Commuter rail with its ability to share freight tracks
is the rail mode of choice
when providing service 20 miles or more beyond the hub city.

Operator Hub City State Some Stations
West Coast ExpressVancouverBCCoquitlam
MetrolinkLos AngelesCASan Bernadino, Oceanside
CoasterSan DiegoCAOceanside
CaltrainSan FranciscoCASan Jose, Palo Alto
ACESan JoseCALivermore, Stockton
Shore Line EastNew HavenCTOld Saybrook
Virgina Railway ExpressWashingtonDCFredericksburg, Manasas
Tri-RailMiamiFLFort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach
MetraChicagoILNaperville, Aurora, Joliet
South ShoreChicagoINSouth Bend
MBTABostonMAWorcester, Natick
MARCBaltimoreMDMartinsburg (WV), Perryville
NJ TransitNew York CityNJRed Bank, Morristown
Metro NorthNew York CityNYPoughkeepsie, Danbury
Long Island Rail RoadNew York CityNYGarden City, Farmingdale
GO TransitTorontoONHamilton, Oshawa
AMTMontrealQCRigaud, Sunnybrooke
Trinity Railway ExpressDallasTXFort Worth
SounderSeattleWATacoma

Sharing freight tracks better utilizes resources than having
seperate passenger- and freight-dedicated tracks.
Better resource utilization means lower costs.