A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ATRAIN

Sun, 30 Apr '23
Subway line toward New York's Kennedy Airport
Tue, 10 Jan '23
"Take the ___" (Duke Ellington classic)
Sat, 19 Nov '22
Transportation in a Duke Ellington classic
Thu, 6 Oct '22
With 26-Down, repeated occurrences of things in turn
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Transport in a Billy Strayhorn standard
Sun, 26 Dec '21
New York City transport stopping at Kennedy Airport
Tue, 13 Jul '21
Transportation in a Duke Ellington tune