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<p> Metro is the name that I see used most often in International Usage for Subway></p><p> Tram is the name that see used often for Light Rail Applications in International railway press> Ref- As in Janes World Railways (Janes also published a plura of numoroues other refernace books such as Janes Warships, Janes Artillery, ext)</p><p> Clevelands and Baltimores Systems may have both Trams and Metros---Although in Cleveland both the light rail and the Metro (Red Line) have underground Stations. (Tower City and Airport). Clevelands high platform subway cars system is a a vestage of the 1950s when a vast subway system was on the drawing boards and bonds were passed but the subway system got killed when the County Engineer at the time refused to sign off on the bonds. and of course the Green and Blue tram system that used PCCs was a vestage of the Van Swergins who built Shaker Hts (And most of the East Side Suburbs as well as Tower City and built up the Nickle Plate and controled for a short time 1/4 of the railroads between Chicago and New York.</p>
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