streetcar
Urban rail vehicle
A streetcar is a public transit vehicle that runs on rails embedded in city streets, powered by overhead electric cables.
Common in American cities from the late 1800s through mid-1900s, most were replaced by buses, though some cities have preserved or restored streetcar lines.
Also called a trolley or, in British English, a tram.
Path from A to B
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- fareTransport payment
- stopCease all motion
- passengerTraveler, not operator
schedule · conductor · motorman · transfer · network · headway · terminal · depot
Guiding metal bars
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- tracksMarks showing passage
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- junctionPoint where things meet
spur · siding · loop · terminus · turnout · right-of-way · grade crossing · ballast
Track-bound transport vessel
- interurbanSpanning multiple municipalities
- light railUrban passenger train network
- omnibusVolume of gathered writings
- horsecarAnimal-drawn rail vehicle
Quality from past eras
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- restoredReturned to original condition
preserved · Desire · Melbourne · San Francisco · New Orleans · Lisbon · Toronto · museum
Mechanical scaling duplicator
- overhead wireSuspended electrical conductor
- catenaryGravity-formed suspension curve
- third railElectrified track conductor
- substationPower distribution point
controller · regenerative braking · power supply · feeder line
route
Path from A to B
passenger · schedule · conductor · motorman · transfer · network · headway · terminal · depot · carbarn
rails
Guiding metal bars
junction · spur · siding · loop · terminus · turnout · right-of-way · grade crossing · ballast · ties
railcar
Track-bound transport vessel
- interurbanSpanning multiple municipalities
- light railUrban passenger train network
- omnibusVolume of gathered writings
vintage
Quality from past eras
restored · preserved · Desire · Melbourne · San Francisco · New Orleans · Lisbon · Toronto · museum · historic district
pantograph
Mechanical scaling duplicator
- overhead wireSuspended electrical conductor
- catenaryGravity-formed suspension curve
- third railElectrified track conductor
substation · controller · regenerative braking · power supply · feeder line
- historic transportcoach, phaeton, stagecoach, barouche, horse and buggy
- Canadian TransitSkyTrain, subway, buses, LRT, rapid transit
- electric trainssubway, metro, light rail, commuter train, electric locomotive
- Light RailMAX, DART, Green Line
- streetcarstramways, tramcars, tramway, horsecar, interurban
- tram wordslight rail
streetcarsubway
Underground transit passage
underground · metro · tube · underground railway · elevated train
streetcarprivate car
Individually owned vehicle
limousine · taxi · chauffeur · Uber · private jet