passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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Amtrak operates intercity passenger rail services in 46 states, Washington, DC and two Canadian provinces, on more than 21,400 miles of routes.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
The development is expected to include hospitality, shops, residential and office towers, the intercity passenger rail facility and a new bus facility.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Japan’s high-speed bullet trains are famous for speeding across the country—but China wants to set a new world record for the fastest electric passenger rail.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
The cash infusion injects new life into Trinity Metro’s efforts to thread passenger rail services deeper into Fort Worth’s urban core.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
The development is expected to include hospitality, shops, residential and office towers, the intercity passenger rail facility and a new bus facility.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Japan’s high-speed bullet trains are famous for speeding across the country—but China wants to set a new world record for the fastest electric passenger rail.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
The cash infusion injects new life into Trinity Metro’s efforts to thread passenger rail services deeper into Fort Worth’s urban core.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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