commuter rail
idiom
: part of a railroad made especially for people who work in a city but live outside it
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With easy access to Route 1, I-95, and the commuter rail, Boston is within easy reach, too.
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Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Fort Lauderdale’s fight to persuade the county to build a tunnel for commuter rail is nowhere near over.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
New York is the most job-dense region in the U.S., a full quarter of New York State’s labor force commutes on an MTA subway, bus, or commuter rail.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The number of people riding on RTD’s A-Line commuter rail between Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport also decreased, along with ridership on RTD’s free MallRide shuttles downtown, where mall reconstruction and an RTD track overhaul last year impeded transit.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
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Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Fort Lauderdale’s fight to persuade the county to build a tunnel for commuter rail is nowhere near over.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
New York is the most job-dense region in the U.S., a full quarter of New York State’s labor force commutes on an MTA subway, bus, or commuter rail.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
The number of people riding on RTD’s A-Line commuter rail between Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport also decreased, along with ridership on RTD’s free MallRide shuttles downtown, where mall reconstruction and an RTD track overhaul last year impeded transit.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Commuter rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20rail. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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