Synonyms of railroads

railroads

noun

plural of railroad

as in roads

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

• roads
• railways
• rails
• elevated railroads
• els
• monorails
• elevateds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of railroads

Expectations are also upbeat for Berkshire’s operating businesses, after peers in two of its biggest areas — property and casualty insurance and railroads — reported strong second-quarter results in recent weeks. — Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

In the 19th century, railroads determined which cities prospered. — Ron Kitchens, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Settlers moving westward displaced existing Native communities and the railroads often sold Native land granted to them by the federal government. — Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Just as railroads, highways, electrical grids and fiber networks transformed earlier economic eras, the next generation of critical systems may extend beyond our planet. — Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Union Pacific’s potential majority ownership of the two railroads had been a point of contention with the STB. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 July 2026