commuter train

noun

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

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Investigators said the unidentified victim was riding a stand-up scooter and collided with the Regional Transportation District’s A Line commuter train. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2024 Congress required railroads to develop the positive train control system after a deadly 2008 collision between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, California. Josh Funk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024 Barcelona is braced for further torrential rain on Monday prompting Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente to announce the suspension of all commuter train services in northeastern Catalonia. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The four people killed on a Chicagoland commuter train early on the morning of Labor Day appeared to be sleeping when they were fatally shot. Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024 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 19 Dec. 2024.

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