NEW RAIL SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS SINCE 1970
[Federally funded unless otherwise noted]
OPENING DATES MILES
ATLANTA, GA [MARTA] ...........................................................................47.3 [Heavy Rail]
HEAVY RAIL
East Line [Blue Line]
Five Points to Avondale [1979]
Avondale to Indian Creek [1993]
West Line [Blue/Green Line]
Five Points to Hamilton E. Holmes [1979] [Blue Line]
Proctor Creek Branch- to Bankhead Station [1992] [Green Line] (*)
(*) Green Line runs from Bankhead Station to Edgewood/Candler Park Station
South Line [Gold/Red Line]
Five Points to Garnett Street [1981]
Garnett Street to West End [1982]
West End to Lakewood [1984]
Lakewood to East Point [1986]
East Point to Hartsfield Airport [1988]
North Line [Red Line] (*)
Buckhead to Dunwoody [1996]
Dunwoody to North Springs- 1.9 miles [12/18/00]
(*) Red Line trains thru routed to Airport
Northeast Line [Gold Line]
To North Avenue [1981]
North Avenue to Peachtree Center [1982]
Peachtree Center to Arts Center [1982]
Arts Center to Brookhaven [1984]
Brookhaven to Chamblee [1987]
Chamblee to Doraville [1992]
NOTE: Groundbreaking for MARTA System on 2/19/75
AUSTIN, TX…………………………………………………………………32.0 [Commuter Rail]
COMMUTER RAIL (DMU)
MetroRail Red Line- Austin to Leander [3/21/10] 32.0 miles
BALTIMORE, MD [MTA] ...................................................................…….16.0 [Heavy Rail]
29.3 [Light Rail]
13.5 [Commuter Rail]
HEAVY RAIL
Northwest Rapid Transit Line
Charles Center to Owings Mill [1984] 14.5miles
Charles Center to Johns Hopkins [12/1995] 1.5 miles
LIGHT RAIL
Central Light Rail Line
Camden Yards to Timonium [4/3/92]
Camden Yards to Patapsco Avenue [8/92]
Patapsco Avenue to Linthicum [4/93]
Linthicum to Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie [6/93]
Three Extensions
Hunt Valley- 4.5 mile extension [9/9/97]
BWI - 2.0 mile spur [12/5/97]
Penn Station- .25 mile spur [12/5/97]
COMMUTER RAIL [MARC]
Extension from Point of Rocks to Frederick, MD – 13.5 miles [12/17/01]
BOSTON, MA [MBTA]..................................................................................17.4 [Heavy Rail]
1.0 [Busway/Bus Rapid Transit]
HEAVY RAIL
Orange Line
North Extension - Haymarket to Oak Grove- 5.4 miles [1977]
Southwest Line - Washington Street to Forest Hills- 6 miles [1987]
Red Line
North Extension - Harvard to Alewife- 3 miles [1985]
South Extension - Quincy Center to Braintree- 3 miles [1980]
BUSWAY [Bus Rapid Transit]
Silver Line
South Boston Piers- South Station to World Trade Center- 1.0 mile [12/17/04]
BUFFALO, NY [NFTA]...............................................................................…6.4 [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Main Street Mall to SUNY South Campus [1984]
CHARLOTTE, NC [CAT]…………………………………………………….9.6 [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
LYNX South Corridor- Downtown to Pineville- 9.6 miles [12/10/07]
Groundbreaking: Feb. 26, 2005
CHICAGO, IL [CTA/RTA].............................................................................31.0 [Heavy Rail]
54.4 [Commuter Rail]
HEAVY RAIL
Red Line- Dan Ryan Express - Downtown Loop to 95th Street- 10 miles [1969]
Blue Line- Kennedy Extension - Logan Square to Jefferson Park- 5 miles [1970]
Blue Line- O'Hare Extension- Jefferson Park to O'Hare Airport- 7 miles [1983/84]
Orange Line- Downtown Loop to Midway Airport- 9 miles [1993]
COMMUTER RAIL
(Pre-METRA) IC Electric- Richton Park to University Park- 2.1 miles [11/20/1977]
METRA MD West- Elgin Station to Big Timber Station- 3.2 miles [1986]
METRA SWS- Orland Park to Manhattan [1993]
METRA Wisconsin Central- Downtown to Antioch- 41 miles [8/19/1996]
METRA UP West- Geneva Station to Elburn-8.1 miles [1/23/2006]
CLEVELAND, OH [GCRTA]......................................................................….4.0 [Heavy Rail]
HEAVY RAIL
RED LINE- Extension to Hopkins International Airport- 4 miles [1968]
LIGHT RAIL
Blue/Green Line Waterfront extension-Tower City to South Harbor- 1.5 miles [7/10/96]
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Euclid Avenue Corridor BRT [Health Line]- Public Square to East Cleveland- 4.3 miles [10/24/08]
DALLAS, TX [DART]..............................................................................…...85.0 [Light Rail] 34.0 [Commuter Rail]
LIGHT RAIL 4.1 [Vintage Trolley]
Downtown to Illinois Station [South Oak Cliff](6/14/96)
Downtown to West Oak Cliff (6/14/96)
Illinois Station to Ledbetter [South Oak Cliff](5/31/97)
Downtown to Park Lane (1/10/97) Red/Blue Line
Mockingbird Lane to White Rock Station (9/24/01) Blue Line
White Rock Station to LBJ/Skillman (5/6/02) Blue Line
Park Lane to Galatyn Park (7/01/02) Red Line
LBJ/Skillman to Garland (11/18/02) Blue Line
Galatyn Park to North Plano (12/09/02) Red Line
West End to Victory Station- 1.2 miles (11/12/04) Orange/Green Line
Pearl Station to MLK, Jr.- 2.7 miles [9/14/09] Green Line
MLK, Jr. Station to Buckner- 7.4 miles [12/06/10] Green Line
Victory Station to North Carrollton/Frankford- 16.4 miles [12/06/10] Green Line
Bachman to Irving Convention Center- 5.4 miles [7/30/12] Orange Line
Garland to Rowlett- 4.8 miles [12/03/12] Blue Line
Irving Convention Center to Belt Line- 3.9 miles [12/03/12] Orange Line
COMMUTER RAIL
Union Station - South Irving- 10 miles [12/30/96]
South Irving – East Fort Worth- 17 miles [9/18/00]
East Fort Worth – Downtown Fort Worth- 7 miles [12/3/01]
COMMUTER RAIL [Denton County Transportation Authority]
A-Train- Denton to New Carrollton- 21.0 miles [6/20/11] State/Locally Funded
Groundbreaking: June 15, 2009
VINTAGE TROLLEY
McKinney Avenue Vintage Trolley- 2.8 miles [7/89] Locally Funded
Extension to DART City Place Subway Station- 1.25 miles [5/02] Locally Funded
DENVER, CO [RTD]………………………………………………………... 34.8 [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Central Corridor- Downtown to I-25 & Broadway- 5.3 miles [10/1994] Locally Funded
Southwest Extension- I-25 Broadway to Mineral Avenue, Littleton- 8.7 miles [7/17/2000]
Central Platte Valley Extension- 1.8 miles [4/4/2002] Locally Funded
Southeast Extensions [T-REX]- I-25/Broadway to Lincoln Avenue with
branch in I-225 median to Parker Road- 19.0 miles [11/17/2006]
West Corridor – Union Station to Jefferson County Government Center- 12.1 miles [4/26/13]
Groundbreaking: June 19, 2009 [Full Construction]
DETROIT, MI [SEMTA]................................................................................. 3.0 {AGT]
AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT
Downtown People Mover Loop [1986] 3.0 miles
HOUSTON, TX- [Houston Metro]…………………………………………. 12.8 [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Main Street [North Line] Light Rail- Downtown to Reliant Park- 7.5 miles [01/05/04] Red Line- Locally Funded
North Line – Main Street Ext. to Northline Transit Center- 5.3 miles [12/21/13] Red Line
Groundbreaking: July 13, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, FL [JTA]........................................................................…2.1 [AGT]
AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT
Automated Skyway Express
Central to Terminal- 1 mile [1989/97]
Extension across St. John’s River to San Marco Station- 1.1 miles [10/27/98]
LITTLE ROCK, AR [CATA]…………………………………………………3.0 [Vintage Trolley]
VINTAGE TROLLEY
River Rail Vintage Streetcar Circulator System [11/01/04] 2.5 miles
Extension to William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Park & Library- 0.5 miles [2/2007]
LOS ANGELES, CA [LACMTA].................................................…………. 18.6 [Heavy Rail]
371.0 [Commuter Rail]
70.3 [Light Rail]
29.0 [Busway/Bus Rapid Transit]
3.0 [Vintage Trolley]
HEAVY RAIL
Red Line- Union Station - MacAuthur Park- 4.4 miles [1/30/93]
Red Line - MacAuthur Park to Wilshire & Western- 2 miles [7/13/96]
Red Line - Wilshire and Vermont to Hollywood & Vine- 5.9 miles [6/11/99]
Red Line – Hollywood & Vine to North Hollywood- 6.3 miles [6/26/00]
LIGHT RAIL
Blue Line – Los Angeles [7th & Flower] to Long Beach- 22.0 miles [1990] Locally Funded
Green Line – Redondo Beach – Norwalk- 20.0 miles [5/1995] [funded as part of the Glenn Anderson (Century) Freeway
Project]
Gold Line - Union Station to Pasadena- 13.7 miles [7/28/03] Locally Funded
Gold Line- East Side Extension- 6.0 miles [11/15/09]
[Groundbreaking: July 17, 2004]
Mid-City/Exposition Blvd LRT- Downtown LA to La Cienega/Jefferson Station- 7.6 miles [4/28/12] Locally Funded
Mid-City/Exposition Blvd LRT- La Cienega/Jefferson Station to Culver City- 1.0 mile [6/20/12] Locally Funded
[Groundbreaking: September 29, 2006]
COMMUTER RAIL
Metrolink-
LA Union Station to Moorpark- 47 miles [10/26/92]
LA Union Station to Santa Clarita- 35 miles [10/26/92]
LA Union Station to Pomona- 31 miles [10/26/92]
LA Union Station to San Bernardino- 51 miles [1993]
LA Union Station to Riverside- 57 miles [1993]
LA Union Station to Oceanside- 87 miles [1993]
San Bernardino – Riverside – Irvine- 63 miles [12/94]
BUSWAY [Bus Rapid Transit]
El Monte Busway [San Bernardino Freeway]- 11 miles [01/1973]
Harbour Freeway Busway
San Fernando Valley -Orange Line- 14 miles [10/31/05]
San Fernando Valley -Orange Line Extension to Chatsworth- 4.0 miles [6/30/12] Locally Funded
[Groundbreaking: May 1, 2009]
VINTAGE TROLLEY [MTA/LAPMLCA]
Port of Los Angeles- San Pedro Waterfront Vintage Red Line Interurban [7/19/03] 3.0 miles Locally Funded
MEMPHIS, TN [MATA]................................................................................ 6.5 [Light Rail]
VINTAGE TROLLEY
Exchange Avenue/Main Street to Peabody Place- 2 miles [1993]
Riverfront Loop- 2.5 miles [1997]
Madison Avenue (Medical Center) Extension- 2.0 miles [3/15/04]
MIAMI, FL [MDTA]...................................................................................…24.8 [Heavy Rail]
4.4 [AGT]
HEAVY RAIL
METRORAIL- Dadeland South to Okeechobee-21 miles [1984/85]
METRORAIL- Palmetto Extension- Okeechobee Station to Palmetto-1.4 miles [5/30/03]
METRORAIL- Extension- Earlington Heights Station to Miami Intermodal Center- 2.4 miles [7/30/12] Locally Funded
[Groundbreaking: May 1, 2009]
AUTOMATED GUIDEWAY TRANSIT
METROMOVER- Downtown loop- 1.9 miles [1986]
METROMOVER- Northern & Southern Extensions- 2.5 miles [5/26/94]
SOUTH FLORIDA [Tri-Rail]…………………………………………………70.9
[Connecting Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach]
COMMUTER RAIL
Tri-Rail- 67.0 miles [1/09/89]
Extension South to Miami Airport Station and North to Mangonia Park station- 4.0 miles [1998]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MTD]…………………………………………………11.6 [Light Rail]
40.0 [Commuter Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Hiawatha Corridor Project- Downtown Minneapolis to Fort Snelling - 7.6 miles [6/26/04]
Hiawatha Corridor Project- Fort Snelling to Mall of America- 4.0 miles [12/06/04]
[Groundbreaking : August 2, 2001]
COMMUTER RAIL
Downtown Minneapolis to Big Lake [Northstar]- 40 miles [11/16/09]
[Groundbreaking : September, 2007]
NASHVILLE, TN [RTA]
COMMUTER RAIL
Nashville- Lebanon (Music City Star)- 32 miles [9/18/2006]
NEW MEXICO [NMDOT/MRCOG]
COMMUTER RAIL
RAIL RUNNER- Santa Fe – Belen via Albuquerque- 97 miles
Phase I- Albuquerque – Sandoval County/ US 550 [7/14/06]
Phase II- Extension to Santa Fe [12/17/08]
Note: various stations along the line opened at different intervals- the latest station
opened [Santa Fe County/NM 599] on 8/1/09; additional stations are planned, two on Indian Reservations.
NEW YORK, NY [MTA &PANYNJ]............................................................... 6.0 [Heavy Rail]
8.1 [Automated Light Rail]
HEAVY RAIL
Archer Avenue- Queens Boulevard/Hillside Avenue to Archer/Parsons- 3 miles [1988]
63rd Street Line- 57th/7th Avenue to 21st Street/41st Avenue, Queens- 3 miles [1989]
Queens Connector - Northern Boulevard to 21st Street- 1 mile [1/13/2001]
AUTOMATED LIGHT RAIL (PANYNJ)
AirTrain- Howard Beach Station & Jamaica Transportation Center to JFK Airport- 8.1 miles [12/17/03]
Locally Funded
NEW JERSEY (Northern) [NJTC]……………………………………………16.2 [H-B Light Rail]
6.3 [Newark Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Hudson - Bergen LRT (MOS-1A)- Bayonne- E 34th Street to Exchange Place- 7.3 miles [4/15/00]
Hudson - Bergen LRT (MOS-1B)- to Newport Station- 1.0 mile [11/18/00] – three add’t stations
Hudson - Bergen LRT- Newport Station to Hoboken- 1.3 miles [9/29/02]
Hudson - Bergen LRT- Bayonne- E. 34th Street to East 22nd Street - ½ mile [11/15/03]
Hudson – Bergen LRT- Hoboken to Weehauken- 2.6 miles [9/07/04]
Hudson – Bergen LRT- Weehauken to North Bergen – 2.5 miles [02/25/06] [*]
[*] Weekend service from Weehauken’s Lincoln Harbor station to Port Imperial station was inaugurated on 10/29/05
Hudson – Bergen LRT- Bayonne- 22nd Street to 8th Street- 1.0 mile [1/31/11]
LIGHT RAIL
Newark City Extension to Bloomfield- 5.3 miles [6/22/02]
Newark City Subway Extension to Broad Street Station- 1.0 mile [7/17/06]
NEW JERSEY (Southern) [NJTC]……………..……………………….……34.0 [Diesel Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL (DMU)
The River Line- SNJLRTS- Camden to Trenton- 34.0 miles [3/15/04] Locally Funded
NEW ORLEANS, LA [RTA]…………………………………………………15.2 miles [Streetcar] [*]
[*] Includes St. Charles Avenue (6.5 miles)
STREETCAR
Canal Street- 5.3 miles [4/18/04]
Riverfront Line- 1.9 miles [1988]
Union Passenger Terminal to Canal Street via Loyola Street- 1.5 miles [1/28/13]
Groundbreaking: Mid-June, 2011
NORFOLK [Tidewater], VA [HRT]
LIGHT RAIL
THE TIDE- Downtown Norfolk (EVMC) to Newtown Road- 7.4 miles [8/22/11]
Groundbreaking: Late 2007
PHOENIX, AZ [VALLEY METRO]………………………………………….20.3 miles [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project- 20.3 miles [12/27/08]
Groundbreaking: February 15, 2005
PHILADELPHIA, PA [SEPTA]....................................................................... 6.7 [Commuter Rail]
8.5 [Light Rail]
COMMUTER RAIL
Center City Commuter Connection- 1.7 miles [1988]
Airport High Speed Rail Line- 5 miles [1985]
STREETCAR
Girard Avenue Light Rail Reconstruction- 8.5 miles [9/04/2005]
PITTSBURGH, PA [PAT].......................................................................18.6 [Busway/Bus Rapid Transit]
23.2 [Light Rail]
BUSWAY [Bus Rapid Transit]
South Busway- 4.5 miles [1978]
East [Martin Luther King Jr] Busway- Downtown to Wilkinsburg- 6.8 miles [1983]
East [Martin Luther King Jr] Busway Extension- Wilkinsburg to Swissvale-Rankin- 2.3 miles [6/15/03]
West Busway- Downtown to Carnegie- 5.0 miles [9/10/00]
LIGHT RAIL
Stage I Light Rail Reconstruction- Castle Shannon to South Hills Village- 5 miles [1984]
Downtown Subway- 2 miles [1985]
Castle Shannon - Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, Beechview-3 miles [1987]
Stage II Light Rail Reconstruction- Overbrook Line- 12 miles [6/02/04]
North Shore Subway Project- 1.2 miles [3/25/12]
Groundbreaking: October, 2006
PORTLAND, OR [TRI-MET]..........................................................................52.3 [Light Rail]
6.3 [Streetcar]
14.7 [Commuter Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Banfield Light Rail Line- 15 miles [1986]
Westside/Hillsboro- 17.7 miles [09/30/98]
Gateway Center to Airport- 5.5 miles [9/10/01] Locally Funded
Interstate MAX Extension- 5.8 miles [5/03/04]
Portland Mall Project/Gateway Transit Center-I-205 to Clackamas Town Center- 8. 3miles [9/12/09]
COMMUTER RAIL
Westside Express Service (WES) – Beaverton to Wilsonville- 14.7 miles [2/2/09]
STREETCAR [CITY OF PORTLAND]
Portland Streetcar- 4.7 miles [7/20/01] Locally Funded
Extension to RiverPlace- 0.6 miles [3/15/05] Locally Funded
Additional Extension to SW Moody and SW Gibbs- 0.5 miles [10/20/06] Locally Funded
Further extension to SW Lowell & Bond- 0.46 miles [8/17/07] Locally Funded
Eastside Loop Extension- 3.3.miles [9/21/12]
SACRAMENTO, CA [Regional Transit District]..............................................38.5 [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Northeast Line- Downtown to Watt Avenue and I-80- 9 miles [03/12/87]
East Line- Downtown to Butterfield Way- 9 miles [09/05/87]
East Line Butterfield Way to Mather Field Road- 2.3 miles [9/07/98]
South Line- Downtown to Meadowview- 6.3 miles [9/26/03]
East Line: Folsom Extension - Mather Field Road to Sunrise Boulevard- 2.8 miles [6/11/04]
East Line: Folsom Extension- Sunrise Valley Blvd to Downtown Folsom- 7.4 miles [10/15/05]
Downtown Connection to Amtrak (Union) Station – 0.55 miles [12/08/06] Locally Funded
Downtown – Natomas – Airport Green Line- Phase I to River District- 1.1 mile [6/15/12]
Groundbreaking: October 12, 2009
ST. LOUIS, MO/IL [Bi-State]…………………………………………………47.8 miles [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Lambert International Airport, MO to East St. Louis, IL- 19.0 miles [via downtown St. Louis]- [7/31/93]
St. Clair County, Illinois Extension [East St. Louis, IL to Belleville, IL] - 17.0 miles [5/7/2001]
St. Clair County, Illinois Extension [Belleville, IL to Shiloh- Scott AFB, IL] – 3.6 miles [06/21/2003]
Cross County MetroLink Extension- [Clayton to Shrewsbury] - `8.2 miles [ 8/26/2006] Locally Funded
SALT LAKE CITY [Utah Transit Authority] ........……...............….....…......41.2 [Light Rail]
89.0 [Commuter Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Downtown Salt Lake City to 10000 South, Sandy, Utah- 15 miles [12/06/99]
Downtown Salt Lake City to University of Utah- 2.5 miles [12/15/01]
University Extension to Medical Center [1.5 miles] [09/29/03]
Downtown Salt Lake City Extension- Arena Station to Central Station- 0.5 miles [4/27/08]
Mid-Jordan TRAX Branch- 10.6 miles [8/7/11]
West Valley TRAX Branch- 5.1 miles [8/7/11]
Downtown to Airport TRAX Line- 6.0 miles [4/14/13] Locally Funded Groundbreaking: October 22, 2008
Draper TRAX Extension- 3.8 miles [8/18/13]
Groundbreaking: Early 2011
STREETCAR
Sugarhouse (S Line) Streetcar- 2.5 miles [12/08/13]
Groundbreaking: May 9, 2012
COMMUTER RAIL
FrontRunner North- Salt Lake City to Ogden- 44 miles [4/26/08]
FrontRunner South- Salt Lake City to Provo- 45 miles [12/10/12]
Groundbreaking: August 12, 2008
SAN DIEGO, CA [MTS- San Diego Trolley, Inc.].......................................52.3 [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
South [Blue] Line:
Downtown San Diego - San Ysidro- 15.9 miles [7/81]
East [Orange] Line:
Downtown - Euclid - initial segment - 4.5 miles [3/86]
Euclid - El Cajon - 11.3 mile extension [6/25/89]
Downtown - 1.5 mile Bayside Segment [6/30/90]
El Cajon - Santee - 3.6 mile extension [8/95] Green
North [Green] Line
Downtown - Initial .4 mile segment [7/92]
Downtown - Old Town - 3.2 mile extension [6/13/96]
Old Town - Mission Valley West - 6.1 miles [11/23/97]
Mission Valley East- 5.8 miles [7/10/05]
Note: Most of San Diego system locally funded
SAN DIEGO [NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT]………………….63.1 [Commuter Rail]
COMMUTER RAIL
COASTER – San Diego to Oceanside- 41.1 Miles [2/27/95]
[common station with Metrolink, the LA commuter rail service, at Oceanside]
COMMUTER RAIL (DMU)
SPRINTER- Oceanside – Escondido- 22 miles [3/09/08]
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA [BART].............................................103.0 [Heavy Rail]
HEAVY RAIL
Basic System- 71.5 miles [1972]
Daly City to Colma- 1.0 mile [02/24/96]
Pittsburg/Antioch- 7.8 miles [12/07/96]
Dublin/Pleasanton- 14 miles [5/09/97]
Colma to Millbrae- 8.7 miles [via SF Airport] [6/22/03]
NOTE: Groundbreaking for BART System on 6/19/64
SAN FRANCISCO, CA [MUNI].................................................................13.6 [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Muni Metro Market Street Subway- 3.5 miles [1980/81]
Muni Metro Extension to Caltrain Terminal- 3 miles [01/10/98]
Muni Metro 3rd Street Light Rail line- 7.1 miles [4/07/2007] Locally Funded
Groundbreaking: May 28, 2002
Note: Limited weekend service initiated on 1/13/07
SAN JOSE, CA [VTA]................................................................................41.2 [Light Rail]
LIGHT RAIL
Guadalupe Light Rail- Downtown to Old Ironsides- 10 miles [1987]
Downtown to Santa Theresa- 10 miles [1988]
Tasman West Light Rail- Baypointe Transfer Station to Mountainview- 7.6 miles [12/20/99]
Tasman East Light Rail - Baypointe Transfer Station to I-880-1.9 miles [5/18/01] Locally Funded
Tasman East- I-880 to Hostetter- 2.9 miles [6/24/04] Locally Funded
Capitol Corridor- Capitol Avenue to Alum Rock Avenue- 3.5 miles [6/24/04] Locally Funded
Vasona Corridor- Phase I- Downtown to Campbell- 5.3 miles [10/01/05] Locally Funded
STOCKTON – SAN JOSE, CA…………………………………………..85.0 [Commuter Rail]
COMMUTER RAIL
[San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission, Alameda Congestion Management
Agency, and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]
Altamont Commuter Express- 85 miles [10/19/98]
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO [PRDHT]…………………………………10.3 [Heavy Rail]
HEAVY RAIL
Tren Urbano- Bayamon Centro to Sagrado Corazon- 10.3 miles [6/6/05]
SEATTLE, WA [RTA]..................................................................................2.0 [Bus/Light RailTunnel]
89.2 [Commuter Rail]
17.2 [Light Rail]
1.3 miles [Streetcar]
1.9 [Vintage Trolley] [*]
BUS RAPID TRANSIT
Downtown Bus Tunnel- 2 miles [1989]
NOTE: Joint revenue operation with Light Rail commenced on 7/19/09
COMMUTER RAIL
Sounder- Seattle – Tacoma- 40 miles [9/18/00]
Sounder- Seatlle – Everett- 41 miles [1/05/04]
Sounder- Tacoma to Lakewood- 8.2 miles [10/06/12]
Groundbreaking: June 2009 [station construction began in 2007]
LIGHT RAIL
Link Light Rail- Downtown Tacoma to Tacoma Dome- 1.6 miles [8/22/03]
Link Light Rail- Central Link – Downtown Seattle to Tukwilla- 13.9 miles [7/17/09]
Link Light Rail- Airport Link- Tukwila to SEA-TAC Airport- 1.7 miles [12/19/09]
Groundbreaking: Nov. 8, 2003
STREETCAR [CITY OF SEATTLE]
Downtown Seattle to South Lake Union- 1.3 miles [12/12/07]
VINTAGE TROLLEY
Waterfront Streetcar- 1.86 miles [1982] [Operation suspended indefinitely]
TAMPA, FL [HART]……………………………………………………...2.7 [Vintage Trolley]
VINTAGE TROLLEY
TECO- Ybor City Vintage Trolley- 2.4 miles [10/19/02
Downtown Extension - 0.3 miles [12/19/10]
WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SUBURBS [WMATA]..............................106.1 [Heavy Rail]
HEAVY RAIL
Red Line:
Farragut North to Rhode Island Ave (3/29/76)
Farragut North to Dupont Circle (1/17/77)
Rhode Island Ave to Silver Spring (2/06/78)
Dupont Circle to Van Ness/UDC (12/05/81)
Van Ness/UDC to Grosvenor (8/25/84)
Grosvenor to Shady Grove (12/15/84)
Silver Spring to Wheaton (9/22/90)
Wheaton to Glenmont Terminal (7/25/98)
Orange Line:
Stadium-Armory to New Carrollton (11/20/78)
Rosslyn to Ballston (12/01/79)
Ballston to Vienna (6/07/86)
[segment between Rosslynn and Stadium-Armory opened on 7/1/77 as part of Blue Line segment]
Blue Line:
National Airport to Stadium-Armory (7/01/77)
Stadium-Armory to Addison Road (11/22/80)
National Airport to Van Dorn Street (6/15/91)
Van Dorn Street to Franconia-Springfield (6/30/97)
Addison Road to Largo Town Center (12/18/04)
Yellow Line:
Gallery Place/Chinatown to Pentagon (4/30/83)
Pentagon to Huntington (12/17/83)
Gallery Place/Chinatown to Mt. Vernon Sq/UDC (1993)
Green Line:
L'Enfant Plaza to U Street/Cardoza (5/11/91)
L'Enfant Plaza to Anacostia (12/28/91)
Fort Totten to Greenbelt (12/11/93)
Inner Green Line [U Street/Cardoza to Fort Totten] (09/18/99)
Anacostia to Branch Avenue (01/13/01)
COMMUTER RAIL [NVTC and PRTC]
Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
Manassas, VA to Union Station, Washington, DC- 35 miles [6/22/92]
Fredericksburg, VA to Union Station, Washigton, DC- 55 miles [7/20/92]
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ATLANTA, GA [City of Atlanta]
STREETCAR
Downtown Circulator [2.6 miles]
Groundbreaking: February 1, 2012
Projected Opening: April, 2014
CHARLOTTE, NC [CAT]
LIGHT RAIL
LYNX Northeast Corridor- Downtown to UNC-Charlotte Campus [9.4 miles]
Groundbreaking: July 18, 2013
Projected Opening: Spring, 2017
STREETCAR
CityLynx Gold Line- Phase I- Time Warner Cable Arena to Prebysterian Hospital [1.5 miles]
Groundbreaking: January, 2013
Projected Opening: March, 2015
CINCINNATI, OH [City of Cincinnati]
STREETCAR
Downtown Circulator [3.8 miles]
Groundbreaking: February 17, 2012 [work currently suspended]
Projected Opening: Spring, 2014
DALLAS, TX [DART]
LIGHT RAIL
Belt Line Station to DFW- Terminal A [4.7] Orange Line
Groundbreaking: Early 2012
Projected Opening: December 15, 2014
South Oak Cliff to UNT-Dallas Campus [2.6] Blue Line
Groundbreaking: Early 2012
Projected Opening: 2016
VINTAGE TROLLEY
McKinney Avenue Vintage Trolley Downtown Loop Extension via Olive and St. Paul Streets [0.65 miles]
Groundbreaking: Fall, 2012
Projected Opening: Early 2014
DALLAS STREETCAR
Downtown Union Station to Oak Cliff [1.6 miles]
Projected Opening: Late 2014
DENVER, CO [RTD]
LIGHT RAIL
I-225 Corridor- Nine Mile Station to Iliff Station [1.5 miles]
Groundbreaking: May 13, 2012
Projected Opening: Summer 2014
I-225 Corridor- Iliff Station to Peoria/Smith Street [9.0 miles]
Projected Opening: November, 2015
COMMUTER RAIL
East Corridor- Union Station to Airport [22.8 miles]
Groundbreaking: December 2, 2010
Projected Opening: 2014
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
STREETCAR
‘The Wave’ Downtown Circulator [2.7 miles]
Groundbreaking:
Projected Opening:
HONOLULU, HI [HART]
AUTOMATED FIXED GUIDEWAY
Kapolei to Ala Moana Center Rail Transit Project [20.0 miles]
Groundbreaking: February 22, 2011
Projected Opening: Phase I [Kapolei to Aloha Station] 2015
Phase II [Aloha Station to Middle Street Station] 2017
Phase III [Middle Street Station to Ala Moana Center] 2019
HOUSTON, TX [Houston Metro]
LIGHT RAIL
Southeast Corridor- Downtown to Palm Center [6.1 miles] Purple Line
Groundbreaking: July 13, 2009
Projected Opening: Oct, 2014
East End Corridor- Downtown to Magnolia Transit Center [3.3 miles] Green Line
Groundbreaking: Early 2009
Projected Opening: Oct, 2014
KANSAS CITY, MO [Kansas City Streetcar Authority]
STREETCAR
Downtown Circulator- River Market to Union Station [2.0 miles]
Groundbreaking: Spring, 2014
Projected Opening: Mid-2015
LOS ANGELES [LAMTA]
LIGHT RAIL
Mid-City/Exposition Blvd LRT- Phase 2-Culver City to Santa Monica [6.6 miles] Locally Funded
Groundbreaking: September 12, 2011
Projected Opening: 2016
Gold Line Extension 2A to Azuza [11.3 miles] Locally Funded under Measure R
Groundbreaking: June, 2010
Projected Opening: Late 2014
Crenshaw Corridor [8.5 miles] Locally Funded [with fedeal loan]
Groundbreaking: January 21, 2014
Projected Opening: 2019
Regional Connector [7th Street/Metro Center – Little Tokyo/Arts District Station [1.9 miles] Locally Funded
Groundbreaking: January 21, 2014
Projected Opening: 2020
STREETCAR [City of Los Angeles]
Downtown Circulator [4.0 miles]
Groundbreaking: Late 2014
Projected Opening: 2016
MINNEAPOLIS-ST, PAUL, MN [MTD]
LIGHT RAIL
Central Corridor- Target Field in Downtown Minneapolis-Union Depot in Downtown St. Paul [11.0 miles]
Groundbreaking: May, 2010
Projected Opening: June 14, 2014
NEW ORLEANS, LA [RTA]
STREETCAR
North Rampart/St. Claude Street to Elysian Fields Avenue [1.3 miles]
Groundbreaking: 2014
Projected Opening: Late 2015
NEW YORK [MTA]
HEAVY RAIL
2nd Avenue Subway -Phase I- 96th Street to 63rd Street [8.3 miles]
Groundbreaking: April 12, 2007
Projected Opening: 2016
No. 7 Subway Line Extension from 42nd Street/Times Square to 34th Street/11th Avenue [ 1.3 miles]
Groundbreaking: December 3, 2007
Projected Opening: 2013
COMMUTER RAIL
LIRR- East Side Access- Queens to Grand Central Terminal via existing 63rd Street tunnel [3.5 miles]
- 63rd Street Tunnel (west entrance) to Grand Central Terminal [1.25 miles]
- 63rd Street Tunnel (east entrance) from Northern Boulevard to Sunnyside Yard/Harold Interlocking [2.25 miles]
Groundbreaking: September 2001
Projected Opening: September 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
STREETCAR
MAPS Downtown Circulator [4.6 miles]
Groundbreaking: 2014
Projected Opening: 2017
ORLANDO, FL [Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission]
COMMUTER RAIL
SunRail- Debarry to Sand Lake Road via Orlando- Phase I [31 miles]
Groundbreaking: January 27, 2012
Projected Opening: May, 2014
PHOENIX, AZ [Valley Metro]
LIGHT RAIL
Valley Metro Extension to Central Mesa [3.1 miles]
Groundbreaking: May 30, 2012
Projected Opening: Late 2015
PHOENIX AREA [TEMPE], AZ [City of Tempe]
STREETCAR
Tempe Streetcar [2.6 miles]
Ceremonial Groundbreaking: April 12, 2012
Projected Opening: 2016
[NOTE: Project route undergoing re-evaluation]
PORTLAND, OR [TRI-MET]
LIGHT RAIL
Downtown Portland to Milwaukie- Orange Line [7.3 miles]
Groundbreaking: June 30, 2011
Projected Opening: September 12, 2015
SACRAMENTO, CA [Regional Transit District]
LIGHT RAIL
Meadowview Road to Cosumnes River College [4.3 miles]
Groundbreaking: May, 2012
Projected Opening: September, 2015
SAN DIEGO, CA [MTS- San Diego Trolley, Inc.]
LIGHT RAIL
Mid-Coast [Blue Line] Extension from Old Town Transit Center to University City [11.0 miles]
Groundbreaking: 2015
Projected Opening: 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, CA [SF Municipal Railway]
LIGHT RAIL
Central Subway- 4th & Townsend to Chinatown[1.7 miles]
Groundbreaking: September 30, 2009
Projected Opening: 2018
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA [BART]
HEAVY RAIL
BART Extension- Fremont Station to Warm Springs [5.4 miles]
Groundbreaking: September 30, 2009
Projected Opening: 2014
BART Extension- Warm Springs to Berryessa (North San Jose)- Phase I [10 miles]
Groundbreaking: April 12, 2012
Projected Opening: 2016
North San Jose to Downtown San Jose- Phase II [6 miles]
Groundbreaking: TBD
Projected Opening: TBD
eBART Extension [DMU]
Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station to Hillcrest Avenue, Antioch [10.0 miles] Locally Funded
Groundbreaking: October 29, 2010
Projected Opening: 2015
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA [SMART]
COMMUTER RAIL (DMU)
San Rafael to Santa Rosa- Phase I [38.5 miles]
Groundbreaking: February 24, 2012
Projected Opening: Late 2014/Early 2015
SEATTLE, WA [Sound Transit- CPSRTA]
LIGHT RAIL
University Link –Downtown Seattle to the University of Washington [3.15 miles]
Groundbreaking: Fall 2009
Projected Opening: 2016
Northgate Link- University of Washington (Husky Stadium) to Northgate [4.3 miles]
Groundbreaking: August 17, 2012
Projected Opening: 2021
Airport Link - SEA-TAC Airport to 200th South [1.6 miles]
Groundbreaking: April 29, 2013
Projected Opening: September, 2016
STREETCAR [City of Seattle]
Downtown Seattle- First Hill Streetcar
Groundbreaking: December 2011
Projected Opening: Late 2014
TUCSON, AZ [RTA]
STREETCAR
Downtown Tucson to the University of Arizona Campus [3.9 miles]
Groundbreaking: April 12, 2012
Projected Opening: Spring 2014
WASHINGTON, DC AND SUBURBS [WMATA]
HEAVY RAIL [Northern Virginia]
Silver Line Extension- East Falls Church Station to Wiehle Avenue, Reston [Phase I] [11.6 miles]
Groundbreaking: March 12, 2009
Projected Opening: Spring, 2014
STREETCAR [DDOT- District of Columbia]
Anacostia Streetcar [.75 miles]
Groundbreaking: March , 2009
Projected Opening: TBD
H Street/Benning Road, NE Corridor [Oklahoma Avenue Metro Station or Benning Road Metro Station to Vicinity of Union Station] [3.95 miles]
Groundbreaking: March , 2009
Projected Opening: Early 2014 [H Street, NE/Benning Road 2.2 mile section]
Last Update: 11/14/2017 8:43 AM
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