tram
Urban rail car
A tram is a passenger vehicle that runs on rails through city streets, powered by overhead electric cables.
Called a streetcar or trolley in American English, trams are common in European and Australian cities: We took the tram from the hotel to the old town.
In mining and industry, a tram is a cart or wagon running on tracks.
Path from A to B
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- networkInterconnected system
- fareTransport payment
- ticketEntry permit slip
schedule · timetable · frequency · interchange · connection · transfer · stop · zone
Rail-bound urban trolley
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- bi-directionalMoving or operating both ways
- low-floorMinimal entry height
pantograph · bogie · electric · motor · bell · livery · depot · fleet
Path or monitored route
- railsGuiding metal bars
- catenaryGravity-formed suspension curve
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- junctionPoint where things meet
gauge · sleeper · terminus · stop · shelter · platform · substation · trackbed
View of urban architecture
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- downtownCentral business district
- districtBounded administrative area
- pedestriansPeople traveling on foot
traffic · intersection · Melbourne · Lisbon · Amsterdam · Vienna · Prague · Kolkata
Quality from past eras
- historicOf lasting significance
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
tourist · wooden · open-air · antique · classic · old-fashioned · nostalgic · era
route
Path from A to B
ticket · schedule · timetable · frequency · interchange · connection · transfer · stop · zone · pass
streetcar
Rail-bound urban trolley
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- bi-directionalMoving or operating both ways
low-floor · pantograph · bogie · electric · motor · bell · livery · depot · fleet · double-decker
track
Path or monitored route
junction · gauge · sleeper · terminus · stop · shelter · platform · substation · trackbed
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- downtownCentral business district
- districtBounded administrative area
pedestrians · traffic · intersection · Melbourne · Lisbon · Amsterdam · Vienna · Prague · Kolkata · streetscape
vintage
Quality from past eras
- historicOf lasting significance
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
preservation · tourist · wooden · open-air · antique · classic · old-fashioned · nostalgic · era · throwback
boarding
Entering a vehicle
- alightingStepping down from transport
- standingPosition, physical or social
- sittingBeing in seated posture
handrails · strap · seats · aisle · capacity · bell · etiquette · stroller · crowding
- trasportiauto, autobus, automobile, bus, camion
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- rail transportfreight train, train stations, passenger train, commuter train, express train
- transitbus, subway, train, metro, light rail
- European Transporttrain, metro, bus, taxi, bicycle
- green transitbicycle, bike, e-bus, electric bus, walking
trambus
Large passenger vehicle
taxi · cab · automobile · car · truck
tramprivate car
Individually owned vehicle
taxi · limousine · chauffeur · private jet · rideshare
- tram tracksRails for streetcars
- tram stopStreetcar boarding point
- tram systemConnected streetcar routes
- tram linesRails for city trolleys
- tram driverStreetcar vehicle operator
- aerial tramSuspended passenger conveyance
trams, tramway, trammel, tramcar, tramlines, untrammelled, trammels