commuter rail
idiom
: part of a railroad made especially for people who work in a city but live outside it
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The public transportation options include light rail, bus routes and paratransit services, as well as the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
The North County Transit District also operates the Coaster commuter rail, which goes from Oceanside into downtown San Diego.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
The North County Transit District also operates the Coaster commuter rail, which goes from Oceanside into downtown San Diego.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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
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“Commuter rail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20rail. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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