passenger rail

noun

: trains that take passengers rather than cargo

passenger rail service between the two cities

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State transportation officials have announced the government groups that will take the lead in shaping a proposal to return passenger rail service to the Phoenix area. —

Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024 But not in America Riders in North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maine will also see upgrades to their routes, alongside the development of 69 new intercity passenger rail corridors. —

Julianna Bragg, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024 But the town started to change when passenger rail service to Hope ended in the 1960s. —

Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024 The project is touted as the first true high-speed passenger rail line in the nation, designed to reach speeds of 186 mph, comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains. —

Ken Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for passenger rail

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