commuter rail
idiom
: part of a railroad made especially for people who work in a city but live outside it
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New locomotives on the commuter rail lines will also be delayed.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
Electricity also transformed daily life, powering the subways, streetcars and commuter rail that let workers stream in and cities sprawl out and creating the possibility of suburban living.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
Another option is the Trinity Railway Express (TRE), a commuter rail service that connects Fort Worth to Dallas, with a stop at DFW in between.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
The vast bulk of that is earmarked for massive statewide upgrades to Connecticut’s parks, prisons, highways, bridges and commuter rail lines.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
Electricity also transformed daily life, powering the subways, streetcars and commuter rail that let workers stream in and cities sprawl out and creating the possibility of suburban living.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
Another option is the Trinity Railway Express (TRE), a commuter rail service that connects Fort Worth to Dallas, with a stop at DFW in between.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
The vast bulk of that is earmarked for massive statewide upgrades to Connecticut’s parks, prisons, highways, bridges and commuter rail lines.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024
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“Commuter rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20rail. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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