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What counts as a 'train' on trains.fyi?
1 min readUpdated April 19, 2026
If a layperson would call it a train, it qualifies. That includes:
- Heavy rail — intercity, commuter, and regional trains (Amtrak, VIA, GO Transit, MBTA, etc.)
- Metro / subway — fully grade-separated urban rail
- Light rail — including LRT and tram-train hybrids
- Streetcars / trams — even when they share the road with cars
- People movers and monorails at airports and theme parks where data exists
We don't include buses, ferries, or cable cars, even when they appear in the same GTFS feed as a city's trains.
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