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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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The streetcar takes approximately 30 minutes to go from the River Market to UMKC, and vice versa.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1918, nine boys were detained in Kansas City for waxing streetcar tracks that caused a crash and injury, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Scott Spiker, has been calling to defund The Hop, saying funding for the free streetcar should instead be put toward other city priorities.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Members of the Metropolitan Airports Commission had raised red flags over a streetcar accessing the same track as the Blue Line light rail at MSP, as well as necessary road improvements approaching the airport.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
In 1918, nine boys were detained in Kansas City for waxing streetcar tracks that caused a crash and injury, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Scott Spiker, has been calling to defund The Hop, saying funding for the free streetcar should instead be put toward other city priorities.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Members of the Metropolitan Airports Commission had raised red flags over a streetcar accessing the same track as the Blue Line light rail at MSP, as well as necessary road improvements approaching the airport.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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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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