milk train

noun

, Informal.

1. a local train running through the early hours of the morning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of milk train¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

When Milk Train first stopped in New York in 1963, the critics jeered.

From The Daily Beast

Many of his plays, including Milk Train, are based on characters that originated in his short stories.

From The Daily Beast

Local police believe that the man was killed some time after midnight, possibly by the San Francisco milk train.

From Project Gutenberg

But then he would be an hour over his leave in getting back to camp late to-night on a milk train.

From Project Gutenberg

The milk-train was about an hour overdue, which would make it about due in the South.

From Project Gutenberg

The milk train came suddenly in sight through the tunnel, like a lighted thread going through a needle.

From Project Gutenberg

If I get fired fer not being there fer the early milk train, there'll be no more fat jobs fer youse.

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