railway vs railroad

railway and railroad both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
railway	Yes	No	No	No
railroad	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, railway and railroad are synonyms defined as:

railway and railroad: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

Other synonyms of railway include railroad line, railway line, railway system.

As nouns, railway and railroad are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of railway include railroad track.

railway (noun)	railroad (noun)
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight	line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
a line of track providing a runway for wheels	a line of track providing a runway for wheels

railway (verb)	railroad (verb)
	transport by railroad
	supply with railroad lines
	compel by coercion, threats, or crude means