commuter rail

idiom

: part of a railroad made especially for people who work in a city but live outside it

Examples of commuter rail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The mass transit suspension program was made possible by a 2023 change in state law that allows the CTA, along with commuter rail system Metra and suburban bus agency Pace, to suspend riders accused of violence or threatening behavior on their systems. —Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

The Capital Metro commuter rail station is about one-eighth of a mile from the project's southern end. —Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026

The city also emphasized the commuter rail connection by way of the South Shore Line, including a recent $1 billion investment in a new line serving commuters between Chicago and Northwest Indiana. —Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026

The Commuter Rail Coalition is an association of public sector commuter rail agencies and private sector partners who operate and maintain the nation’s commuter rail industry, Gallagher explained. —Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for commuter rail

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale