street railway

street railway
A railroad upon tracks laid on and along the streets of a municipality, primarily for the accommodation of passengers going from one point to another in such municipality or to and from the suburbs. Highland Ave. & Belt R. Co. 119 Ala 105, 24 So 114. A common carrier whether of goods or passengers. 13 Am J2d Car § 12. Operated ordinarily for the transportation of passengers only. Not a railroad in the ordinary sense. 44 Am J1st RR § 6. Within the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act a street railway is considered a railroad. The word railroad when considered in its generic sense includes street railways; that is to say, that where there is nothing to indicate that the word is used in a restricted sense the same should be given its broad meaning. Columbia R. Gas & E. Co. v State (CA4 SC) 27 F2d 52, 59 ALR 665. See streetcar; streetcar track.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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