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This list denotes all passenger rail (national services and commuter systems), heavy urban rail (such as rapid transit), light rail, and streetcars that are commuter-oriented. It does not include heritage streetcars, which are usually intended primarily to attract tourists and shoppers to downtown destinations, rather than serving as integral pieces of the regional transportation system.
Canada
- National:
- Via Rail – intercity rail network
- Calgary
- C-Train – 2 light rail lines, operated by Calgary Transit
- Edmonton
- Edmonton LRT – 3 light rail lines, operated by Edmonton Transit Service
- Kitchener-Waterloo (Waterloo Region)
- Ion rapid transit – 1 light rail line, operated by Grand River Transit [1]
- Montreal
- Montreal Metro – 4 metro lines, operated by Société de transport de Montréal
- Exo – 6 commuter rail lines, operated by the Réseau de transport métropolitain
- Réseau express métropolitain - 1 light metro line, operated by SNC-Lavalin and Alstom.
- Ottawa
- O-Train – 2 light rail lines, operated by OC Transpo
- Greater Toronto Area
- Toronto Subway – 3 metro lines; TTC Streetcars- 11 streetcar lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission
- GO Train – 7 commuter rail lines, operated by GO Transit
- Vancouver and Lower Mainland
- SkyTrain – 3 metro lines;
- West Coast Express – 1 commuter rail line, operated by TransLink
Cuba
- National
- Ferrocarriles de Cuba – intercity rail network
Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Domingo Metro – 2 metro lines, operated by Oficina para la Reorganizacion del Transporte
Mexico
- Chihuahua and Sinaloa
- Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico – an intercity line from the city of Chihuahua to the port of Topolobampo
- Guadalajara
- Guadalajara light rail system – 1 metro Line, 1 light rail line, operated by Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano
- Jalisco
- Tequila Express – a tourist-oriented excursion line that runs from Guadalajara to Amatitán to visit a tequila distillery
- Mexico City
- Mexico City Metro – 11 metro lines, with 1 under construction, operated by Sistema de Transporte Colectivo
- Xochimilco Light Rail – 1 light rail line, operated by Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos
- Tren Suburbano – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México
- Monterrey
- Monterrey Metro – 1 elevated metro line, 1 underground light rail line, operated by S.T.C. Metrorrey
Puerto Rico
- San Juan
- Tren Urbano – 1 metro line, operated by Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
United States
- National
- Amtrak – intercity rail network
Gulf and Southern states
- Atlanta
- MARTA Subway – 4 metro lines, operated by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
- Atlanta Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, operated by the MARTA and the City of Atlanta
- Austin
- Capital MetroRail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Charlotte
- LYNX Rapid Transit Services – 1 light rail line, 1 streetcar line, operated by Charlotte Area Transit System
- Dallas–Fort Worth
- A-train – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Denton County Transportation Authority
- DART – 4 light rail lines, 1 streetcar line ( Dallas Streetcar), both operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
- Trinity Railway Express – 1 commuter rail line, operated by DART and Trinity Metro
- TEXRail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Trinity Metro
- Houston
- METRORail – 3 light rail lines, with planned expansion, operated by Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas
- Jacksonville
- JTA Skyway – 1 people mover line, operated by Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Palm Beach
- Metrorail – 2 metro lines; Metromover – 3 people mover lines; both operated by Miami-Dade Transit
- Brightline – 1 higher-speed rail line
- Tri-Rail – 1 commuter rail line, 1 commuter rail line under construction, operated by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
- Nashville
- WeGo Star – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Regional Transportation Authority
- New Orleans
- RTA Streetcars – 3 streetcar lines, operated by New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
- Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News (Hampton Roads)
- Tide Light Rail – 1 light rail line, with planned extensions, operated by Hampton Roads Transit
- Orlando
- SunRail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Florida Department of Transportation
Midwest and Great Lakes states
- Chicago
- Chicago 'L' – 8 metro lines, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority
- Metra – 11 commuter rail lines, operated by the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
- South Shore Line – 1 commuter rail line, operated by Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, operated by the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
- Cleveland
- RTA Rapid Transit – 1 metro line, 2 light rail lines, operated by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
- Detroit
- Detroit People Mover – 1 people mover line, operated by Detroit Department of Transportation
- QLine – 1 streetcar line, operated by M-1 Rail
- Kansas City
- KC Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, operated by the Kansas City Streetcar Authority
- Milwaukee
- The Hop – 1 streetcar line, operated by the City of Milwaukee
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- METRO – 2 light rail lines, operated by Metro Transit
- Northstar Commuter Rail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Metropolitan Council
- Oklahoma City
- Oklahoma City Streetcar - 2 streetcar lines, owned by the Oklahoma City Transit Authority
- St. Louis
- St. Louis MetroLink – 2 light rail lines, operated by Bi-State Development Agency
Northeast
- Baltimore
- Baltimore Metro Subway – 1 metro line
- MTA Light Rail, 3 light rail lines
- MARC Train, 2 commuter rail lines (shared with Washington, DC metropolitan area), operated by Maryland Transit Administration
- Boston
- The T – 4 metro lines, 5 light rail lines;
- MBTA Commuter Rail- 12 commuter rail lines, operated by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- CapeFLYER - 1 commuter rail line, weekends only (operated jointly between MBTA and Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority
- Buffalo
- Buffalo Metro Rail – 1 light rail line, operated by Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
- Greater New York City (including Newark and Bridgeport/New Haven)
- New York City Subway – 25 metro routes on 35 lines
- Staten Island Railway – 1 route
- Long Island Rail Road – 11 commuter rail lines
- Metro-North Railroad – 5 commuter rail lines, operated by Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- PATH – 5 metro routes, operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- NJ Transit Rail – 10 commuter rail lines (shared with Philadelphia metropolitan area)
- Hudson-Bergen Light Rail – 2 light rail line
- Newark Light Rail – 2 light rail lines operated by New Jersey Transit
- Hartford Line – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation
- Shore Line East – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation
- Greater Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Subway – 2 metro lines
- SEPTA Suburban Lines – 3 light rail lines
- SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines – 6 streetcar lines
- SEPTA Regional Rail – 13 commuter rail lines, operated by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
- PATCO Speedline – 1 metro line, operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation
- NJ Transit Rail – 1 commuter rail line (shared with New York City metropolitan area), operated by New Jersey Transit
- River Line – 1 light rail line, operated by New Jersey Transit
- Pittsburgh
- The T – 2 light rail lines (and one with operations presently suspended), operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County
- Greater Washington, D.C.
- Washington Metro – 6 metro lines, operated by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- MARC Train – 3 commuter rail lines (shared with Baltimore metropolitan area), operated by the Maryland Transit Administration
- Virginia Railway Express – 2 commuter rail lines, operated by the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission
- DC Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, owned by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation and operated by a private contractor
West
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe
- New Mexico Rail Runner Express – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the New Mexico Department of Transportation
- Denver
- RTD Rail – 4 heavy rail lines and 6 light rail lines with two under construction, operated by the Regional Transportation District
- Honolulu
- Las Vegas
- Las Vegas Monorail – 1 monorail line, operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company
- Los Angeles-Inland Empire
- Los Angeles Metro Rail – 2 metro lines, 4 light rail lines, operated by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Metrolink – 7 commuter rail lines, operated by Southern California Regional Rail Authority
- Phoenix
- Valley Metro Rail – 1 light rail line, operated by Valley Metro
- Portland
- MAX Light Rail – 5 light rail lines, operated by TriMet
- Portland Streetcar – 2 streetcar lines, owned by City of Portland, managed by a non-profit corporation, operated by TriMet
- WES Commuter Rail – 1 commuter rail line, operated by TriMet
- Sacramento
- Sacramento RT Light Rail – 3 light rail lines, operated by Sacramento Regional Transit District
- Salt Lake City
- The FrontRunner – 1 commuter rail train, operated by Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
- S Line streetcar – 1 streetcar line, with more planned, operated by UTA
- TRAX – 3 light rail lines, with more lines planned, operated by UTA
- San Diego
- San Diego Trolley – 3 light rail lines operated by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
- Coaster – 1 commuter rail line; Sprinter – 1 commuter rail line, operated by North County Transit District
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area)
- Bay Area Rapid Transit – 5 rapid transit lines, and one DMU light rail line, operated by San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
- Muni Metro – 6 light rail lines, with one under construction; F Line – 1 streetcar line, operated by San Francisco Municipal Railway
- VTA light rail – 3 light rail lines, operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
- Caltrain –1 commuter rail line, operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
- Altamont Corridor Express – 1 commuter rail line, operated by the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Joint Powers Board
- SMART Train – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District
- Seattle-Tacoma
- Link light rail – 2 light rail lines, owned by Sound Transit, with the 1 Line operated by King County Metro and the T Line operated by Sound Transit
- Sounder commuter rail – 2 commuter rail lines, operated by Sound Transit
- Seattle Center Monorail - 1 monorail line, owned by the City of Seattle and operated by a private contractor
- Seattle Streetcar – 2 streetcar lines, owned by the City of Seattle and operated by King County Metro
- Tempe, AZ
- Tempe Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, operated by Valley Metro
- Tucson, Arizona
- Sun Link – 1 streetcar line, owned by the City of Tucson and operated by a private contractor
Systems under construction
- Dallas-Fort Worth
- Silver Line – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- Mexico City
- Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation
- Orange County, CA
- OC Streetcar – 1 streetcar line, to be operated by Orange County Transportation Authority
- Toronto
- Transit City/ The Big Move projects – 1 light rail line ( Eglinton Crosstown line), with more in planning, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission
- Washington DC Metropolitan Area
- Purple Line (Maryland) – 1 light rail line, to be operated by Purple Line Transit Partners, and owned by the Maryland Transit Administration
Approved systems preparing for construction
- Charlotte
- LYNX Purple Line – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by LYNX Rapid Transit Services
- San Juan
- San Juan-Caguas Rail – 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
See also
- List of rail transit systems in the United States (currently operating systems only)
- List of railroad bankruptcies in North America
References
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Douglas John Bowen (2013-07-12).
"Waterloo opts for Bombardier LRVs".
International Railway Journal.
Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
The first of the Flexity Freedom LRV are due to be delivered in mid-2016, and will be used on the 19km, 16-station line from Conestoga Mall in Waterloo to Fairview Park Mall in Kitchener. The $C 92.4m ($US 89.2m) contract will include an option for 16 additional vehicles.
