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

Just book a ticket on the Northstar commuter rail, which provides regular service from Minneapolis to Anoka, with a journey time of about 30 minutes (roughly the same as driving, minus the hassle). —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025

Plans include, among other initiatives, the construction of the Red Line commuter rail to the Lake Norman area and an overhaul of the region’s bus system. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025

The Rock Drill site is east of Franklin Street, north of the 39th Avenue greenway and south of 40th Avenue and the A-Line commuter rail tracks. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025

Key Background Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was killed in an unprovoked attack on a commuter rail in Charlotte, North Carolina, in August. —Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for commuter rail

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