light rail
City transit trains
Light rail is urban passenger rail transit, typically electric-powered trains running on dedicated tracks at street level or on elevated lines.
It falls between buses and heavy rail (subways) in capacity and speed: The light rail connects downtown to the airport.
Light rail systems often share road space with cars at intersections.
Rail-bound urban trolley
- tramwayRail system for carriages
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- metroUrban rail transit
- subwayUnderground transit passage
interurban · passenger · carriage · track · platform · station · signal · junction
Transported travelers
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- fareTransport payment
- schedulePlan of timed events
- stationFixed stopping point
ticket · platform · daily · route · transfer · delay · timetable · peak
Path or monitored route
- stationFixed stopping point
- platformRaised flat structure
- depotVehicle storage facility
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
turnout · tunnel · bridge · viaduct · alignment · right-of-way · construction · engineering
Central business district
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- public-transportShared vehicle services
- zoningSectioning areas by use
density · corridor · neighborhood · pedestrian · accessibility · gentrification · revitalization · land-use
Not harming the environment
- low-emissionProducing few pollutants
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- environmentalOf natural surroundings
- energy-efficientUsing minimal power
streetcar
Rail-bound urban trolley
subway · interurban · passenger · carriage · track · platform · station · signal · junction · route
passengers
Transported travelers
station · ticket · platform · daily · route · transfer · delay · timetable · peak · off-peak
track
Path or monitored route
switch · turnout · tunnel · bridge · viaduct · alignment · right-of-way · construction · engineering · concrete
downtown
Central business district
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- public-transportShared vehicle services
zoning · density · corridor · neighborhood · pedestrian · accessibility · gentrification · revitalization · land-use · mixed-use
eco-friendly
Not harming the environment
- low-emissionProducing few pollutants
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- environmentalOf natural surroundings
- BaltimoreBaltimore, Orioles, Johns Hopkins, Fort McHenry, crab cakes
- rail linesred line, blue line, green line, yellow line, A train
- train typesluxury trains, local trains, suburban trains, bullet trains, commuter trains
- New England TransitT, Green Line, subway, Amtrak, Acela
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
light railheavy rail
Full-size train infrastructure
subway · metro · rapid transit · commuter rail · underground
light railcar
Wheeled motor vehicle
rideshare · taxi · walking · bicycle · private jet
light railexpress bus
Transit skipping intermediate stops
local bus · vanpool · paratransit · jitney
light, rail, lightly, railroad, lighter, railing, railway, lighted, lights