List of rail transit systems in the United States

This is a list of the 106 operating passenger rail transit systems in the United States. This list does not include intercity rail services: Alaska Railroad, Amtrak and its state-sponsored subsidiaries.

Region State System Lines Authority Type (FTA)
Albuquerque New Mexico New Mexico Rail Runner Express Mid-Region Council of Governments Commuter rail
Atlanta Georgia MARTA Rail System Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Heavy rail[1]
Atlanta Georgia Atlanta Streetcar City of Atlanta Streetcar
Austin Texas Capital MetroRail Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Commuter rail[1]
Baltimore Maryland Metro Subway Maryland Transit Administration Heavy rail[1]
Baltimore Maryland Light Rail Maryland Transit Administration Light rail[1]
Boston Massachusetts and Rhode Island MBTA Commuter Rail Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter rail[2]
Boston Massachusetts MBTA Subway Blue Line, Orange Line, and Red Line Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Heavy rail[2]
Boston Massachusetts MBTA Subway Green Line Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Light rail[2]
Boston Massachusetts MBTA Subway Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Heritage light rail
Buffalo New York Metro Rail Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Light rail[1]
Camden and Trenton New Jersey River Line NJ Transit Tram-train
Charlotte North Carolina LYNX Rapid Transit Services Blue Line Charlotte Area Transit System Light rail[1]
Charlotte North Carolina LYNX Rapid Transit Services Gold Line Charlotte Area Transit System Heritage streetcar
Chicago Illinois Metra Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation Commuter rail[1]
Chicago Illinois and Indiana South Shore Line Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Commuter rail[3]
Chicago Illinois The L Chicago Transit Authority Heavy rail[1]
Chicago Illinois Airport Transit System Chicago Airport Authority VAL
Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Bell Connector Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (operation contracted to Transdev) Streetcar
Cleveland Ohio RTA Rapid Transit Red Line Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Heavy rail[1]
Cleveland Ohio RTA Rapid Transit Blue and Green Lines Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Light rail
Dallas Texas DART commuter rail Trinity Railway Express Dallas Area Rapid Transit/
Fort Worth Transportation Authority		 Commuter rail[1]
Dallas Texas DART Light Rail Green, Blue, Red, and Orange Lines Dallas Area Rapid Transit Light rail[1]
Dallas Texas Dallas Streetcar City of Dallas (operation contracted to DART) Streetcar
Dallas Texas McKinney Avenue Transit Authority M-Line McKinney Avenue Transit Authority Heritage streetcar[1]
Dallas Texas Las Colinas Area Personal Transit System Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District People mover
Dallas/Fort Worth Texas Skylink Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport People mover
Denton Texas A-Train Denton County Transportation Authority Commuter rail
Denver Colorado RTD Rail Regional Transportation District Heavy rail, Light rail[1]
Detroit Michigan Detroit People Mover Detroit Transportation Corporation Automated people mover[1]
Houston Texas METRORail North/Red, Southeast/Purple, and East End/Green lines Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas Light rail[1]
Indianapolis Indiana Indiana University Health People Mover Indiana University Health People mover
Jacksonville Florida Skyway Jacksonville Transportation Authority Automated guideway transit[1]
Jersey City/Hudson County New Jersey Hudson-Bergen Light Rail New Jersey Transit Light rail[1]
Jersey City/Hudson County New York and New Jersey Port Authority Trans-Hudson Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Heavy rail
Kansas City Missouri KC Streetcar Kansas City Streetcar Authority/City of Kansas City (operation contracted to Herzog Transit Services) Streetcar
Little Rock Arkansas Metro Streetcar Rock Region Metro Heritage streetcar[1]
Greater Los Angeles California Metrolink Southern California Regional Rail Authority Commuter rail
Los Angeles California Metro Rail Purple Line and Red Line Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Heavy rail[1]
Los Angeles California Metro Rail Blue Line, Expo Line, Green Line, and Gold Line Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Light rail[1]
Memphis Tennessee MATA Trolley Main Street Line, Riverfront Loop, and Madison Avenue Line Memphis Area Transit Authority Heritage streetcar
Miami Florida Tri-Rail South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Commuter rail
Miami Florida Metrorail Miami-Dade Transit Heavy rail[1]
Miami Florida Metromover Miami-Dade Transit Automated guideway transit[1]
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minnesota METRO Blue and Green lines Metro Transit Light rail[1]
Minneapolis Minnesota Northstar Line Metro Transit Commuter rail[1]
Morgantown West Virginia Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit West Virginia University People mover
Nashville Tennessee Music City Star Regional Transportation Authority Commuter rail[1]
New Haven Connecticut Shore Line East Connecticut Department of Transportation Commuter rail
New Orleans Louisiana New Orleans streetcars St. Charles Avenue, Riverfront, Canal Street, and Loyola Avenue Lines New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Heritage streetcar[1]
New York New York Long Island Rail Road Metropolitan Transportation Authority Commuter rail
New York New York and Connecticut Metro-North Railroad Metropolitan Transportation Authority Commuter rail
New York New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia New Jersey Transit commuter rail New Jersey Transit Commuter rail
New York New York New York City Subway New York City Transit Authority Heavy rail[1]
New York (Staten Island) New York Staten Island Railway Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority Heavy rail
New York New York and New Jersey Port Authority Trans-Hudson Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Heavy rail
New York New York AirTrain JFK Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Automated light rail[1]
Newark New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia New Jersey Transit commuter rail New Jersey Transit Commuter rail
Newark New Jersey Newark Light Rail New Jersey Transit Light rail[1]
Newark New Jersey AirTrain Newark Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Monorail
Norfolk Virginia Tide Light Rail Hampton Roads Transit Light rail
Oakland California Oakland Airport Connector Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Automated guideway transit
Oceanside California SPRINTER North County Transit District Light rail[4]
Orlando Metro Area Florida SunRail Central Florida Commuter rail
Philadelphia and Camden, NJ Pennsylvania and New Jersey PATCO Speedline Port Authority Transit Corporation Heavy rail
Philadelphia Pennsylvania SEPTA Regional Rail SEPTA Commuter rail[5]
Philadelphia Pennsylvania SEPTA Subway-Elevated Lines Broad Street and Market–Frankford Lines SEPTA Heavy rail[5]
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Norristown High Speed Line SEPTA Heavy rail[5]
Philadelphia Pennsylvania SEPTA Trolley Lines Subway-Surface lines (routes 10, 11, 13, 34 and 36), and suburban routes 101 and 102 SEPTA Light rail[1][5]
Philadelphia Pennsylvania SEPTA Trolley Lines Route 15 SEPTA Heritage streetcar
Philadelphia Pennsylvania and New Jersey PATCO Speedline Port Authority Transit Corporation Heavy rail
Phoenix Arizona Valley Metro Rail Valley Metro Light rail
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania The T Red Line, Blue Line - South Hills Village, and Blue Line - Library Port Authority of Allegheny County Light rail[1]
Portland metro area (west side suburbs) Oregon Westside Express Service (WES) TriMet Commuter rail
Portland Oregon MAX Blue, Green, Orange, Red, and Yellow Lines TriMet Light rail[1]
Portland Oregon Portland Streetcar NS Line and Loop Service Portland Streetcar, Inc. Streetcar[1]
Sacramento California Light Rail Blue Line, Gold Line, and Green Line Sacramento Regional Transit District Light rail[1]
St. Louis Missouri and Illinois MetroLink Red Line and Blue Line Bi-State Development Agency Light rail[1]
Salt Lake City Utah The FrontRunner train (750) Utah Transit Authority Commuter rail
Salt Lake City Utah Streetcar S Line (720) Utah Transit Authority Streetcar
Salt Lake City Utah TRAX Blue Line (701), Red Line (703), and Green Line (704) Utah Transit Authority Light rail
San Diego California Coaster San Diego Northern Railway Commuter rail
San Diego California San Diego Trolley Blue, Green, and Orange Lines San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Light rail[1]
San Diego California San Diego Trolley Silver Line San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Heritage streetcar
San Francisco Bay Area California Bay Area Rapid Transit San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Heavy rail[1]
San Francisco Peninsula California Caltrain Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Commuter rail[6]
San Francisco California Muni Metro Lines J, K, L, M, N, S (very limited service), and T Municipal Transportation Agency Light rail[6]
San Francisco California Muni Heritage Streetcars E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves Municipal Transportation Agency Heritage streetcar[6]
San Francisco California Cable car system Powell-Mason (line 59), Powell-Hyde (60), and California Street (61) Municipal Transportation Agency Heritage cable car[6]
San Francisco[lower-alpha 1] California AirTrain San Francisco International Airport People mover
San Jose California Altamont Corridor Express San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Commuter rail[1]
San Jose California Light Rail Alum Rock – Santa Teresa, Mountain View – Winchester, and Almaden Shuttle Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Light rail[6]
San Jose California Caltrain Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Commuter rail[6]
San Juan Puerto Rico Tren Urbano Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas Heavy rail[1]
Seattle/Tacoma Washington Sounder Sound Transit Commuter rail[1]
Seattle Washington Link light rail Central Link Sound Transit (operation contracted to King County Metro) Light rail
Seattle Washington Seattle Center Monorail City of Seattle Monorail
Seattle Washington Seattle Streetcar Network First Hill Streetcar and South Lake Union Streetcar City of Seattle (operation contracted to King County Metro) Streetcar
Tacoma Washington Link Light Rail Tacoma Link Sound Transit Light rail[1]
Tampa Florida TECO Line Streetcar System Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Heritage streetcar[1]
Tucson Arizona Sun Link City of Tucson (operation contracted to RATP) Streetcar
Washington District of Columbia and Maryland MARC Maryland Transit Administration Commuter rail[1]
Washington District of Columbia and Virginia Virginia Railway Express Virginia Railway Express Commuter rail
Washington District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Metrorail Red, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Silver Lines Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Heavy rail[1]
Washington District of Columbia DC Streetcar H Street/Benning Road Line D.C. Department of Transportation (operation contracted to RATP) Streetcar
  1. ↑ While this system is located entirely within unincorporated San Mateo County, it serves the San Francisco International Airport, which is owned and managed by the City and County of San Francisco

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Federal Transit Administration, FTA Assisted New Starts and Extensions. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 Federal Transit Administration, Region 19: Boston-Worchester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
  3. ↑ Federal Transit Administration, Appendix B: Additional Studies and Projects as of November 2004
  4. ↑ http://www.gonctd.com/sprinter_schedules.htm
  5. 1 2 3 4 Federal Transit Administration, Title VI Compliance Review of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, February 2006
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Federal Transit Administration, Region 2: San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA. Retrieved April 17, 2007.
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