Tram
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A tram is an urban rail transit type in which vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks laid on public streets, although some trams run on sections of track
A sign in Portland that reads "go by streetcar". Trams are often called streetcars in North America.
A trackless train is also called tram in U.S. English.
A horse-drawn tram operated by Swansea and Mumbles Railway, 1870. Established in 1804, the railway service was the world's first.
Inauguration of the Milan–Monza tramway, 1876.
Passenger rail terminology
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Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas:
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago "L" tracks in the Chicago Loop at the Adams/Wabash station at night
A 2600 series car brings up the rear of a Red Line train (temporarily rerouted through the elevated tracks of the Chicago Loop) at Randolph/Wabash.
Parry People Mover ultra light rail on Stourbridge Town branch line
An interurban tram from the Philadelphia & Western Railroad, which survived long in the interurban business