New Rail Systems and Extensions Since 1970

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New Rail Systems and Extensions Since 1970

NEW RAIL SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS SINCE 1970 [Federally funded unless otherwise noted]

OPENING DATES MILES

ATLANTA, GA [MARTA] ...... 47.3 [Heavy Rail] 2.6 {Streetcar] 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

ATLANTA, GA [City of Atlanta]

STREETCAR Downtown Circulator [12/30/14] 2.6 miles Groundbreaking: February 1, 2012

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] 1 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] 1.5 [Streetcar]

LIGHT RAIL LYNX South Corridor- Downtown to Pineville- 9.6 miles [12/10/07] Groundbreaking: Feb. 26, 2005

STREETCAR CityLynx Gold Line- Phase I- Time Warner Cable Arena to Prebysterian Hosp- 1.5 miles [7/14/15] Groundbreaking: January, 2013

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]

2 CLEVELAND, OH [GCRTA]...... ….4.0 [Heavy Rail] 4.3 [BRT]

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]...... …...89.7 [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 Belt Line Station to DFW- Terminal A- 4.7 miles [8/18/14] 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 Downtown Loop Extension via Olive and St. Paul Streets- 0.65 miles [6/6/15] Locally Funded Groundbreaking: Fall, 2012

STREETCAR Union Station to Oak Cliff- 1.6 miles [4/13/15]

DENVER, CO [RTD]………………………………………………………... 46.8 [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 3 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]…………………………………………. 22.2 [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 Southeast Corridor- Downtown to Palm Center- 6.1 miles [05/23/15] Purple Line Groundbreaking: July 13, 2009 East End Corridor- Downtown to Magnolia Transit Center- 3.3 miles [5/23/15] Green Line Groundbreaking: Early 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]

4 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- Canoga Park 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 [Vintage Trolley] [*]

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] [*] SERVICE SUSPENDED PENDING DECISION ON DISPOSITION OF ROLLING STOCK

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]…………………………………………………22.6 [Light Rail] 40.0 [Commuter Rail] LIGHT RAIL Blue Line (Hiawatha Corridor) Project- Downtown Minneapolis to Fort Snelling - 7.6 miles [6/26/04]

5 Blue Lne (Hiawatha Corridor) Project- Fort Snelling to Mall of America- 4.0 miles [12/06/04] [Groundbreaking : August 2, 2001]

Green Line- Target Field (Minneapolis) to Union Depot (St. Paul) -11.0 miles [6/14/14] [Groundbreaking: May, 2010]

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 Santa Fe County/NM 599 station opened on 8/1/09; Kewa Pueblo station opned on 3/22/10; Sandia Pueblo station opened on 8/29/11 and the latest station, Montaño, opened on 4/7/14.

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)

6 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

ORLANDO, FL [Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission]

COMMUTER RAIL SunRail- Debarry to Sand Lake Road via Orlando- Phase I- 31 miles [5/1/14] Groundbreaking: January 27, 2012

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 Valley Metro Extension to Central Mesa- 3.1 miles [8/22/15] Groundbreaking: May 30, 2012

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]

7 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]

8 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]

9 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

10 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] TUCSON, AZ [RTA]

STREETCAR Downtown Tucson to the University of Arizona Campus- 3.9 miles [7/25/14] Groundbreaking: April 12, 2012

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)

Silver Line: East Falls Church Station to Wiehle Avenue, Reston- Phase I- 11.6 miles [7/26/14] Groundbreaking: March 12, 2009

COMMUTER RAIL [NVTC and PRTC]……………………………….90 miles [Commuter Rail] Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Manassas, VA to Union Station, Washington, DC- 35 miles [6/22/92]

11 Fredericksburg, VA to Union Station, Washigton, DC- 55 miles [7/20/92]

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Boston, MA [MBTA]

LIGHT RAIL Green Line Extension from Lechmere Terminal to Washington Street- Phase 2 [1.0 miles] and to Union Square- Phase 2A [0.9 miles] Groundbreaking: Variable Projected Opening: Early 2017

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 II- Time Warner Cable Arena to Prebysterian Hospital [1.5 miles]

CINCINNATI, OH [City of Cincinnati]

STREETCAR Downtown Circulator [3.8 miles] Groundbreaking: February 17, 2012 Projected Opening: Sept, 2016

DALLAS, TX [DART]

LIGHT RAIL

South Oak Cliff {Ledbetter Station] to UNT-Dallas Campus [2.6] Blue Line Groundbreaking: Jan 24, 2014 Projected Opening: Late 2016

DENVER, CO [RTD]

LIGHT RAIL

I-225 Corridor- Nine Mile Station to Iliff Station [1.5 miles] Groundbreaking: May 13, 2012 Projected Opening: 2016

I-225 Corridor- Iliff Station to Peoria/Smith Street [9.0 miles] Groundbreaking: Spring, 2013 Projected Opening: 2016

12 COMMUTER RAIL East Corridor- Union Station to Airport [22.8 miles] Groundbreaking: December 2, 2010 Projected Opening: 2016

Northwest Rail Line Northwest Coriidor- Union Station to South Westminster- Phase I [6.2 miles] Groundbreaking: 2012 Projected Opening: 2016

North Metro Rail Line North Corridor- Union Station to 124th Street- Phase I [12.5 miles] Groundbreaking: March 20, 2014 Projected Opening: 2018

DETROIT, MI

STREETCAR ‘M-1’ Streetcar on Woodward Avenue [3.3 miles] Groundbreaking: 7/28/14 Projected Opening: Feb 2016

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

STREETCAR ‘The Wave’ Downtown Circulator [2.7 miles] Groundbreaking: Mid-2014 Projected Opening: Late 2017

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

KANSAS CITY, MO [Kansas City Streetcar Authority]

STREETCAR Downtown Circulator- River Market to Union Station [2.0 miles] Groundbreaking: Summer, 2014 Projected Opening: Early 2016

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: Mid 2016

Gold Line Extension 2A to Azuza [11.3 miles] Locally Funded under Measure R Groundbreaking: June, 2010

13 Projected Opening: November, 2016

Crenshaw Corridor [8.5 miles] Locally Funded [with fedeal loan] Groundbreaking: January 21, 2014 Projected Opening: April, 2019

Regional Connector [7th Street/Metro Center – Little Tokyo/Arts District Station [1.9 miles] Groundbreaking: Jaune 30, 2014 Projected Opening: May, 2021

HEAVY RAIL Westside Purple Line Extension Groundbreaking: January 21, 2014 Projected Opening: May, 2024

STREETCAR [City of Los Angeles] Downtown Circulator [3.8 miles] Groundbreaking: 2016 Projected Opening: 2019

NEW ORLEANS, LA [RTA]

STREETCAR North Rampart/St. Claude Street to Elysian Fields Avenue [1.3 miles] Groundbreaking: Late 2014 Projected Opening: Sept 2016

NEW YORK [MTA]

HEAVY RAIL 2nd Avenue Subway -Phase I- 96th Street to 63rd Street [8.3 miles] Groundbreaking: April 12, 2007 Projected Opening: Late 2016/Early 2017

No. 7 Subway Line Extension from 42nd Street/Times Square to 34th Street/11th Avenue [ 1.3 miles] Groundbreaking: December 3, 2007 Projected Opening: Summer 2015

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: 2015 Projected Opening: Spring 2018

PHOENIX, AZ [Valley Metro]

LIGHT RAIL

14 Valley Metro Extension- Northwest to Dunlap Street/19th Avenue [3.2 miles] Groundbreaking: May 30, 2012 Projected Opening: Early 2016

PHOENIX AREA [TEMPE], AZ [City of Tempe]

STREETCAR Tempe Streetcar [2.6 miles] Ceremonial Groundbreaking: April 12, 2012 Projected Opening: 2016 [NOTE: Project route currently 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: Fall 2015

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

15 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: Late 2017

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: Fall 2016

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: August 2015

WASHINGTON, DC AND SUBURBS [WMATA]

HEAVY RAIL [Northern Virginia] Silver Line Extension- [Phase II] Wiehle Avenue, Reston to Route 722 in Ashburn [11.4 miles] Groundbreaking: 2014 Projected Opening: 2019

STREETCAR [DDOT- District of Columbia]

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: Fall 2015 [H Street, NE/Benning Road 2.2 mile section] Anacostia Streetcar [.75 miles] Groundbreaking: March , 2009 Projected Opening: TBD [under review]

Last Update: 4/4/2018 7:06 PM

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