Street running

On-street running or street running is the routing of a railroad track or tramway track running directly along public streets, without any grade separation. The rails are embedded in the roadway, and the train shares the street with pedestrians and automobile traffic. Street running trains generally travel at reduced speed for safety reasons.

Stations can appear similar in style to a tram stop, but often lack platforms, pedestrian islands, or other amenities. Passengers may be required to wait on a distant sidewalk, and then board or disembark directly among mixed traffic in mid-pavement, rather than at curbside.

Rails can be embedded in the surface of bridges and tunnels as on Inuyama Bridge (Japan) or Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (US).

Ireland
Freight trains to and from the docks at Dublin share the Alexandra road with cars.

United Kingdom
The most notable track where street running was common was the Weymouth Harbour Tramway; however this ended service to regular traffic since 1987, and to all traffic since 1999.

The Porthmadog cross town link links the narrow-gauge Welsh Highland and Ffestiniog railways and includes a short length of street running on the outskirts of Porthmadog. A freight-only street-running railway network runs through Trafford Park; only one section along Barton Dock Road has seen use in recent years.

The heritage Ribble Steam Railway runs across a swing bridge at the entrance to Preston Marina. The route is shared between road and rail traffic.

California

 * San Francisco
 * Carroll Ave. (Caltrain tracks to Ingalls St.)
 * Illinois St. Bridge (over Islais Creek)
 * Quint St. (Davidson Ave. to Arthur Ave.)

Maine

 * Portland
 * Commercial street (Portland Terminal, no longer in use)

New York

 * Brooklyn
 * 1st. Ave. (from 39th St. to 63rd St., continues along 41st St. below)
 * 41st. St. (from 1st Ave. to east of 2nd Ave., goes through building at 2nd Ave. intersection, continues along 2nd Ave. below)
 * 2nd Ave. (from end of road, i.e. north of 28th St. to south of 41st St.)
 * 32nd St. (from 2nd Ave. to west of 3rd Ave.)

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
Bleigh Ave. (between James St. and just beyond Milnor St.)
 * N. American St. (between W. Cambria St. and W. Thompson St., out of use since early 1980s)[10]
 * N. Delaware Ave. (between Aramingo Ave. and Race St., lead to Christopher Columbus Blvd. below, Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad, removed)
 * N. and S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. (between Packer Ave. and Race St., Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad, still in use by Conrail Shared Assets Operations)
 * Richmond St. (between E. Lehigh Ave. and Aramingo Ave., lead to N. Delaware Ave. above, Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad, removed, street realigned due to I-95 realignment)
 * S. Swanson St. (from S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. above to E. Snyder Ave., still in use, originally ran to E. Oregon, Ave.)