passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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The efficiency and emissions of rail travel A rail line connecting Louisville, Indianapolis and Chicago could be the first step in restoring a more efficient form of transportation to Kentucky's largest city, which has lacked passenger rail access of any kind for years.
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Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Merced is uniquely positioned to serve as a hub where high-speed rail connects with ACE passenger rail service to Silicon Valley, Amtrak to Sacramento and Oakland, and bus service to Yosemite.
—Matthew Serratto, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades of underinvestment have left the country with congested highways, crumbling bridges, crowded airports — and a disjointed passenger rail network that is underfunded and unreliable.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Merced is uniquely positioned to serve as a hub where high-speed rail connects with ACE passenger rail service to Silicon Valley, Amtrak to Sacramento and Oakland, and bus service to Yosemite.
—Matthew Serratto, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades of underinvestment have left the country with congested highways, crumbling bridges, crowded airports — and a disjointed passenger rail network that is underfunded and unreliable.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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 30 Oct. 2025.
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