A tram (or tramway, trolley, streetcar) is a light-rail vehicle for public transport. Trams are distinguished from other forms of light rail in that they travel along tracks laid down in the right-of-way of city streets. Another distinguishing factor is the short length of the vehicle, which usually consists of a standalone car or three at most. The name "tram" is from Low German traam, meaning the "beam (of a wheelbarrow)". Early trams were pulled along by horses. Later trams, known as cable cars, attached to a moving cable underneath the road. Modern trams generally use overhead electric cables, from which they draw current through a pantograph or a trolley pole. (Wikipedia)

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