passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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Nearly half of its trains operate at top speeds of 100 miles per hour or greater, and its high-speed intercity passenger rail trains operate at speeds up to 150 miles per hour, Amtrak said.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 28 May 2024
Canada's national passenger rail service, Via Rail, offers a cross-country route from Toronto to Vancouver.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
But officials in cities along the route have high hopes that improving passenger rail connections will boost commerce and tourism.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
The Douglass Tunnel could be a difference-maker for high-speed passenger rail in the Northeast Corridor, a critically important economic asset not just for this city but for the nation.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Advertisement Recommendations for the 33-mile rail segment from Los Angeles to Anaheim includes four mainline tracks that would be used by the bullet train, other passenger rail and BNSF freight trains.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Work is set to begin April 22 on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
—Ken Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
The Orange County Transportation Authority, which owns the track through San Clemente, worked with Metrolink, which operates regional passenger rail service, to build a 200-foot-long wall at Mariposa Point to shore up the hillside.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Lawmakers are racing to beat fast-approaching government shutdown deadlines in March, but deep policy divisions may slow them down on everything from passenger rail funding to Internal Revenue Service resources to support for the World Health Organization.
—Jacob Bogage The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 28 May 2024
Canada's national passenger rail service, Via Rail, offers a cross-country route from Toronto to Vancouver.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
But officials in cities along the route have high hopes that improving passenger rail connections will boost commerce and tourism.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
The Douglass Tunnel could be a difference-maker for high-speed passenger rail in the Northeast Corridor, a critically important economic asset not just for this city but for the nation.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
Advertisement Recommendations for the 33-mile rail segment from Los Angeles to Anaheim includes four mainline tracks that would be used by the bullet train, other passenger rail and BNSF freight trains.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Work is set to begin April 22 on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
—Ken Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
The Orange County Transportation Authority, which owns the track through San Clemente, worked with Metrolink, which operates regional passenger rail service, to build a 200-foot-long wall at Mariposa Point to shore up the hillside.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Lawmakers are racing to beat fast-approaching government shutdown deadlines in March, but deep policy divisions may slow them down on everything from passenger rail funding to Internal Revenue Service resources to support for the World Health Organization.
—Jacob Bogage The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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