passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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Buses are a major mode of transport in Mexico, where, though freight trains are common, passenger rail routes remain limited.
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Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades of underinvestment have left the country with congested highways, crumbling bridges, crowded airports — and a disjointed passenger rail network that is underfunded and unreliable.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
In an interview, Proud said Compass has assumed that Valley Regional Transit, the public transportation authority for Ada and Canyon counties, would operate the passenger rail.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
The Coastal Commuter Link idea is an outgrowth of a plan researched and coordinated by the Florida Department of Transportation starting in 2003, decades after passenger rail service along the line founded by oil baron Henry Flagler ceased in 1968.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Decades of underinvestment have left the country with congested highways, crumbling bridges, crowded airports — and a disjointed passenger rail network that is underfunded and unreliable.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
In an interview, Proud said Compass has assumed that Valley Regional Transit, the public transportation authority for Ada and Canyon counties, would operate the passenger rail.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
The Coastal Commuter Link idea is an outgrowth of a plan researched and coordinated by the Florida Department of Transportation starting in 2003, decades after passenger rail service along the line founded by oil baron Henry Flagler ceased in 1968.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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