commuter rail
idiom
: part of a railroad made especially for people who work in a city but live outside it
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While Spain’s high-speed rail network runs smoothly, the commuter rail service is plagued by reliability issues, though accidents causing injury or death are not common in either.
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Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Tesla and Panasonic have sponsored a study for a commuter rail system and have also provided funding to the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, which is working with Boring Co on conceptual designs and a feasibility report for a tunnel.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
The station stop is on the commuter rail station’s Milwaukee District North line.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Cell phone networks failed in some districts and commuter rail services were disrupted.
—Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Tesla and Panasonic have sponsored a study for a commuter rail system and have also provided funding to the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, which is working with Boring Co on conceptual designs and a feasibility report for a tunnel.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2026
The station stop is on the commuter rail station’s Milwaukee District North line.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Cell phone networks failed in some districts and commuter rail services were disrupted.
—Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Commuter rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20rail. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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