Passenger Train

Definition: Passenger Train

Passenger Train

Noun

1. A train that carries passengers.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Vehicle

Train; accommodation train, passenger train, express trail, special train, corridor train, parliamentary train, luggage train, freight train, goods train; st class train, nd class train, rd class train, st class carriage, nd class carriage, rd class carriage, st class compartment, nd class compartment, rd class compartment; rolling stock; horse box, cattle truck; baggage car, express car, freight car, parlor car, dining car, Pullman car, sleeping car, sleeper, dome car; surface car, tram car, trolley car; box car, box wagon; horse car; bullet train, shinkansen, cannonball, the Wabash cannonball, lightning express; luggage van; mail, mail car, mail van.

Crosswords: Passenger Train

Books

• The American Passenger Train (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Passenger Train Annual (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Passenger train in front of Pavilion of Algeria on L'Esplanade des Invalides, Paris Exposition, 1889. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hanover Junction, Pa. Passenger train at depot. Credit: Library of Congress.

Chicago and North Western Ry. passenger train. Credit: Library of Congress.

Rock Island Railroad passenger train. Credit: Library of Congress.

Conversion. Metal screens to bomber windows. Milling fillets on passenger train window frames in the plant of an Eastern manufacturer of metal door and window. Credit: Library of Congress.

South Chaves (vicinity), New Mexico. On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Belen and Gallup, New Mexico, passing an eastbound passenger train. Credit: Library of Congress.

Gleed (vicinity), Arizona. A westbound passenger train going around a curve on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Winslow and Seligman, Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress.

Summit (vicinity), California. Passing an eastbound passenger train, the Chief, while coming down the mountain on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Barstow and San Bernardino, California. Credit: Library of Congress.

West-bound passenger train going around a curve on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad between Winslow and Seligman, Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress.

The first steam railroad passenger train in America. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

Surface transportation is provided by car hire companies, bus and coach lines, mini bus taxis and passenger train services. (references)

Economic History

Australia

The Victorian Government has also franchised its passenger train and tram operations. (references)

Human Rights

Angola

On August 10, approximately 250 persons, mostly civilians, were killed after a UNITA landmine near Zenza do Itumbe, Kwanza Norte province, exploded under a passenger train; there were reports that UNITA forces shot passengers who were fleeing the wreckage of the train. (references)

Travel

Zambia

Passenger train travel is unreliable and can be uncomfortable. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Arabic 

‏عربة المسافرين (passenger car). (various references)

Czech

osobní vlak (local train). (various references)

Dutch

personentrein, passagierstrein. (various references)

Esperanto

persontrajno. (various references)

French

train de voyageurs. (various references)

German

zug im personenverkehr. (various references)

Greek 

αμαξοστοιχία (train). (various references)

Hungarian

személyszállító vonat. (various references)

Italian

treno omnibus (passenger). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

旅客列車 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

りょかくれっしゃ. (various references)

Pig Latin

assengerpay aintray

Portuguese

tremdepassageiros. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

putnički voz. (various references)

Spanish

tren de pasajeros. (various references)

Swedish

persontåg (stopping train). (various references)

Turkish

yolcu treni. (various references)

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