commuter train

noun

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

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Ditto for the suspect in Zarutska’s gruesome knifing death on a Charlotte, North Carolina, commuter train. Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 The Justice Department on Tuesday filed federal charges against a man with a long criminal history in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train last month—an offense that could carry the death penalty. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 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 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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