street railway
City track transit
A street railway is an urban rail transit system with tracks laid in public streets, carrying passengers in wheeled cars powered by electricity, horses, or cable.
The term is largely historical, referring to systems that operated from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s: The old street railway connected downtown to the fairgrounds.
Modern equivalents are usually called streetcars or light rail.
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- steam-poweredOperated by heated vapor
- VictorianOf a prim era
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
omnibus · restoration · museum · preservation · vintage · historic district · interurban
Rail-bound urban trolley
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- tramUrban rail vehicle
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- cable carWire-suspended passenger vehicle
tramway · bogies · wheels · bell · farebox · headlight · destination sign · running board
Path from A to B
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- schedulePlan of timed events
- timetableArranged list of events
- fareTransport payment
transfer · conductor · motorman · passengers · commuter · rush hour · delay · express
Path or monitored route
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- sleeperOne at rest
- ballastShip stability material
switch · junction · turnout · crossover · curve · grade · alignment · overhead lines
Directed flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- pantographMechanical scaling duplicator
- overhead wireSuspended electrical conductor
- substationPower distribution point
transformer · rectifier · circuit · insulator · electrification · regenerative braking
horse-drawn
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- steam-poweredOperated by heated vapor
- VictorianOf a prim era
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
gaslight · omnibus · restoration · museum · preservation · vintage · historic district · interurban
streetcar
Rail-bound urban trolley
cable car · tramway · bogies · wheels · bell · farebox · headlight · destination sign · running board · vestibule
route
Path from A to B
fare · transfer · conductor · motorman · passengers · commuter · rush hour · delay · express · local
track
Path or monitored route
ballast · switch · junction · turnout · crossover · curve · grade · alignment · overhead lines · trolley pole
current
Directed flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- pantographMechanical scaling duplicator
- overhead wireSuspended electrical conductor
substation · transformer · rectifier · circuit · insulator · electrification · regenerative braking
street railwaysubway
Underground transit passage
underground railway · metro · underground · tube · elevated railway
street railwayprivate car
Individually owned vehicle
automobile · taxi · cab · rideshare · Uber
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