commuter train

noun

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

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Seminole also faces a $15 million bill next year for Lynx bus service and its new micro transit service that starts in October, as well as a $12 million cost for SunRail commuter train service. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 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 South Florida’s commuter train has had added a new route and is also reminding riders to pay up. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025 Five people were killed as a commuter train collided with an SUV in Indiana after the car went around an active railroad crossing, authorities said. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 June 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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