passenger rail
noun
: trains that take passengers rather than cargo
passenger rail service between the two cities
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The Colorado Department of Transportation hasn’t ruled out other possible passenger rail routes using tracks that run from Pueblo to Salida and Leadville, then over Tennessee Pass to Minturn and the Interstate 70 corridor.
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
But the key to a successful, vibrant passenger rail partnership will require public investment.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
And that's Amtrak's role today, is to provide passenger rail service and connectivity to mostly rural communities in places where private capital simply cannot afford to provide it.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Almost since Amtrak’s creation in 1971, the 21,000-mile U.S. intercity passenger rail service has been fighting calls that it should be privatized.
—Tim Balk, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
But the key to a successful, vibrant passenger rail partnership will require public investment.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
And that's Amtrak's role today, is to provide passenger rail service and connectivity to mostly rural communities in places where private capital simply cannot afford to provide it.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Almost since Amtrak’s creation in 1971, the 21,000-mile U.S. intercity passenger rail service has been fighting calls that it should be privatized.
—Tim Balk, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Passenger rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20rail. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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