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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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Attendees may also park along the Downtown KC Streetcar route and ride the streetcar for free to Union Station.
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Kendrick Calfee
may 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Coyne said the city should consider other transit options, suggesting the city’s old streetcar network.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2026
The Nagasaki Electric Tramway, Japan's most historic streetcar system, is the only one with its original tracks intact.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
As a result, funding for the streetcars dwindled, and the city, county, state, and federal government stopped supporting it altogether.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
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Kendrick Calfee
may 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Coyne said the city should consider other transit options, suggesting the city’s old streetcar network.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2026
The Nagasaki Electric Tramway, Japan's most historic streetcar system, is the only one with its original tracks intact.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
As a result, funding for the streetcars dwindled, and the city, county, state, and federal government stopped supporting it altogether.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 26 May. 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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