North American Light Rail & Trolley Systems

Updated May 21, 2008

 

State

City

Type

Mi.

Stat

$M/B

$/Mi

Sta

Xing

Trips

Serv

Veh

Remarks

 

Alabama

Birmingham

LR

 

LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alberta

(AB)

Canada

Calgary

LR

21.5

Op

1981

 

 

36

44

 

 

STS/

114/

 

 

1.8

Const

 

 

2

2

Fish Creek-Lacombe to Somerset-Bridlewood, July 2004

 

 

Plan

 

 

1

 

Whitehorn - Westwinds w/Maint facility 2006-2010

 

 

Prop

153

 

 

 

NW extension to Crowfoot� 2008-2010

 

 

Prop

121

 

 

 

West Line: City Centre to Westbrook Mall� 2023

 

Edmonton

LR

12

Op

1978

 

 

10

 

 

 

SD U2/37

 

 

LR

 

Const

100

 

 

 

$30M for tunnel under University of Alberta

South LRT

 

VT

 

Op

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT

 

Arkansas

Little Rock

VT

2.2

Op

2001

16

7.2

8

 

1.5

 

GO/3

 

 

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fort Smith

VT

 

Op

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT

 

 

Arizona

Grand Canyon

LR

62

Prop

186

3

Williams to Visitor�s Center - 2005

 

6

Prop

71

12

Tusayan to the Visitor's Center - 2013

 

Phoenix

LR

20

FD

1.3B

65

24

>100

26K

 

KI/36

Phoenix-Tempe

2008

5

Prop

180

36

Metro Center�� 2010

 

2

Prop

120

60

Tempe South�� 2015

 

2.7

Prop

150

55

Mesa East�� 2015

 

5

Prop

180

36

Glendale�� 2020

 

11

Prop

660

60

I-10 West�� 2020

 

12

Prop

720

60

Northeast Phoenix�� 2025

 

Tucson

LR

13

Prop/

DF

494

38

 

 

 

 

LR

Tucson LRT

 

VT

1.1

Op 93

 

 

9

 

 

 

VT

Old Pueblo Trolley

 

VT

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extension to Rio Nuevo

 

British Columbia

Vancouver

VT

 

Op

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT

 

 

LR

11

Prop

1.7B

150

 

 

15

 

LR

RAV Line

 

Victoria

LR

11

Prop

350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California

Arcata

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burbank

ST

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Livermore

LR

15

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

LR

22

Op 1990

 

40

19

77

63

4.3K (01)

NS/STS

/121

Blue Line

 

20

Op 1995

 

 

 

0

29

 

Green Line

 

13.7

Op 2003

859

65

13

 

11

 

Gold Line

 

8

Const

899

150

8

 

23

 

 

Gold Line Eastside Extension

 

24

Plan

1.3B

54

12

Gold Line Foothill Extension � 2009 Pasadena - Montclair

 

 

PE

899

150

 

 

 

Mid-City/Expo Line

2009

 

Oceanside

LR

22

FD

351

15

15

 

1

10K��� ����STS-DMU/12

To/from Escondido

 

Sacramento

LR

24.6

Op 1987

176

9.6

36

90

38

2.1K (01)

STS/28

UT/3

 

 

222

35

 

CF

South Line

 

10.9

Const

230

22

5

 

 

 

14

Folsom Line

Fall 05

 

2.8

Op

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

PE/EIS

 

 

4

 

6

 

 

South Phase 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downtown-Natomas/Airport Study

 

San Diego

LR

49

Op 1981

 

 

49 (01)

96 (01)

84

(01)

7K (01)
SI/123

Shared Track w/Freight RR

 

5.9

Const

 

 

 

 

11K

 

 

2005

 

San Francisco

LR

37

Op 1860

 

 

 

351

155

4.7K (01)

BR/163

Light Rail

 

5.4

Const

569

105

19

 

71K

 

 

2005 3rd St. Ext.

 

 

PD

764

 

 

Central Subway (PacBell � Chinatown)�� 2011

 

VT

5.8*

Op 1988

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT/32

Market Street Railway

 

San Jose

VT

4.5*

Op 1988

 

 

10

 

 

 

VT/4

Guadalupe

 

LR

30.5

Op 87 - 04

548 (91)

325 (99)

29

49

97

19

2.7K (01)

KI/92

Guadalupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tasman

 

270

32

11

 

 

 

Tasman-Capitol

 

5.3

Const

320

60

9

 

8

 

Vasona 2005

 

4.3

CE

286

66

11

 

 

 

ST

East Valley

 

8

CE

523

66

9

 

 

 

LR

Capitol Exp

 

San Pedro

VT

1.5

Op 03

7

5

4

 

 

 

VT/3

 

 

San Rafael

LR

60

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMU

 

Santa Ana

LR

9.3

EIS/

PE

1 B

120

16

 

15-20

CenterLine

LR

Santa Ana - Airport

 

Santa Barbara

LR

 

Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Cruz

LR

 

Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado

Colorado Springs

VT

5

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC/11

 

 

Denver

LR

15.8

Op 1994

 

 

24

34 (01)

38

2.3K (01)

SD-100

/37

 

 

19.5

Const

883

 

13

 

 

 

 

T-Rex 2006

 

 

PE/EIS

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

West Corridor

 

VT

3.5

Op

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

Platte Valley

 

Fort Collins

VT

1.5

Op 1984

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vail

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

To serve Eagle Valley

 

Connecticut

Stamford

LR

45

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

To New Milford

 

District of Columbia

Washington

LR

2.7

Const

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

Anacostia

 

District Federale,� MX

Mexico City

LR

11.1

Op

 

 

18

 

Former Xochimilco streetcar line

 

Florida

Miami

LR

 

Plan

400

 

 

 

 

 

 

BayLink

 

LR

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fort Lauderdale

LR

 

Plan

470- 655

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broward-Sunrise or I-595

 

Orlando

LR

 

Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orlando

- Tampa

LR

85

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tampa

VT

2.3

Op

32

2.3

10

 

2

 

VT

Teco Line

 

LR

 

EIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pdf file

 

LR

20

EIS

 

 

 

TampaSt. Petersburg

 

 

Georgia

Atlanta

LR

8

Study

200

 

 

 

 

 

ST

Dwtn-Buckhead along Peachtree

 

Savannah

VT

4

Prop

19

5

 

 

 

 

ST

 

 

Hawaii

Honolulu

LR

22

Prop

2.6B

120

12

 

 

 

Kapolei to Iwilei 2018

 

Kauai

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartbeat

 

Maui

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idaho

Boise

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

Interstate 84 between Canyon and Ada counties

 

Indiana

Indianapolis

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

West Washington along the waterfront

 

Iowa

Iowa City

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

to/from Cedar Rapids

 

Jalisco, MX

Guadalajara

LR

 

Op 1989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kentucky

Louisville

LR

13

Study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana

New Orleans

VT

7

Op

 

 

52

124

15

.66K (01)

VT/

35

St. Charles Line

 

3.1

Op

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT/24

Canal Line

 

 

EIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT

Desire Line

 

New Orleans

�to

Baton Rouge

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland

Baltimore

LR

29

Op

1992

 

19

33

52 (01)

27 (03)

2.7K (01)

53 (01)

Shared Track w/Freight RR

 

12

Const

153

 

Double-tracking of the current single-tracked alignment.

20 minute headways and a Bus Bridge are in effect until March 2006

 

Bethesda

LR

 

Plan

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

Innerpurpleline.org

Purplelinenow.com

 

Mass.

Boston

LR

28

Op 1888

 

 

78

56

232

5.7K (01)

BO/BR

/198

Green Line

 

 

1897

 

 

Tremont St. Subway - Oldest rail subway in North America

 

2.5

Op

 

 

8

 

7

 

12

Ashmont Trolley

 

5

Prop

77

 

11

 

 

 

19/ST

Arborway

 

Lowell

VT

1

Op

 

 

 

 

 

 

GO/4

 

 

VT

1.2

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mich.

Detroit

LR

8.8

Prop

500

56

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT

1

Op 1976

2.7 (80)

3

14

 

 

 

9

 

 

Minn.

Minneapolis

St. Paul

LR

11.6

Op

715

60

17

 

16

 

BM/

24

 

 

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E/W Line

 

VT

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Streetcar

 

Missouri

Kansas City

LR

23.8

Prop

800

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Louis

LR

38

Op 1993

 

 

28

23 (01)

39

2.8K (01)

STS/65

 

 

8

Const

550

 

9

 

 

 

SI/22

Cross-County 2006

 

 

Plan

 

 

 

Extension of Cross-County Line

 

 

Nevada

Las Vegas

LR

31

PE 2008

340

 

 

 

 

 

 

LV-Henderson

 

Plan 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North LV

 

New Jersey

Camden

LR

34.5

Op 2004

1B

25

20

50

6

 

20/ DMU

River Line

DBOM

 

Newark

LR

4.3

Op

1935

 

 

12

 

17

 

KI

City Subway

 

LR

1

Const

208

 

4

11

 

 

KI

Broad St Ext

 

Jersey City

LR

9.6

Op 2001

992

103

30

27 (01)

32

1.2K (01)

KI/29

Hudson-Bergen DBOM

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

22nd St. Ext

 

LR

11

EIS

1.1B

100

 

 

94

 

 

West Shore Project

 

New

Hampshire

Manchester

LR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airport �

Downtown

 

New Mexico

Albuquerque

LR

63

Prop

200

 

 

 

 

 

DMU

To Santa Fe

 

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMU

Bernalillo to Belen

 

New York

Buffalo

LR

7

Op 1984

 

 

15

8

23 (02)

.8K (01)

27

 

 

Brooklyn

VT

.4

Op 1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JFK Airport

LR

8.1

Op 2003

1.9B

 

10

 

34K

 

32

 

 

Manhattan

LR

1.8

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42nd Street

 

Rochester

LR

 

Prop

64

 

 

Light Rail to suburbs

 

VT

 

Prop

16

 

 

Vintage Trolley Downtown

 

Rockland

LR

30

Prop

3-4B

 

 

Suffern to Port Chester

 

North Carolina

Charlotte

LR

9.6

FD

398

42

15

 

 

 

STS/

16

South Corridor 2006

 

VT

1.6

Op

20.3

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raleigh

LR

32.2

Plan

844

 

16

 

 

 

Duke Medical Center (Durham) - Spring Forest Road (Raleigh)

 

Winston - Salem

LR

 

Study

130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuevo

Leon,� MX

Monterrey

LR

14.2

Op

1991

 

 

24

 

 

 

ST

DBOM LRT

 

Ohio

Cincinnati

LR

19

Plan

 

 

20

 

 

 

DMU

 

 

13

Study

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cleveland

LR

25

Op 1920

 

 

27

 

15

(02)

1.1K (01)

BR/48

Heavy rail runs on 1 mi of LRT tracks

Columbus

LR

13.2

Study

501

 

14

 

17

(2025)

North Corridor/Franklin County FastTraks

 

VT

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link

 

Toledo

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma

Tulsa

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontario

Ottawa

LR

5

Op

30 (01)

6

5

 

7.8

 

 

DMU

 

LR

 

Prop

 

 

5-7

 

 

 

 

Carleton

 

Waterloo

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light Rail

 

Toronto

LR

46

Op 1892

 

 

 

 

256

 

UT/

247

Single ended LRV

Oregon

Astoria

VT

3

Op 1999

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

Riverfront Trolley

 

Portland

LR

2.4

Op 2001

54.6

16.4

 

87

 

5K (01)

SK

 

Streetcar

 

.6

Const

15.6

26

Portland State University to RiverPlace

Const Feb 2004 Operation as early as March 2005

 

 

38.2

Op 1986

 

 

47 (01)

111 (01)

315

 

BM/

STS 78

 

 

5.8

Op

320

55

10

 

Interstate

 

.5

Const

18

 

 

 

 

 

SK

Early 2005

6.5

PE

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

I-205 2008

 

VT

2

Op 1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trolley

Salem

LR

4

Prop

44

 

 

 

 

 

ST

Light Rail

Penn.

Harrisburg

LR

41

Prop

 

 

 

 

Harrisburg to Carlisle and Lancaster

Philadelphia

LR

 

Op 1858

 

 

64 (01)

1,702 (01)

84

3K (01)

KW

/141

 

 

VT

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girard Ave.

 

LR

62

Prop

2.1B

 

 

 

27

Schuylkill Valley�� Philadelphia - Reading

 

Pittsburgh

LR

22

Op 1859

 

 

13 (01)

39 (01)

30

1.6K (01)

SD/55

 

 

5.2

Op 2002

386

Includes Refurbish of existing 55 SD-400s & 28 new LRVs

 

 

 

 

Overbrook Line �-� Opened June 2, 2004

 

South

Carolina

Greenville

LR

17

Prop

20

 

 

 

Clemson-Anderson

 

Tenn.

Memphis

LR

9-10

Plan

400

 

 

 

Downtown to Airport Routing TBD Summer 2004

 

VT

4.6

Op

 

 

28

40

6.4

300 (01)

GO/15

 

 

VT

2.5

Const

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VT

2.5

Const

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knoxville

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

Austin

LR

 

Prop Def

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dallas

LR

44

Op 1996

 

 

34

68 (01)

58

2.5K (01)

KI/95

Current System

 

20

Op 1996

860

43

20

 

Starter System

 

24

Op

1.1B

46

14

 

North Central, Northeast Extensions

 

LR

 

Const

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

VT

2.8

Op

5.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

McKinney

El Paso

LR

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

SMART Starter Line light rail

Fort Worth

LR

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

Connection between Airports

Galveston

VT

5.2

Op 1988

 

 

22+

 

 

400 (01)

VT /4

 

 

VT

 

Plan

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

U of Tex Med

 

Houston

LR

7.5

Op 2004

324

43

16

 

30

 

SI/15

 

 

22

PD

5B

 

 

2008 - 2012

 

51

PD

 

 

 

2013 - 2025

 

San Antonio

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utah

Salt Lake City

LR

18.5

Op

520

56

23

59 (01)

39

1.7K

(01)

SD-100

/33

UT +27

 

LR

1

PD

8.5

8.5

 

Delta Center to SLC Transit Hub

 

 

PD

 

 

 

Airport Line

 

 

PD

 

 

 

Mid-Jordan Line

 

Virginia

Norfolk

LR

7.4

PD/

EIS

 

26

11

 

 

 

 

Hampton Roads

 

Roanoke

LR

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington

Issaquah

VT

.8

Op 2001

 

 

2

 

 

 

VT

 

 

Seattle

LR

14

Const

2.1B

 

14

 

 

 

KI/31

Central Link

July 2009

 

2

FD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tukwilla to SeaTac Airport

 

8

FD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dwntwn to Northgate

 

 

Plan

45

 

 

 

2-3

 

South Lake Union

 

VT

2.5

Op 1982

 

 

9

14

.5

400 (01)

VT/5

Waterfront Streetcar

 

Spokane

LR

 

Study

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tacoma

LR

1.6

Op 2003

80.4

50

5

 

2

 

SK

 

 

 

1

Study

 

 

 

Extension to Indian Casino

 

Vancouver

LR

 

 

 

 

 

Extension of Portland MAX

 

Yakima

VT

5

Op 1974

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin

Kenosha

VT

2

Op 2000

4.5

2.25

1

26

.5

200 (01)

PC/5

 

 

Madison

VT

3.5

Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Racine

ST

 

Prop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links are provided whenever possible

 

Additional Links and Information are always welcomed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headings

 

 

Key

 

 

 

OperAgency operating or building line

Mi. � Route Miles

Stat � System Status (See Below)

$M/B � Construction costs (Millions or Billions)

$M/Mi. � Construction Cost per Mile

Sta � Number of Passenger Stations

Xing � Number of Grade Crossings (including gated, street or private)

Trips � Actual (or Projected) Thousands of Daily weekday boardings

Serv � Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles (FTA)

Veh - Vehicle Type/ # of each

CNCanada

MXMexico

 

 

(03) = Year of Information

*Asterisk = Indicates additional track available on main system

$B � Billion $US

Bold = Currently in service or testing

K - Thousands

$M � Million $US

Italics = Information approximate or projected

+ Plus Sign � Indicates # of cars ordered

- Minus Sign � Indicates # of cars to be sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vehicle Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMUDiesel Multiple Unit

LR � Light Rail

ST � Streetcar

VT �Vintage Trolley

 

 

System Status

 

 

 

 

LP � Long-Range Plan

Prop � Proposed

Def � Deferred (Defeated vote)

Study � Study

Plan � Planning

CE � Conceptual Engineering

PD � Preliminary Design

EIS � Environmental Impact Study

PE � Preliminary Engineering

FD � Final Design

Const � Under Construction

Test � Pre-Revenue Testing

2005 � Year of anticipated opening

Op 88 � Operating since 1988

??? � Status of funding unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vehicle Manufacturers

 

BM � Bombardier

BO - Boeing

BRBreda

CF - CAF

GO - Gomaco Trolley

KW - Kawasaki

KI � Kinki-Sharyo

NS � Nippon-Sharyo

PC - PCC

SDSiemens�Duewag

SK � Skoda Streetcar

STS � Siemens Transportation Systems

UT � UTDC