often attributive
: a means of urban railway transportation using trolley cars
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And a light-rail line connecting Johor with Singapore is expected to open by year’s end.
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Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The City College trolley station is served by both the Blue Line, one of the highest ridership light-rail lines in the nation, and the Orange Line.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At The Bee, Smalstig will cover the traveling public’s adventures at Sacramento’s international airport, as well as on its roads and light-rail system.
—Chris Fusco
february 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors say Zarutska was stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light-rail train by Brown, a repeat offender with an extensive criminal history who was under state supervision at the time of the attack.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The City College trolley station is served by both the Blue Line, one of the highest ridership light-rail lines in the nation, and the Orange Line.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
At The Bee, Smalstig will cover the traveling public’s adventures at Sacramento’s international airport, as well as on its roads and light-rail system.
—Chris Fusco
february 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors say Zarutska was stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light-rail train by Brown, a repeat offender with an extensive criminal history who was under state supervision at the time of the attack.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Light-rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light-rail. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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