passenger train

noun

: a train that people use for traveling

Examples of passenger train in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The last passenger train before then departed Union Depot in 1971. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024 On Friday, May 17, the passenger train heading northbound from New York City to Niagara Falls hit the truck in North Tonawanda, resulting in the deaths of a man, 69, a woman, 66, and a boy, 6, according to statements from the North Tonawanda Police Department and Amtrak. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024 Lightweight Jacket $215 Great Journeys NZ is one of few passenger train companies boasting an open-air viewing carriage, a value-add other scenic trains around the world are scrambling to build. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024 Officers determined that the woman had been hit by an oncoming passenger train, police said in a news release. Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024 The second daily round-trip passenger train runs from Chicago to the Twin Cities— by way of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dells and La Crosse, and has been in the works since 2015. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024 Soon, traveling by passenger train from Milwaukee to Madison could be a reality. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024 The storm brought record rains, caused widespread river flooding and touched off landslides that shut down Amtrak passenger train service. Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023 Full passenger train service between San Diego and Orange counties is expected to resume Monday after the completion of a barrier wall to protect the railroad tracks from a San Clemente landslide triggered by seasonal rains. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024

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“Passenger train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20train. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.

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