passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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And the tracks have been preserved in case the passenger rail makes a comeback, a possibility Amtrak began floating last November.
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Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
The Queen City is poised to regain its reputation as one of the nation’s busiest train stops with a flurry of proposals on the table to expand passenger rail service here.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 25 June 2024
That schedule would change under one of four plans for new or expanded passenger rail service in Ohio.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
South Florida’s passenger rail services were also disrupted in Miami-Dade County as storm waters covered a portion of the Florida East Coast Railway tracks between Aventura and Miami used by the high speed Brightline service.
—Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2024
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Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
The Queen City is poised to regain its reputation as one of the nation’s busiest train stops with a flurry of proposals on the table to expand passenger rail service here.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 25 June 2024
That schedule would change under one of four plans for new or expanded passenger rail service in Ohio.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
South Florida’s passenger rail services were also disrupted in Miami-Dade County as storm waters covered a portion of the Florida East Coast Railway tracks between Aventura and Miami used by the high speed Brightline service.
—Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2024
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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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