QUOTE: Originally posted by Maureen QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsf6733 What's the difference between railroad and railway? Any clues? a.) American and Briti***erminology, in that order. b.) within American usage, a railway can sometimes imply that it covers a smaller area than a railroad. Cheers, Mo
QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsf6733 What's the difference between railroad and railway? Any clues?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by trainboyH16-44 QUOTE: Originally posted by TrevorG Railway is what we call it in Canada. I think they also call them Railways in the UK as well. A Railroad is in the US. I haven't heard them referred to as Railroads anywhere outside the US. Trevor Canadian Pacific RailWAY Canadian National RailWAY British Columbia RailWAY Union Pacific RailROAD Great North Eastern RailWAY Great Northern RailROAD See the difference? Way=Britain and Canada Road =US. Trainboy P.S. Hope not to bore you or repeat myself and everybody else.
QUOTE: Originally posted by TrevorG Railway is what we call it in Canada. I think they also call them Railways in the UK as well. A Railroad is in the US. I haven't heard them referred to as Railroads anywhere outside the US. Trevor
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QUOTE: Originally posted by tatans There is a difference between a railway and a railroad which I believe begins in the incorporation, it is a legal and a contractual difference. ...cut.... I worked for a "railway"and we were forbidden by corporate policy to use the word "railroad"
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