often attributive
: a means of urban railway transportation using trolley cars
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The Israeli transport minister has told the Public Transit Authority that all buses, trains and light-rail trains should be stopped and inspected, Israeli media reported.
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Alexander Cornwell, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The Interborough Express light-rail project connecting Brooklyn to Queens — a $5.5 billion project — is expected to rely on some $3 billion in federal funds.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Public works officials presented four alternatives for the planned bridge, which would connect the River District with South Natomas and provide a crossing for a future Sacramento Regional light-rail line to the airport.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
The plan's passage is a shift from 2018, when voters derailed a similar referendum under then-Mayors Megan Barry and David Briley that also included an ambitious light-rail project.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Alexander Cornwell, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The Interborough Express light-rail project connecting Brooklyn to Queens — a $5.5 billion project — is expected to rely on some $3 billion in federal funds.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Public works officials presented four alternatives for the planned bridge, which would connect the River District with South Natomas and provide a crossing for a future Sacramento Regional light-rail line to the airport.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 18 Jan. 2025
The plan's passage is a shift from 2018, when voters derailed a similar referendum under then-Mayors Megan Barry and David Briley that also included an ambitious light-rail project.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Light-rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light-rail. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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