where to stay: Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge This grande dame property was originally built in the 1920s as part of the network of European-style railway hotels in Canada, shadowing the train’s expansion across the country.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
An 8,100 square-foot railway palace-style pavilion houses Railcar No. 91, Flagler’s private luxury railcar built in 1886 for his exclusive use while overseeing the expansion of his Florida East Coast Railway empire.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
These disasters, combined with sea level rise, require upgrades to roads, railways, bridges, storm water systems, electrical grids, cooling centers, shorelines, emergency response networks and much more.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Where to stay: Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge This grande dame property was originally built in the 1920s as part of the network of European-style railway hotels in Canada, shadowing the train’s expansion across the country.
—AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
An 8,100 square-foot railway palace-style pavilion houses Railcar No. 91, Flagler’s private luxury railcar built in 1886 for his exclusive use while overseeing the expansion of his Florida East Coast Railway empire.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
These disasters, combined with sea level rise, require upgrades to roads, railways, bridges, storm water systems, electrical grids, cooling centers, shorelines, emergency response networks and much more.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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railway
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rail·way
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