depot
Webster Dictionary
a railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight
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george stephenson
(Stephenson, George Stephenson)
Princeton's WordNet
English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)
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stephenson
(Stephenson, George Stephenson)
Princeton's WordNet
English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)
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r.
(ɑr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
railway.
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terminus
(ˌnaɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the station at the end of a railway or bus route.
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carriage
(ˈkær ɪdʒ; for)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Brit. a railway passenger coach.
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cloakroom
(ˈkloʊkˌrum, -ˌrʊm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a baggage room, as at a railway station.
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main line
(ˈmeɪnˌlænd, -lənd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a principal highway or railway line.
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cable car
(ˈkeɪ bəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a vehicle, usu. enclosed, used on a cable railway or tramway.
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toonerville trolley
(ˈtu nərˌvɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a dilapidated, outmoded trolley line or railway.
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metro
(ˈmɛ troʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the underground electric railway of certain cities, as Washington and Paris.
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prince rupert
(ˈprɪns li)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a seaport and railway terminus in W British Columbia, in W Canada. 14,754.
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cable railway
(ˈkeɪ bəlˌgræm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a railway on which the cars are pulled by a moving cable under the roadway.
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dock
(ɒk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc.
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funicular railway
(ˈnɪk yə lər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a very steep cable railway operating in such a way that the ascending and descending cars are counterbalanced.
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corridor
(ˈkɔr ɪ dər, -ˌdɔr, ˈkɒr-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a passageway giving access to rooms, apartments, ship cabins, railway compartments, etc.; hallway.
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railroad
Webster Dictionary
alt. of Railway
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board
Webster Dictionary
to enter, as a railway car
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wagon
Webster Dictionary
a freight car on a railway
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switchman
Webster Dictionary
one who tends a switch on a railway
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gauge
Webster Dictionary
the distance between the rails of a railway
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dome
(ʊm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a raised, glass-enclosed section of the roof of a railway passenger car, placed over an elevated section of seats to afford a full view of scenery.
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line
Webster Dictionary
the track and roadbed of a railway; railroad
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car wheel
Webster Dictionary
a flanged wheel of a railway car or truck
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van
Webster Dictionary
a close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2
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air brake
Webster Dictionary
a railway brake operated by condensed air
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aboard
Webster Dictionary
on board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car
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rail
(rail)
Princeton's WordNet
short for railway
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entrain
Webster Dictionary
to put aboard a railway train; as, to entrain a regiment
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longitudinal
Webster Dictionary
a railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail
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