commuter rail
idiom
: part of a railroad made especially for people who work in a city but live outside it
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Late amendments to the legislation exempted stops on commuter rail lines such as Coaster and Amtrak.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Car-free travelers can take the South Shore Line commuter rail, which runs between Chicago and South Bend.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
The commuter rail will not run on Thanksgiving Day.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
The commuter rail system that Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County officials have for years been working to create remains in limbo after a judge on Thursday paused the lawsuit that had been standing in its way.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Car-free travelers can take the South Shore Line commuter rail, which runs between Chicago and South Bend.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
The commuter rail will not run on Thanksgiving Day.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
The commuter rail system that Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County officials have for years been working to create remains in limbo after a judge on Thursday paused the lawsuit that had been standing in its way.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Commuter rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20rail. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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