Rail or rails may refer to:

Rail transport

Rail transport Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a p ...

and related matters *

Rail (rail transport) A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as permanent way or simply track, is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, ...

or railway lines, the running surface of a railway

Arts and media

Film

* ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' (1967 film), a film by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films *''

Mirattu ''Thodari'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action-romance film co produced, written and directed by Prabhu Solomon. It stars Dhanush and Keerthy Suresh, with D. Imman composing the film's music. Set on an express train, ''Thodari'' follows a ...

'' or ''Rail'', a Tamil-language film and its Telugu dub

Magazines

* ''Rail'' (magazine), a British rail transport periodical * ''Rails'' (magazine), a former New Zealand based rail transport periodical

Other arts

The Rails The Rails is a folk rock band from London, England, composed of husband and wife James Walbourne and Kami Thompson. Thompson and Walbourne first met during the recording sessions for ''Versatile Heart'' by Thompson's mother Linda Thompson in 2 ...

, a British folk-rock band *

Rail (theater) In theaters, a batten (also known as a ''bar'' or ''pipe'') is a long metal pipe suspended above the stage or audience from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, and theater drapes and stage curtains may be hung. Battens that are located ...

or batten, a pipe from which lighting, scenery, or curtains are hung

Technology

* Rails framework or Ruby on Rails, a web application framework * Rail system (firearms), a mounting system for firearm attachments *Front engine dragster *Runway alignment indicator lights, a configuration of an approach lighting system *Rule Augmented Interconnect Layout, a specification for expressing guidelines for printed circuit boards; companion to the Input/output Buffer Information Specification

Other uses

*Rail (bird), a family of birds *Rail (name) *Rail, Missouri, a ghost town in the United States *Rail drink, an alcoholic beverage ordered with house liquors *Rural Appalachian Improvement League, an American non-profit organisation *Rail, a line of cocaine

*Curtain rail, a rail from which curtains are hung *Door rails, a horizontal outside member on a door or in a frame and panel construction *Guard rail, for protective separation *Hand rail, for physical support, such as on stairways and steps *Picatinny rail, a bracket used on some firearms as a mounting platform *Power supply rail or voltage rail, a single voltage provided by a power supply unit *Rail profile, the cross sectional shape of a railway rail *Railing (disambiguation) *Railway (disambiguation) *Railways (disambiguation) *Rayl (disambiguation) *Riding a rail or being run out of town on a rail *Third rail, a method of providing electric power to a railway train * * * {{Disambiguation