Definition of passenger rail
:trains that take passengers rather than cargo
- passenger rail service between the two cities
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passenger
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: wayfarer
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: a traveler in a public or private conveyance
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rail
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: a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
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: a structural member or support
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: railing
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: to provide with a railing : fence
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: any of numerous wading birds (family Rallidae, the rail family) that are of small or medium size and have short rounded wings, a short tail, and usually very long toes which enable them to run on the soft mud of marshes
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: to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language
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