Riding a streetcar is much easier than riding a bus. Because passengers can see the rails in the ground, they know where the streetcar is going.

Unlike a bus, where riders line up to walk through a single door and put their money in a fare box, a streetcar passenger purchases their ticket at a kiosk at the stop before the train arrives.

When the streetcar pulls up to the stop, passengers board through one of six doors, allowing people to quickly step on or off the streetcar. At a stop, dozens of people can move on and off the streetcar in under 30 seconds.

In some cities, the streetcar is free in certain areas, if Cincinnati adopts a fare-less zone, all a passenger has to do is step on the train and go to their destination.

In addition, each stop will have a display that will tell the passengers how may minutes until the next train.
Someone might look up and see there is a streetcar coming in two minutes and get ready to get on board. Or the display might show eight minutes until the next train, just enough time to pick up a coffee and a bagel or paper.