Definition of "passenger-train" []

• A railway-train for the conveyance of passengers, as distinguished from a freight- or goods-train, oil-train, coal-train, etc. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Now, the federal government wants to further subsidize this failing passenger-train system and at the same time heap taxes on an industry and its passengers which makes the third-largest contribution to the economy after farming and energy—commercial aviation."
• "The nine-mile-long project, dubbed Access to the Region's Core, or ARC, was designed to double passenger-train capacity into Manhattan, raise property values and cut commuting times."
• "QR National was formed in July when state-run QR Ltd. split its passenger-train and freight operations."