interurban
adjective
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Interurban is generally used to describe transportation. As a noun (as in "In those days you could take the interurban from Seattle to Tacoma"), interurban has meant a fairly heavy but fast electric train, something between an urban trolley and a full-fledged long-distance train, that offers more frequent service than an ordinary railway. Interurban transit today may include bus, ferry, and limousine—and, in a few lucky areas, a regional railway. With oil supplies dwindling, there's hope that interurban railways will be coming back into wider use.
Examples of interurban in a Sentence
Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
The design also facilitates access to the New Berlin Recreation Trail, the former interurban rail right-of-way that stretches from Waukesha to West Allis.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
Visitors will also be able to see a giant ornament and Color Blossoms that illuminate the woods by the old interurban railway trail on Newfields' outdoor campus.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2024
The train ran for nearly half a century before the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. — the utility now known as We Energies — began the utility began abandoning less profitable interurban lines.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2024
The South Shore line first opened in 1908 during the interurban era, when small trains linked towns and cities throughout Indiana, often running along streets.
—Tim Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2021
The state’s 13th Court of Appeals reversed the ruling last year on the grounds that Texas Central is a railroad company and an interurban electric railway company.
—Dallas News, 24 June 2022
This eventually led to Berea’s playing an important role in the soon-to-follow interurban Rail System.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
The first zone includes about 34 acres bordered by the wastewater treatment plant to the north, interurban trail to the east, Oconomowoc River to the west and the conservatory to the south.
—Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2022
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“Interurban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interurban. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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