passenger rail

noun

: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities

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The 7-mile (11-kilometer) segment is part of a 351-mile (565-kilometer) passenger rail corridor that links San Diego with Los Angeles County's huge port complex and San Luis Obispo. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 The freight push dovetails with Gulf governments’ longer-running ambition to link the peninsula’s cities by passenger rail, a plan the war has made more urgent. — semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Now, for the first time in decades, passenger rail could have an arrival time back in Boise, at least for a little while. — Rose Evans september 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026 Sorensen said the benefits of a new passenger rail connection extend beyond tourism and economic development. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passenger rail

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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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