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   From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >I believe John used the word "commuter" to refer to most of GO's rail   
   >operations that are peak-hour-tidal: inbound in the morning and   
   >outbound in the evening. Even their Lakeshore route runs on a half-hour   
   >schedule the rest of the time.   
   >   
   >A rather Toronto-centric use of the word.   
      
   Well, yeah, that's where it is.   
      
   Evidently commuter rail is like porn, we know it when we see it.  It   
   typically runs between downtown and suburbs, with more inbound service   
   timed to get people to work and outbound service timed to get people   
   home after work, but beyond that, the details vary a lot.   
      
   The Pearson DMU runs every 15 minutes between the airport, which is on   
   the line between Toronto and fairly urban Mississauga, and downtown,   
   on a 15 minute memory schedule.  Whatever it is, it's not commuter   
   rail.   
      
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