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Rail and cable transport

Aerial tramway
Aerial lift in which the cars are permanently fixed to the cables
Cable car (railway)
Cable-hauled mass transit system
Cable transport
Class of transport modes
Commuter rail
Passenger rail transport services primarily within metropolitan areas
Diesel locomotive
Locomotive powered by a diesel engine
Electric locomotive
Locomotive powered by electricity
Elevated railway
Rapid transit railway with the tracks above street level
Funicular
Form of cable railway
Gondola lift
Aerial transport by cable
High-speed rail
Significantly faster advanced rail transport and infrastructure systems
Interurban
Type of electric railway which runs within and between cities or towns
Light rail
Form of passenger urban rail transit
Locomotive
Self-propelled railway vehicle
Medium-capacity rail system
Rail transport system with moderate capacity
Monorail
Railway with a single rail or beam
Rail freight transport
Railways and trains used to transport freight
Rail transport
Conveyance of passengers and goods by way of trains on a railway
Railroad car
Vehicle used for carrying cargo or passengers on rail transport system
Railway electrification
Electrical infrastructure which supplies power to rail transport
Railway track
Rail infrastructure
Rapid transit
High-capacity public transport
Rolling stock
Railway vehicles, both powered & unpowered
Ski lift
Transport device that carries skiers up a hill
Steam locomotive
Railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine
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Train
A series of rail vehicles, including a locomotive, for transporting cargo and/or passengers
Tram (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term