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{{merge from|railroads}}

{{merge from|railroads}}

A '''railway''' (US: '''railroad''') is a form of [[transport]] in which a locomotive engine pulls freight or passenger cars on [[railway track|steel rails]] along fixed routes, with complex signals and controls to ensure safety. The railway was the dominant form of transportation from the 1840s until the mid-20th century. In the U.S. its passenger role was overwhelmed by automobiles (as well as buses and later airplanes) by the 1920s. Its freight roles were overwhelmed by [[truck]]s (and also pipleines and air freight). American railways in the [[21st century]] have limited passenger service, and freight service is dominated by long [[train]]s going long distances carrying [[coal]], [[wheat]] or containers (most of which arrived by ship).

A '''railway''' (US: '''railroad''') is a form of [[transport]] in which vehicles, usually coupled together in groups, travel on [[railway track|rails]] along fixed routes.

[[Image:Csx_railroad.jpg|thumb|300px|A CSX freight train]]

[[Image:Csx_railroad.jpg|thumb|300px|A CSX freight train]]