passenger rail
Commuter train service
Passenger rail refers to train services that carry people rather than freight.
The term encompasses commuter trains, intercity routes, and high-speed rail: The city is investing in passenger rail to reduce highway congestion.
In American English, passenger rail often appears in policy discussions contrasting U.S. infrastructure with European or Asian systems.
- dining carTrain's onboard restaurant
- rolling stockWheeled railway equipment
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- conductorsThose who direct ensembles
- all aboardEmbarkation announcement
ticket punch · train schedule · sleeper car · quiet car · overnight train · scenic route · transit-oriented development · metro system · train stations · train · monorail · electrification · intercity · metro · coach · subway · platform · carriage
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, power grid, roads, seaports
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- rail systemsrailroad, metro, subway, monorail, streetcar
- rail transportfreight train, train stations, commuter train, express train, steam train
passenger railair travel
Transport by aircraft
commercial aviation · commercial airlines · ferry service · passenger ships · intercity bus