(rail transport, chiefly, US) A type of railway system based on existing infrastructure upgraded to allow passenger train speeds typically between 80 and 120 miles per hour.
(rail transport, chiefly, US) A type of railway system based on existing infrastructure upgraded to allow passenger train speeds typically between 80 and 120 miles per hour.
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(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
(US, Canada, rail) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.
(chiefly, US) The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
(rail, US) An electric railway carrying mainly passengers between two or more urban centres.