Commuter rail in North America

"Commuter railroad" redirects here. For commuter railroads in general, see Commuter rail.
NJ Transit has an extensive commuter rail system connecting New Jersey to New York City and Philadelphia.
Long Island Rail Road commuter train in Westbury, New York.
A Metra train in West Chicago, IL.

Commuter rail services in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica provide common carrier passenger transportation along railway tracks, with scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis, primarily for short-distance (local) travel between a central business district and adjacent suburbs and regional travel between cities of a conurbation. It does not include rapid transit or light rail service.