passenger rail

noun

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

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Front Range passenger rail officials are moving ahead with plans to build a Colorado Connector train stop on the west side of the Denver Broncos’ planned new stadium south of downtown, along the existing mainline tracks used for hauling coal and freight. Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 3 June 2026 Plans for the property include preserving part of the historic rail yard and potentially incorporating a stop on Colorado's future passenger rail system. Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 June 2026 The government does hold majority ownership of the passenger rail Amtrak network. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 May 2026 Behind him rose a two-story wall of solid rock where, if all goes as planned, by 2035 trains will speed in and out of the tunnel, easing a bottleneck on the busiest passenger rail corridor in the nation. ABC News, 13 May 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 9 Jun. 2026.

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