passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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The $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, under construction between Manhattan and New Jersey, will improve passenger rail service, an important issue for New York City commuters.
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
Amtrak service to Madison could launch as soon as 2030, according to the latest update from the passenger rail service.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The rail tunnel project, under the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York, is meant to bolster tunnels along the Northeast Corridor, the busiest passenger rail line in the United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The event was to promote the Smart Train, Marin County’s passenger rail system, in Larkspur, the southernmost side of the system.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
Amtrak service to Madison could launch as soon as 2030, according to the latest update from the passenger rail service.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The rail tunnel project, under the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York, is meant to bolster tunnels along the Northeast Corridor, the busiest passenger rail line in the United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The event was to promote the Smart Train, Marin County’s passenger rail system, in Larkspur, the southernmost side of the system.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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