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streetcar
noun
street·car
ˈstrēt-ˌkär 
: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
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That month, some northbound streetcars will drop off passengers at the River Market and continue on to the riverfront.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Other projects — including the Silver Line light rail from the airport to Bojangles Coliseum and an extension of the Gold Line streetcar from the Rosa Parks Community Transit Center to Eastland Yards — must wait until the Red Line makes significant progress.
—Nick Sullivan
march 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
The 32-year-old Arizona native underwent two days of medical evaluation this week and drove laps Thursday in a streetcar at the Ten Tenths Motor Club road course in Concord, North Carolina, before he was ruled out of competition.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Learn more › Before cars and buses became ubiquitous features of the modern cityscape, many cities installed streetcars to shuttle residents from neighborhood to neighborhood.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Other projects — including the Silver Line light rail from the airport to Bojangles Coliseum and an extension of the Gold Line streetcar from the Rosa Parks Community Transit Center to Eastland Yards — must wait until the Red Line makes significant progress.
—Nick Sullivan
march 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
The 32-year-old Arizona native underwent two days of medical evaluation this week and drove laps Thursday in a streetcar at the Ten Tenths Motor Club road course in Concord, North Carolina, before he was ruled out of competition.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Learn more › Before cars and buses became ubiquitous features of the modern cityscape, many cities installed streetcars to shuttle residents from neighborhood to neighborhood.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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streetcar
noun
street·car
-ˌkär
: a passenger vehicle that runs on rails and typically operates on city streets
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