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Trains run on tracks in cities.

Tram at the Circular Quay light rail stop December 2019 (cropped).jpg
Tram at the Circular Quay light rail stop December 2019 (cropped).jpg
They move many people. These trains use electricity. They can go on streets. They can also go in tunnels. They help us get around.
M Ocean View train at Forest Hill station, November 2018.jpg
M Ocean View train at Forest Hill station, November 2018.jpg
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File:Metrolink tram at Lower Moseley Street..jpg
Metrolink tram at Lower Moseley Street..jpg
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SEPTA Light Rail.jpg
File:CTA Skokie Swift, Skokie, IL in May 1964 (25819535271).jpg
CTA Skokie Swift, Skokie, IL in May 1964...
File:Edmonton LRT testing commerical c.1978.jpg
Edmonton LRT testing commerical c.1978.jpg
File:ET Addis asv2018-01 img07 Light Rail (cropped2).jpg
ET Addis asv2018-01 img07 Light Rail...
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20230425 De Lijn 6138.jpg
File:Stadtbahn Essen U17 5234 Berliner Platz 1910040748.jpg
Stadtbahn Essen U17 5234 Berliner Platz...
File:Cappel Stadtbahn02 2005-12-30.jpg
Cappel Stadtbahn02 2005-12-30.jpg
File:DulwichGroveStop.jpg
DulwichGroveStop.jpg
File:Tram at the Circular Quay light rail stop December 2019 (cropped).jpg
Tram at the Circular Quay light rail stop...
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KVB5208 Neußer Straße Gürtel.JPG
File:Huntington Avenue streetcar at Park Street station, 1897.jpg
Huntington Avenue streetcar at Park...

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