electric trams
Wired urban transit
Electric trams are rail vehicles that run on tracks through city streets, powered by overhead electrical wires.
They carry passengers along fixed urban routes, combining features of buses and trains.
Trams dominated public transit in the early twentieth century, declined with the rise of automobiles, and have seen revival in many cities: The electric tram glided silently down the boulevard.
- railsGuiding metal bars
- pantographMechanical scaling duplicator
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
- stopCease all motion
- boarding platformStation surface for embarking
trolleybus · catenary · station · overhead lines · power lines · bogie · regenerative braking · light rail · sparks · transit-oriented development · urban renewal · track · walkability · public transit · terminus · rattling · transfer · fare box
electric tramsbuses
Multi-passenger road vehicles
automobiles · private cars · motor coaches · walking · subways
electric tramsstagecoaches
Horse-drawn passenger carriages
sedan chairs · autonomous vehicles · maglev trains · hyperloop · ride-sharing