Synonyms of railroad

railroad

noun

ˈrāl-ˌrōd 

as in road

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel

that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• road
• railway
• rail
• elevated
• el
• elevated railroad
• monorail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of railroad

Last year, Mexican authorities seized millions of gallons of contraband fuel in scores of railroad cars and trucks near Mexico’s border with Texas. — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Flynn said the firm helped grow the R Street industrial corridor, which became the center of the Sacramento industry in the early 20th century due to its direct access to the railroad. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Raleigh Across the railroad tracks is the only Gujarati cuisine in town, at Flavors of India. — Shindy Chen, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026