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Light rail

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001178

An electric railway with a "light volume" traffic capacity compared to "heavy rail." Light rail may use exclusive or shared rights-of-way, high or low platform loading, and multi-car trains or single cars. Also known as "street car," "trolley car," and "tramway."

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001178
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001178",
  "term": "Light rail",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "An electric railway with a \"light volume\" traffic capacity compared to \"heavy rail.\" Light rail may use exclusive or shared rights-of-way, high or low platform loading, and multi-car trains or single cars. Also known as \"street car,\" \"trolley car,\" and \"tramway.\"",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/light-rail/"
}

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