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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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The Hop, the city's free streetcar, is also currently running seven days a week until 12 a.m. from the lakefront to the east side.
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Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
Where will the streetcar extension take passengers?
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
Thousands travel to Angelus Temple, packing the streetcars and mobbing the doors, standing with aching feet in the hope of gaining admittance.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
The streetcar would replace the popular bus routes along Central Avenue and Beatties Ford Road and cut labor costs, leaders thought at the time.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 18 July 2024
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Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024
Where will the streetcar extension take passengers?
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
Thousands travel to Angelus Temple, packing the streetcars and mobbing the doors, standing with aching feet in the hope of gaining admittance.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
The streetcar would replace the popular bus routes along Central Avenue and Beatties Ford Road and cut labor costs, leaders thought at the time.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 18 July 2024
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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