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See also: Light rail in the United StatesIn the United States, "light railway" generally refers to an urban or interurban streetcar system. The term light rail was introduced in the 1970s to describe a form of urban rail public transportation that has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail or metro systems. Urban sprawl combined with higher fuel prices has caused an increase in popularity of these systems in recent years.
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