plural of railer

plural of railcar

present participle of railroad

(rail transport, US) The operation of a railroad. / (rail transport, US) The class of people, equipment, terminology, and lore pertaining to railroads.

(rail transport, US) A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad vehicles may travel.

(US) A chassis or framework-like structure underneath a railroad car to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) are attached through bearings. (Not to be confused with railway truck or railtruck, which are British English synonyms of railroad car)

plural of railhead

(rail transport) A point on a railway system where goods (or passengers) are loaded, unloaded or transferred to other transport.

(Britain) A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.

A locomotive plus the carriages that it pulls along a railway track. / A series of railcars/electric multiple units connected together.