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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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Buses and River Rail streetcars will run.
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
As streetcars gave way to private automobiles, the government built interstates and white flight swelled the suburbs, our city infrastructure was refashioned to favor cars.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Electric streetcars were filled to the brim, sweeping up people living outside central Phoenix for the celebrations.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Twice, the authority has researched extending the streetcar across the river into North Kansas City, first in 2014 and then in 2021-22.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
As streetcars gave way to private automobiles, the government built interstates and white flight swelled the suburbs, our city infrastructure was refashioned to favor cars.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Electric streetcars were filled to the brim, sweeping up people living outside central Phoenix for the celebrations.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Twice, the authority has researched extending the streetcar across the river into North Kansas City, first in 2014 and then in 2021-22.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 22 Feb. 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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