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Topic: rail
Definition:

  • a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports short for railway
  • "he traveled by rail"
  • "he was concerned with rail safety" a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud complain bitterly enclose with rails
  • "rail in the old graves" provide with rails
  • "The yard was railed" separate with a railing
  • "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" convey (goods etc.) by rails
  • "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium" travel by rail or train
  • "They railed from Rome to Venice"
  • "She trained to Hamburg" lay with rails
  • "hundreds of miles were railed out here" fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
  • "They are railing for fresh fish" spread negative information about
  • "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" criticize severely
  • "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"
  • "She railed against the bad social policies"

    Related tag cloud:

  • train
  • railroad
  • railway
  • trains
  • transport
  • transportation
  • freight
  • travel
  • shipping
  • air
  • locomotive
  • bus
  • logistics
  • railways
  • steam
  • uk
  • intermodal
  • truck
  • transit
  • road
  • trucking
    • Resources:

    VIA Rail Canada
    Bilingual English/Francais site for rail passengers in Canada offers Electronic Reservation system, schedules, VIA Preference Rewards, seniors and discount information, and a photo album.
    http://www.viarail.ca/

    Rail Europe
    Provides European rail passes and tickets for US residents.
    http://www.raileurope.com

    National Rail
    Guide to UK national rail services, provided on behalf of the Association of Train Operating Companies. Features journey planner and booking service, real time train running information and details of scheduled engineering work.
    http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/