or owl-train, subs. phr. (American).—A late tram-car, or train.
1882. J. D. MCCABE, New York by Sunlight and Gaslight, 190. The Third avenue line runs its trains all night…. These are ‘the OWL TRAINS,’ and carry home the late workers in the great newspaper offices, belated travelers, and the ‘b’hoys’ who have been making a night of it.
