On Thursday, August 14, 2014 9:55:10 AM UTC-4, Stephen Sprunk wrote:

>  Commuter rail is a subset of transit, so transit rail cannot exclude
commuter rail. It's simple logic. 

In certain usage, "transit" means "mass transit", as in "public 
ransportation", which would include all modes.  The old UMTA handled all modes.

However, in frequent usage, "transit" typically refers to local transit, e.g.
operations by the New York City Transit Authority, historically operated by a
streetar company.  "Commuter rail" typically refers to suburban commuter
trains, e.g. operations 
by Metro North and the LIRR, historically operated by a steam railroad.

The definitions are not hard and fast.  Some modern systems can be described
as a blend between the two.

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