rail/railway/railroad

[milan2003_07]

Dear friends,

Below you'll find several sentences where I have doubts about choosing the appropriate word connected with railways:

1) The Railway/Railroad/Rail museum in St. Petersburg is the oldest museum of such kind in Russia.

2) The rail/railway/railroad communication between Moscow and St. Petersburg dates back to 1837.

3) The rail/railway/railroad transport plays an important part in the economy of Russia.

4) The rail/railway/railroad industry started developing in the 19th century in Russia.

Thanks

 

[teechar]

It's a shame people don't pay enough attention to sticky threads. ;-)

Have a look at this excellent one started by Piscean.

https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/239424-Using-Ngrams

 

[Tarheel]

Say:

The railroad museum in St. Petersburg is the oldest museum of its type in Russia.

 

[Tarheel]

Say:

Railroad communication....

And:

Railroad transport....

And:

The railroad industry....

 

[GoesStation]

Railway might be more typical in Europe, where British English predominates.

 

[milan2003_07]

Thanks for your examples!

Could you give me any examples when "rail" is used as an adjective before a noun?

 

[Tarheel]

I think you can use "rail transport" in a sentence.

 

[milan2003_07]

I think you can use "rail transport" in a sentence.

Is it possible to say "Rail museum"?

 

[bhaisahab]

No, that wouldn't work.