express train

noun

: a train that has very few stops

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From that point on, the creative process was like an express train, John says. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025 Waiting at central London's Paddington station, which normally offers express train service to Heathrow, U.S. traveller Tyler Prieb contacted airlines Friday morning, hoping to find a new flight back to his home in Nashville, Tennessee. Catarina Demony, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 The hotel is located behind the Royal Palace and is only a 10-minute walk from Nationaltheatret station station, where the airport express train comes in. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024 The express train will make stops at stations in San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale, arriving at San Jose’s Diridon Station at 6:18 p.m. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024 The accident effectively halted the southbound inaugural run of an express train that originated in West Palm Beach and was headed for the MiamiCentral station. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024 The accident happened after the driver of the freight train disregarded a signal and hit the rear end of the express train, Sinha added. Reuters, NBC News, 17 June 2024 The train robbed in Rondout was heading to Minneapolis and was strictly a mail and express train, with no passenger cars. Chloe Hilles, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024 Emma Smits, an AT&T customer, was on the Metra express train into Chicago. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024

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