passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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Behind him rose a two-story wall of solid rock where, if all goes as planned, by 2035 trains will speed in and out of the tunnel, easing a bottleneck on the busiest passenger rail corridor in the nation.
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ABC News, 13 May 2026
Rail workers press for tighter security Unions have been fighting to strengthen passenger rail workers' protections for nearly a decade, after several incidents like the 2017 shooting of a conductor by an enraged passenger at the train station in Naperville, Illinois.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Not coincidentally, the Colorado and Southern passenger rail service along the northern Front Range was suspended in 1967.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
In addition, the money will go toward streamlining passenger rail service, rebuilding bridge infrastructure and other renovations in Amtrak’s Northeast corridor, according to a statement from Transportation Department Secretary Sean Duffy.
—Laura Davison, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 13 May 2026
Rail workers press for tighter security Unions have been fighting to strengthen passenger rail workers' protections for nearly a decade, after several incidents like the 2017 shooting of a conductor by an enraged passenger at the train station in Naperville, Illinois.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Not coincidentally, the Colorado and Southern passenger rail service along the northern Front Range was suspended in 1967.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
In addition, the money will go toward streamlining passenger rail service, rebuilding bridge infrastructure and other renovations in Amtrak’s Northeast corridor, according to a statement from Transportation Department Secretary Sean Duffy.
—Laura Davison, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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