commuter train

noun

: a train that people use to get to and from work

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The funds only can be used for construction of new roads, resurfacing of paved roads, and the operation and maintenance of mass transit — including SunRail commuter train, Lynx bus system and the new microtransit service Scout. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025 Shemberger’s Hyundai Elantra was hit by the commuter train, ejecting his wife, who was in the backseat and fatally injuring his grandson, who was in the front passenger seat. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 There would be seven in total, three biological and four of his sister’s boys, who had come to live with him and his wife, Jane, in 1958, when Vonnegut’s brother-in-law, Jim, died in a train derailment, his commuter train launching itself from the Newark Bay Bridge into Newark Bay. Noah Hawley, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025 Today, MetroRail uses the tracks for a commuter train to and from Leander, while the Austin Steam Train Association employs it for tourist outings to Bertram and Burnet. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for commuter train

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“Commuter train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20train. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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