passenger rail

noun

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

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High speed passenger rail is common around the globe, from major countries like Japan, France and China, all the way to emerging economies like Morocco. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 The development marks an important step toward zero-emission passenger rail in the United States. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 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 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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