passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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Meanwhile, Colorado leaders are finalizing plans to revive passenger rail service using existing tracks along the Front Range and through the northwestern mountains between Denver and Craig.
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
No country in the world has a first-class passenger rail system that is completely private.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Sadly, our country now lags behind both European and Asian countries in passenger rail infrastructure.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
The national passenger rail operator said the corrosion was discovered in several of its aging Horizon cars, which date to the late 1980s.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
No country in the world has a first-class passenger rail system that is completely private.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Sadly, our country now lags behind both European and Asian countries in passenger rail infrastructure.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
The national passenger rail operator said the corrosion was discovered in several of its aging Horizon cars, which date to the late 1980s.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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