TRAMWAY
tramline, tramway, streetcar track
(noun) the track on which trams or streetcars run
tramway, tram, aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway
(noun) a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tramway (plural tramways)
The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
The system of cables that supports a cable car.
Source: Wiktionary
Tram"way`, n.
1. Same as Tramroad.
2. A railway laid in the streets of a town or city, on which cars for
passengers or for freight are drawn by horses; a horse railroad.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition