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[[Lift]], [[dropbox]] and [[boxcar]] are slang terms used in various parts of the universe for a city [[train]]. A purely vertical system is more likely to be known as a lift or dropbox (depending whether the speaker usually goes up or down when going to town on it), while a boxcar can be vertical or horizontal. [[Train]] is also heard more often on systems with self-powered carriages, while these 3 terms are applied to a metal box being pulled along a cable by an external engine.

If the cable or rail is a [[downline]], the term used is nearly always [[elevator]].

[[Category:Common Slang]]

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Angel: Created page with "Lift, dropbox and boxcar are slang terms used in various parts of the universe for a city train. A purely vertical system is more likely to be known as a lift or ..."