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streetcar
noun
street·car
ˈstrēt-ˌkär 
: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
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Maplewood has roots going back to the late 1700s, and as St.Louis grew, so did the town, which by 1896 was reachable via an electric streetcar.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
The streetcar would move too slowly, carry too few people or too many, be obsolete on opening day, cost too much, and trigger gentrification.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has listed its property at 10th and Main streets, right on the streetcar line, for sale through real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
The streetcar would move too slowly, carry too few people or too many, be obsolete on opening day, cost too much, and trigger gentrification.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
The two facilities take up a city block along St. Charles Avenue, the thoroughfare famous for its streetcars, Mardi Gras parades and Queen Anne mansions.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has listed its property at 10th and Main streets, right on the streetcar line, for sale through real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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streetcar
noun
street·car
-ˌkär
: a passenger vehicle that runs on rails and typically operates on city streets
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