often attributive
: a means of urban railway transportation using trolley cars
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Officers, Metro Transit TRIP agents and its Homeless Action Team increased their presence along University Avenue in St. Paul and on Green Line light-rail cars in May.
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Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
The redevelopment is also occurring alongside several major infrastructure projects that will radically change the appearance of downtown, including the expansions of the Austin Convention Center and Interstate 35, as well as the eventual construction of a light-rail through the area.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In an industrial-looking area near a light-rail station, Francis Xavier Lilly pulls up to an apartment building under construction.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 July 2025
The light-rail sold out of available spaces this year, with 45 train cars covered in advertisements for Nintendo games, Hulu shows and Amazon’s Prime network.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2025
The redevelopment is also occurring alongside several major infrastructure projects that will radically change the appearance of downtown, including the expansions of the Austin Convention Center and Interstate 35, as well as the eventual construction of a light-rail through the area.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In an industrial-looking area near a light-rail station, Francis Xavier Lilly pulls up to an apartment building under construction.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 July 2025
The light-rail sold out of available spaces this year, with 45 train cars covered in advertisements for Nintendo games, Hulu shows and Amazon’s Prime network.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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“Light-rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light-rail. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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