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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These powerful forces had no incentive to maintain or improve the old electric streetcar system. —

Jay L. Zagorsky, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024 Subway and streetcar operators The U.S. workforce needs people who can operate subways and trains that transport passengers. —

Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 After nearly a decade of planning, Ramsey County officials cancelled planning for a streetcar or rapid bus line along West Seventh to MSP Airport and Mall of America. —

Kyle Stokes, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024 The streetcar currently only runs inside of Tempe on a 3-mile track and provides residents with about 42,000 rides each month as of last year. —

Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for streetcar