A metropolitan transit system that uses electrically powered railcars drawing from overhead wires. It bridges the gap between traditional streetcars and heavy rapid transit, operating on a mix of exclusive rights-of-way and embedded street trackage. These systems use lighter equipment and tighter turning radii than mainline railroads.
Heard on the job
The new light rail extension will cross the freight mainline at grade, so we need interlocking signals installed.
Also heard as
- LRT