commuter rail
idiom
: part of a railroad made especially for people who work in a city but live outside it
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Service was suspended on the Bay Area’s commuter rail through its underwater Transbay Tube.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Parking for the Fitchburg commuter rail line is filling up, and pedestrians are walking around trains in Whitman.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
The property’s amenities include co-working spaces and a business center for remote workers, an 1,800-square-foot rooftop courtyard lounge with grills and Providence River views and a location within walking distance to the Providence commuter rail station.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Also a recent draw: the Regional Transportation District’s 41st & Fox commuter rail station, which opened five years ago just east of Sunnyside, providing a downtown link on the G and B lines.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Parking for the Fitchburg commuter rail line is filling up, and pedestrians are walking around trains in Whitman.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
The property’s amenities include co-working spaces and a business center for remote workers, an 1,800-square-foot rooftop courtyard lounge with grills and Providence River views and a location within walking distance to the Providence commuter rail station.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Also a recent draw: the Regional Transportation District’s 41st & Fox commuter rail station, which opened five years ago just east of Sunnyside, providing a downtown link on the G and B lines.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Commuter rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20rail. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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