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a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel
  • a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

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The first known use of railway was in 1681

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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 13 Jul. 2020.

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