Industrial railway

In regions of the world influenced by British railway culture and management practices, they are often referred to as tramways (which are distinct from trams or streetcars, a passenger technology).

[1] Industrial railways were once very common, but with the rise of road transport, their numbers have greatly diminished.

In Colorado, the Coors Brewing Company uses its own industrial railway at the brewery both for the delivery of raw materials and for shipping the finished product.

[citation needed] Some industrial railways are military in purpose, and serve ammunition dumps or transportation hubs and storage facilities.

The world's largest industrial railway serves the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and has been long operated by a military rail unit of the Russian Armed Forces.