Is there any difference between railway and railroad?

Emeritus

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Sun Jul-18-10 05:47 PM
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Is there any difference between railway and railroad?

Or do they mean the exact same thing?

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Bluzmann57

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Sun Jul-18-10 05:49 PM
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1. Has anyone ever been railwayed?

Some people have been railroaded. Just something to ponder during these hot days of summer.

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MorningGlow

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Sun Jul-18-10 05:51 PM
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2. Americans say "railroad" and the British mock them for it

After all, a railway isn't a ROAD, is it? :shrug:

But other than that, no--they're the same thing.

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Bluzmann57

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Sun Jul-18-10 06:19 PM
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5. The Brits drive on the wrong side of the road.

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Richardo

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Sun Jul-18-10 05:58 PM
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3. synonynonynonymous

They mean the exact same thing.

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Emeritus

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Sun Jul-18-10 06:04 PM
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4. Thanks you all. Looks like they mean the same thing n/t

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