Quote Originally Posted by TheTravellers View Post
Apparently there are tons of definitions/categories of rail, which I didn't realize, it's kind of insane. And the definitions can apparently differ by city or country, so yeah, the L is a kind of heavy rail, but I have to say that it's not usually what's thought of when you hear "heavy rail".
Yeah, I didn't used to realize subways were considered heavy rail until I was reading a lot about Marta in ATL a few years back. When you compare them to true light rail, though, it makes sense.