Metroliner

[ me-troh-lahy-ner ]

Trademark.

1. any of several high-speed, reserved-seat trains run by Amtrak and serving points between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Metroliner¹

metro- ³ + liner ¹

Example Sentences

“If the Billings Gazette has not shut down their Goss Metroliner by now, it will go dark when their building, which is up for sale, is sold,” he added.

From Seattle Times

It includes the Amfleet I cars run on the Northeast Regional line stretching from Washington to Boston, as well as the 1960s Metroliner cab and the Cascades service cars in the Pacific Northwest.

From Washington Post

It includes the Amfleet I cars run on the Northeast Regional line stretching from Washington to Boston, as well as the 1960s Metroliner cab and the Cascades service cars in the Pacific Northwest.

From Washington Post

The new trains will replace Amfleet, Metroliner and state-owned equipment starting in 2024.

From Seattle Times

The pilot who requested the emergency landing was the only person aboard a twin-engine Fairchild Metroliner that landed at Centennial Airport despite major damage to its tail section.

From Washington Post