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Streetcars

Scope note

Manually operated, electrically powered, public passenger rail vehicles running regularly on exclusive right of way along streets.

This term has 3 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000212893

Broader Terms used

<light rail transit vehicles>

Narrower Terms used

trolley cars
horsecars

Term used for

tram

Equivalent Terms used

streetcar

Created

13yrs ago

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