passenger train

noun

: a train that people use for traveling

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Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in cities across the country as part of a general strike called to demand justice for the 57 people killed on Feb. 28, 2023, when a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train. Derek Gatopoulos and Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025 Fifty-seven people were killed when a passenger train filled with students collided with a freight train on February 28, 2023, near the Tempi gorge in central Greece. Reuters, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 At least half a dozen wild elephants were killed after a passenger train collided with them in Sri Lanka, according to local officials. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 More than a dozen people, including three firefighters, were injured Saturday when a passenger train collided with a fire rescue truck in Delray Beach, Florida, officials said. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for passenger train

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“Passenger train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20train. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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