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

City officials said that the plan would cut traffic and its associated environmental impacts, while also providing a lifeline to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which could use the toll revenues to improve the city's subway, bus and commuter rail systems. —Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025

But commuter rail, connecting suburbs to exurbs, is flourishing. —Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025

In London, one organization (Transport for London) coordinates the Underground, buses, and commuter rail. —Robert Previdi, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025

Will commuter rail be a white elephant, sucking billions from county taxpayers and doing little to improve traffic, while causing hundreds of daily delays at the 60-plus railroad crossings? —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for commuter rail

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