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Ha! Finally found a photo of 2x3 seating (on Russian suburban commute) I was ranting about:

I'd argue that, to be more precise - passenger only rail is light rail :)

Thank you. I still can't wrap my mind around not using that wider track gauge to increase loading gauge and having 2x3 seating ...

Railroad jargon, moderately esoteric.

Well, if you are over 18 ... :p Here goes - BART - Bay Area Rapid Transit, an urban train network in the San Franciosco Bay area in the USA.

I suppose this shoudl go under politics, although a "Technology" tag also would fit. I looked at the BART wiki and that urban light rail system has almost everything customised. And needlessly - I can understand the allure of the broad gauge, as it allows bigger loading gauge (i.e. car...