Funding ballot FAILED, November 7, 2000. Capitol Metro is still exploring the
possibility of a smaller system than was voted on in November, 2000.
No decision has been made to date.
Baltimore, MD
- Project Name
:
Existing System
Project Status:
Operational
Cost/Mile:
$17.7 million per mile
Opening Date
1992
Distance
22.5 miles
Cost:
$400 Million
Ridership:
30,000 per day
Baltimore, MD
- Project Name
:
BWI/Penn Station Extension
Project Status:
Operational
Cost/Mile:
$14.1 million per mile
Opening Date
1997
Distance
7.5 miles
Cost:
$106 Million
Birmingham, AL
- Current Project Status:
- Major Investment Study in Progress
Boston, MA
- Project Name
:
Existing System
Project Status:
Operational
Comments:
Boston runs double sets (occasionally triples) of Boeings (1976) and Kinkis (1986, 1997). These are not matched together, however. Boston is planning on running coupled sets of Kinkis and Bredas (2000), when the Bredas are operational.
Buffalo, NY
- Project Name
:
Existing System
Project Status:
Operational
Cost/Mile:
$102.6 million per mile (Underground Construction)
Distance
6.2 miles
Number of Stations
15
Ridership:
27,000 per day
Web Link:
http://www.nfta.com/
Calgary, AB
- Project Name:
- Anderson-146th Ave South Extension
- Project Status:
- Under Final Construction
- Expected Opening Date:
- October, 2001
- Number of Stations:
- 2 (Canyon Meadows & Fish Creek/Lacombe)
- Cost:
- $80.1 million CDN
- Project/Routing/Funding Details:
- See Calgary Transportation Project
Website
- Note:
- Includes purchase of 11 SD-160 LRVs.
Calgary, AB
- Project Name:
- Brentwood-53th Ave NW Extension
- Project Status:
- Final Design
- Planned Start Date:
- 2001
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2003
- Number of Stations:
- 1 (East of 53 Street along Crowchild Trail)
- Cost:
- $101.3 million CDN
- Project/Routing/Funding Details:
- See Calgary Transportation Project
Website
Calgary, AB
- Project Name:
- 146th Ave South to 162 Ave. Extension
- Project Status:
- Design/Review
- Planned Start Date:
- 2002
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2003
- Cost:
- $45.3 million CDN
- Project/Routing/Funding Details:
- See Calgary Transportation Project
Website.
Calgary, AB
- Project Name:
- Whitehorn - Prairie Winds Park Extension
- Project Status:
- Design
- Expected Start Date:
- 2003
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2006
- Number of Stations:
- TBD
- Cost:
- $90.4 million CDN
- Project/Routing/Funding Details:
- See Calgary Transportation Project
Website.
Camden, NJ
- Project Name:
- Southern New Jersey Light Rail System
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Cost/Mile:
- $18 million per mile
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2003
- Distance:
- 34 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 20
- Cost:
- $604 million
- Project Details:
- DBOM project by The Southern New Jersey Light Rail Group, a consortium led by Bechtel
Corp. of California and Adtranz, a German transportation company.
- Routing:
- The alignment runs from the Camden aquarium up the former Conrail/PC/PRR/Camden & Amboy
tracks along the Delaware River to Bordentown and then over the Bordentown Secondary
to a terminus in the vicinity of the Trenton Clinton St. train station.
There is discussion of extending it to the State Capitol through the "Commons"
shopping district.
- Funding Details:
- Design, Build, Operate and Maintain Project
- Note:
- This project is NOT planned to be electrified and will operate as a DLRT system.
Charlotte, NC
- ProjectName:
- South Corridor
- Current Project Status:
- Design. Preliminary Engineering - Environmental Impact Study
- Construction Start Date:
- Construction COULD begin by mid-2003
- Cost/Mile:
- $30.4 million per mile
- Distance:
- 11.5 miles (from uptown to Pineville area)
- Opening Date:
- To Tyvola Road by 2005 - to Pineville in 2006
- Number of Stations:
- 19 (possible) locations - TBD by meetings in March 2001
- Expected Cost:
- $350 million
- Expected Ridership
- 15,000 daily by 2025
- Project Details:
- South Corridor from Downtown Charlotte to the Mecklenburg County border.
Currently, a historical trolley operates on a portion of the corridor.
Trains would share city-owned track with Charlotte Trolley, between Tremont Avenue
and 9th Street. Runs on track expected to be bought from Norfolk Southern between
Tremont and Scaleybark Road, and on new track built next to Norfolk Southern freight
line from Scaleybark to Pineville area. It is NOT expected that shared trackage would be
offered or agreed to by Norfolk Sothern. Includes 20-24 LRVs (not including spares).
System expected to be built with 3 car platforms, yet will initially run w/2 car
consists. System is proposed to be double tracked along an existing rail corridor
that will parallel South Boulevard. With the exception of a bridge over I-485 and
one or two overpasses at Tyvola and potentially Woodlawn, the construction will be
entirely at-grade.
- Funding Details:
- Financing: FTA has supplied $10M initially; $7 Million in 2002. Total costs are expected to be funded by
50% federal, 25% state, 25% from 1/2 cent mass transit sales tax. Local
Charlotte-Mecklenburg share comes from half-cent transit tax. Operating costs are
estimated at $13.6 million/year.
- Note:
- Ground was broken in early 2001 for a bridge that will be needed to accomodate
the LRT Line.
Cincinnati, OH
- Project Name:
- Downtown to Blue Ash (See Note below)
- Current Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering
- Construction dates:
- Construction could start 2002; Completion by 2008
- Cost/Mile:
- $36-42 million per mile
- Distance:
- 19
- Number of Stations:
- 20
- Cost:
- $700 - $800 million (See Below)
- Project Details:
- Planned to run from 12th Street in Covington to Pfeiffer Road in Blue Ash.
- Website:
- http://www.pro-transit.com/
- Project Name:
- I-71 LRT
- Project Status:
- Design - Seeking local funding
- Cost/Mile:
- $30 million per mile
- Distance:
- 43 miles
- Construction dates:
- Completion by 2008
- Number of Stations:
- TBD
- Cost:
- $1.2 billion
- Project Details:
- I-71 corridor between Florence and
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Paramount's King's Island near
Mason.
- Funding Details:
- Cincinnati area voters could be asked in 2001 to help pay for the first phase of the
system as described above.
- News
- http://enquirer.com/editions/1999/09/20/loc_development_rides.html
Cleveland, OH
- Project Name:
- Lake Erie Loop
- Cost/Mile:
- $32 million per mile
- Distance:
- 2.2 miles
- Cost:
- $69 million
- Project Details:
- Lake Erie between the Flats entertainment district and other lakefront attractions
that opened in 1996 now is planned to extend south into the downtown area.
- ProjectName:
- Blue Line Extension to the East
- Project Status:
- Major Investment Study
Columbus, OH
- ProjectName:
- North LRT Project
- Project Status:
- Design
- Cost/Mile:
- $25 million per mile
- Distance:
- 13 miles
Dallas, TX
- Project Name:
- Existing system
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $43 million per mile
- Opening Date:
- June, 1996
- Distance:
- 20 miles (2 lines - See Project Details)
- Number of Stations:
- 21
- Cost:
- $860 million
- Ridership:
- 38,000/day
- Project Details:
- Red line runs north and southwest from downtown.
- Blue line runs south from downtown.
- Funding Details:
- Federal: 20%; Local: 80% (1 cent sales tax in Dallas, Irving, Farmers Branch,
Carrollton, Rowlett, Richardson, Addison, Garland, Plano, Highland Park, University Park,
Cockrell Hill and Glenn Heights)
- Ridership:
- 41,000 per day
- ProjectName:
- Richardson to Plano
- Project Status:
- Construction
- Expected Opening:
- December 2003
- Distance:
- 12.5 miles
- Number of Stations:
- Nine
- Notes
- Foreseen to be able to open six months ahead of schedule in December 2002.
See Dallas Map and System Detail Page for
information on other extensions
Denver, CO
- Project Name:
- Central Corridor Extension (Existing System)
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $21 million per mile
- Distance:
- 5.5 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 15
- Cost:
- $118 million (1995 dollars)
- Project Overview:
- 30th & Downing to I-25 & Broadway
- Project Name:
- Southwest Corridor Extension
- Project Status:
- Existing System
- Cost/Mile:
- $21.5 million per mile
- Date Opened:
- July 14, 2000
- Distance:
- 8.7 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 6
- Cost:
- $178 million (1995 dollars)
- Ridership:
- 32,000/day
- Project Name:
- Platte Valley Corridor Extension
- Project Status:
- OPerational
- Cost/Mile:
- $24 million per mile
- Opening Date
:
- April 5, 2002
- Distance:
- 1.8 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 4
- Cost:
- $43 million (1999 dollars)
-
Web Link
- http://www.rtd-denver.com/Projects/CPV_Lightrail/flash_index.html
- Project Details
- A connection from the Auraria Campus to Union Station with stops at Invesco Field, the Pepsi Center, Six Flags/Elitch Gardens and the Auraria Campus. This new line will be
named the "C" line. The current Light Rail line will be named the D line. The junction of the two lines is right next to and partically under the Colfax Street bridge and its a double track wye. There is a large glass "shed" at Union Station were the line ends. Most of all of the downtown trains will then go to Union Station.
- Project Name:
- Southeast Corridor Extension Aka "T-REX"
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Cost/Mile:
- $44 million per mile
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2006
- Distance:
- 19.2 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 13
- Cost
- $874 million
- Expected Ridership:
- 38,000 weekday ridership (12,900 new riders)
-
Web Link:
- http://www.trexproject.com/
- Project Details
- From I-25/Broadway south along I-25 to Lincoln Avenue in Douglas County, with a light rail spur along I-225 from I-25 to Parker Road. Highway widening is included in this project.
- Project Name:
- West Corridor
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering - Environmental Impact Study
- Web Link:
- http://www.rtdwestcorridor.com/rtd/
Detroit, MI
- Project
:
(Proposed System)
Project Status:
Design - Seeking Local funding
Cost/Mile:
$56 million per mile
Distance:
8.8 miles
Number of Stations:
22
Cost:
$494 million
Project Overview:
Replacement of original main street streetcar which was dismantled in the 1950's
Project Details:
Project will be all be above ground on existing streets. Study found that either Bus
Rapid Transit or LRT was needed on the corridor. Still need one more study and Local
dedicated funding for transit before a proposal is sent to the Federal level for
consideration.
Dubuque, Iowa
- Project Status:
- Under Study
- Notes:
- $200,000 from FTA for a feasibility study in Downtown
Edmonton, AB
- Project Name:
- Existing System
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $26.4 million (US) per mile
- Distance:
- 4.5 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 5 (Belvedere, Coliseum, Stadium, Churchill & Central)
- Cost:
- $60 million CDN - 1974 dollars
- Project Details:
- Of the 4.5 miles, approx. 1.2 miles is underground
- Project Name:
- Claireview Extension
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $7.6 million (CDN) per mile
- Distance:
- 1.3 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 1 (Clareview)
- Cost:
- $10 million CDN - 1981 dollars
- Project Overview:
- See Project Details
- Project Details:
- All right of way is above ground. Project also included a LRT storage repair
facility. Cars were previously stored on a siding near the Coliseum station.
- Project Name:
- Edmonton South LRT
- Website for Information:
- Edmonton SLRT
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering/Design Review
- Cost/Mile:
- $64.5 million (CDN) per mile (Underground Construction)
- Expected Opening Date
:
- 2007 (Construction in 2003)
- Distance:
- 6.2 miles
- Cost:
- $400 million
- Project Overview:
- Project Details:
- Includes 25 new cars & 1.8 miles underground from University Station
Greenville, SC
- Project Status:
- Under Consideration
Grand Canyon, AZ
- Project Name:
- Grand Canyon North Rim
- Project Status:
- Under Review by Parks Dept.
- Cost/Mile:
- 26 million per mile
- Distance:
- 6 miles
- Cost:
- $600 - $160 million (See Note below)
- Project Details:
- Funding Details:
- To be 100% funded by the Federal Government
- Note:
- Includes rolling stock and DBOM Operation. Travel time one-way to be 8 1/2 minutes.
Project in extreme jeopardy due to review by Senator Kyl's call for review.
Chesapeake/Virginia City, VA
- Project Name:
- Hampton Roads
- Project Status:
- Major Investment Study
Hartford, CT
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Analysis
- Note:
- Northwest Hartford - Griffin Line appears to be dead. For the last 2-3 years, the area
has been talking BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), planning to use an abandoned rail line to
the east of Hartford.
Houston, TX
- Project Status:
- Construction
- Cost/Mile:
- $37 million per mile
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2004
- Distance:
- 7.5 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 16
- Cost:
- $272 million
- Project Details:
- Downtown to the Houston Astrodome. Includes LRT storage & repair yard. Maximum
consists will be two car trains.
- Companies involved:
- Siemens Transportation Systems (USA) will be supplying
the LRVs and TES for $118
million. Tracks and Passenger Stations will be built by three contractors for approx.
$115 million. Their shares are reported to be as follows: Texas Sterling Construction
Co. of Houston, $65 million; Beers Construction Co. of Atlanta, $36 million; and Bencon
Management of Houston, $13 million.
- Notes:
- Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on Tuesday, March 13, 2001. In 2002, $10 million for a study into expansion of the corridor.
Hudson-Bergen, NJ
- ProjectName:
- Hudson-Bergen LRT
- Project Status:
- Existing System
- Ridership:
- 15,049/weekday
Indianapolis, IN
- ProjectName:
- Northeastside Rail Project
- Project Status:
- Proposal scheduled for an FTA decision by April 2001
- Cost:
- $498 Million
- Expected Opening Date:
- Not until at least 2005
- Project Details:
- Initial proposal involved a plan to run from Downtown across the Northeastside into
Hamilton County. However, plans now indicate that the proposal may not be built at
all without routing the system from the Airport to Downtown first on the initial build.
Kansas City, MO
- Project Name:
- Start-up
- Project Status:
- Pending Voter approval (not seeming likely
- Cost/Mile:
- $33 million per mile
- Distance:
- 23.8 miles
- Cost:
- $793 Million
- Project Details:
- Kansas City International Airport to Waldo with an east-west spur from Bruce R. Watkins
Drive to the Plaza.
- Funding Details:
- August 2001 Tax vote failed. Next tax initiative date not set.
Kenosha, WI
- Project Name:
- Heritage Trolley System.
- Project Status:
- Not Operational due to Budget Cuts
- Cost/Mile:
- $2.25 million per mile
- Opening Date:
- Spring 2000
- Distance:
- 2 miles
- Cost:
- $4.5 million
- Project Details:
- The initial loop is two track miles and includes a six position shop building and and
six ex-Toronto PCC cars, five of which were rebuilt only five years ago. The line
construction includes new 115 pound rail on concrete ties, with all new overhead and
substation.
- Note:
- This system is NOT a Light Rail system as defined by the lightrail.com,
but is included for cost-comparison purposes only.
Los Angeles, CA
- Project Name:
- Green Line
- Project Status:
- Existing System
- Cost/Mile:
- $35.6 million per mile
- Distance:
- 20 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 14
- Cost:
- $712 million
- Ridership:
- 30,000/day
- Details
- Built as a driverless system using the highest technology at the time, including track
intrusion alarms. Unable to enacted as driverless due to public sentiment.
- Project Name:
- Green Line Extension to LAX Airport
- Current Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering
- Cost:
- $800 million (initial estimates due to elevated structure work)
- Project Name:
- Blue Line
- Project Status:
- Existing System
- Number of Stations:
- 22
- Average Ridership:
- 66,000/weekday
- Project Name:
- Pasadena Gold Line
- Project Status:
- Under Construction by the Pasadena Blue Line Construction Authority
- Opening Date:
- July 2003
- Cost/Mile:
- $39.3 million per mile
- Distance:
- 13.7
- Number of Stations:
- 13 See Website
- Average Ridership:
- 66,000/day
- Cost:
- $684 Million (estimated)
- Details
- Although, proported to be an "extension of existing LA Blue Line to Pasadena", this LRT
line will NOT actually connect with the Blue Line, as additional tunneling through
downtown Los Angeles would be required. Passengers will be required to use the Red
Line (heavy rail) to get between 7th/Flower (northern terminus of the current Blue Line)
and Union Station (southern terminus of the Pasadena Line).
- Website
- Los Angeles to Pasadena Construction Authority
- ProjectName:
- Eastside Light Rail Project
- Project Status:
- Design
- Cost/Mile:
- $126 million per mile
- Opening Date:
- 2006
- Distance:
- 6 miles
- Cost or Expected Cost:
- $760 Million
- Project Details:
- East from Union Station including a couple of miles of tunnel
- News Article
- http://www.lightrail.com/news/news02-03-01-1.htm
- ProjectName:
- Eastside Light Rail Project
- Current Project Status:
- Engineering
- Opening Date:
- 2006
- Distance:
- 13.7 miles
- Project Details:
- East from Union Station including a couple of miles of tunnel
- News Article
- http://www.lightrail.com/news/news02-03-01-1.htm
- Project Name:
- Expo Rail
- Project Status:
- Study
- Project Details:
- From Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. See
www.friends4expo.org.
- Project Update:
- $7.5 Million from FTA in 2002.
Louisville, KY
- Project Name:
- Design
- Current Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering
- Expected Date(s):
- 2007 (Construction could begin in 2003)
- Distance:
- 13 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 15 (Number approx.)
- Details:
- New line would operate in the I-65 corridor from Downtown to the airport and the southern
suburbs. Map available @
Louisville Map Page.
- Funding Details:
- Louisville's Transit Authority of River City has
approved the line. Final approval awaits other local approvals and financing.
Memphis, TN
- Current Project Status:
- Feasibility Study
- Cost or Expected Cost:
- $74.6M
- Project Details:
- The exact route the rail system will take has yet to be decided, but four routes are being considered.
- Under Alternative 1, modern commuter trains will run from the end of the trolley line at Madison and Cleveland, travel down Madison, turn south on Cooper, east on Young, and south again on Airways. This plan not only connects downtown to the airport but also provides easy access to the shops and restaurants of Overton Square and Cooper-Young. There is some concern about the narrowness of Young Avenue, which has yet to be addressed.
- Alternative 2A also originates from the Madison Avenue trolley line. This route turns south on Pauline then follows Lamar to Airways.
- Alternative 2B connects from the Main Street trolley at Vance then picks up on a stretch of the BNSF Railroad behind The Commercial Appeal building and follows this rail route to Airways.
- Alternative 3 connects to the Madison line at I-240 and follows the interstate to Airways then links to an unused underground tunnel at the airport. The tunnel was created to house a people-mover that was never installed. Though any route may ultimately connect to this tunnel, it has only been mocked up as part of Alternative 3.
- Alternative 3 will certainly be the fastest route since the commuter trains will travel no faster than the regular speed limit on any given route, but it is also projected to be the most expensive.
- Of course, at a projected $20 million to $40 million per mile none of the alternatives is cheap.
- Funding Details:
- Financing to extend trolley service from downtown to the Medical Center area has been
committed by FTA.
Miami, Florida
- Project Name:
- Bay Link
- Project Status:
- Use ONE of the following:
Study
- Cost or Expected Cost:
- $303-380 Million
- Project Details:
- Miami to Miami Beach. Each option includes use of the MacArthur Causeway as the link across Biscayne Bay but different entry points into, and routes through, the two cities. The Miami Beach options include various routes through South Beach, the commercial district and the Miami Beach Convention Center area. While the proposed routes are grouped under three options, officials say any could be interchanged.
- Funding Details:
- Official Endorsement expected by Mid-Summer 2002. Possible funding sources for the link, transportation systems, routes, construction costs, operating expenses and social, economic and environmental impacts are being studied, Mr. Foutz said. These would likely include include 50% from federal funds, 25% from the state and 25% in local funds.
According to Metropolitan Planning Organization Officials, money for this project, by policy, requires a 50% local match with state and federal funds.
Milwaukee, WI
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Analysis
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
- Project Name:
- Hiawatha Line
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Opening Date (Partial Service):
- Fall 2004
- Full Service:
- TBD
- Cost/Mile:
- $48 million per mile
- Distance
:
- 11.6 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 17
- Cost:
- $548.6 Million
- Details:
- The line travels from the Warehouse District in downtown Mpls south to the Mall of America.
There are two tunnels on the project: one at Minnehaha Park and a 1.4 mile long tunnel under the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.
- Website
- http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/lrt/
- ProjectName:
- Central Corridor
- Project Status:
- Under Consideration
- Project Details:
- Two LRT options are being considered for alignment along either University or I-94.
Additional alignment considerations are the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe tracks that run
north of University or the Canadian Pacific tracks that run south of I-94.
- Website
- Central Corridor
New Orleans, LA
- Project Status:
- Under Study
- Funding Details:
- $7 million for a study of a proposed light rail system between Louis Armstrong International Airport and downtown New Orleans.
Norfolk, VA
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering - Environmental Impact Study
- Cost/Mile:
- $28 million per mile
- Distance:
- 8 miles
- Expected Cost:
- $222 million
- Ridership or Expected Ridership:
- 10,000/day
- Project Details:
- After being rebuffed by Virginia Beach voters, City of Norfolk and transit officials appear to be headed to building an eight mile "starter line.
- Website
-
http://www.hrtransit.com/projects.html
Oakland, CA
- ProjectName:
- Berkeley-Oakland-San Leandro
- Project Status:
- Major Investment Study
- Distance:
- 8 miles
- Number of Stations:
- TBD
- Cost or Expected Cost:
- $320 Million
- Project Details:
- Berkeley - Oakland - San Leandro
Oceanside-Escondido, CA
- ProjectName:
- Oceanside-Escondido Rail Project
- Project Status:
- Final Design
- Cost/Mile:
- $14 Million per mile
- Distance:
- 23.7 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 15
- Cost or Expected Cost:
- $333 Million
- Ridership or Expected Ridership:
- 12,00/day
- Project Details:
- See Website
- Funding Details:
- See Website
Orange County, CA
- ProjectName:
- Centerline LRT Project
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering/Environmental Analysis
- Staus by Date:
- Final Engineering 2004-2007
- Cost/Mile:
- $70-80 million per mile
- Distance:
- 18 miles (85% elevated 15% at grade)
- Number of Stations:
- 22
- Project Details:
- The system would have 11 peak hour trains with a fleet of 24 light rail cars operating at a peak hour frequency of one train every 10 minutes.
See
OCTA Website for further details.
- Funding Details:
- Funding is expected to come from a mix of federal, state and local funds. Half of the cost will come from a federal New Starts grant. About a quarter will come from air quality programs, called CMAQ funds, that cannot be used for freeway or roadway construction. Measure M, the half-cent, voter-approved tax for transportation improvements and Proposition 116 funds kicked in by the City of Irvine account for about 15 percent of the capital cost. Only 10 percent of the total capital cost will come from the State Transportation Improvement Program, or the STIP, typically reserved for larger freeway projects.
- Note:
- There is now, a consensus to proceed from the councils of the SIX cities through which the system will pass. Previously, (March 2001), the project was on hold, due to opposition from several jurisdictions.
Orlando, FL
- Project Name
:
TBD
Project Status:
Project was killed in 1999
Details:
Connects downtown Orlando with a tourist resort area to the south.
Ottawa, ON
- ProjectName:
- Ottawa-Carleton
- Project Status:
- Current System
- Opening Date:
- October 15, 2001
- Cost/Mile:
- $5.2 Million (CDN) per mile
- Distance:
- 5 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 5
- Cost:
- $30 Million - CDN
- Ridership or Expected Ridership:
- 6,400 daily
- Project Details:
- Light rail uses an existing Canadian Pacific rail line that runs from Greenboro
Transitway Station in the south to LeBreton Flats in the north where a new Transitway
Station "Bayview" will be constructed. LRT enhances service to Carling Avenue,
Confederation Heights and Carleton University. Headways are 20 minutes Monday - Saturday, 40 minutes on Sundays.
- Funding Details:
- City of Ottwawa is reposnisble for the total cost of the project
- Website:
-
http://www.octranspo.com
Philadelphia, PA
- ProjectName:
- Girard Avenue Light Rail Project
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2002
- Project Details:
- SEPTA's Girard Avenue Light Rail Project will restore light rail service to Girard Avenue along Route 15 from Port Richmond in the east to Overbrook in the west.
Phoenix/Tempe,
AZ
- Project Name:
- Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project
- Current Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering
- Cost/Mile:
- $54.4 million per mile
- Construction Start Date
:
- Mid-2003
- Planned Opening Date:
- "Late 2006"
- Planned Construction Start Date:
- 2003
- Distance:
- Total 20.3 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 24 (4 more under consideration)
- Cost:
- $1.06 Billion
- Funding Details:
- Local funding approved by sales tax vote
- Details:
- Click Here for Map and Details
Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa
- Notes
- The City of Glendale, AZ approved a 'Transit Tax' proposal in November 2001, which will include expanded bus transit service and 2-5 miles of LRT that will connect to the CP-EV Light Rail line at Christown Mall by 2010.
Pittsburgh, PA
- Project Name:
- Overbrook Extension
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Distance:
- 5.5 miles
- Project Name:
- Gateway Extension
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering
- Distance:
- 5.5 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 5
- Project Details:
- The Gateway alignment will extend the "T" from the Gateway Subway Station underneath
Stanwix Street and the Allegheny River, emerge from a subway to an at-grade alignment just west of PNC Park, continue west past the new Steelers Stadium, rise to an elevated alignment over Allegheny Avenue, continue west to a proposed Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) and descend to an at-grade alignment which terminates near the West End Bridge. The Gateway alignment also includes a line connecting the Steel Plaza Station with a new station serving the Convention Center, Liberty Center, Greyhound Terminal and Amtrak Station. The North Shore Connector will include five new "T" stations: the Convention Center station; a new inbound Gateway Subway Station with an entrance on Stanwix Street directly adjacent to Fifth Avenue Place; a subway station just west of PNC Park; an at-grade station at Steeler Way; and a station in the proposed ITC.
- Project Name:
- First Avenue Station
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Expected Opening:
- Spring 2001
- Number of Stations:
- One
- Cost or Expected Cost:
- $6.3 Million
- Project Details:
- 1,200 public parking space structure being built adjacent to the station. In addition,
1,200 feet of trackage will be re-aligned, OCS re-strung, and signalization installed.
- Funding Details:
- Partnership between Allegheny County, City of Pittsburgh, Urban Redevelopment Authority,
Pittsburgh Parking Authority and Port Authority.
Portland, OR
- Project Name:
- Eastside MAX (Original Alignment)
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $14.2 million per mile
- Date Open
:
- September 5, 1986
- Distance:
- 15 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 50 (including Westside MAX Stations)
- Cost:
- $214 million
- Details:
- Downtown Portland to Gresham
- Ridership:
- 83,000/weekday (All Lines combined)
- Note:
- Check the Tri-Met Web page.
- Project Name:
- Westside MAX (Existing System)
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $53.5 million per mile
- Date Open
:
- September 12, 1998
- Distance:
- 18 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 50 (including Eastside MAX Stations)
- Cost:
- $963 million
- Details:
- Combination of In-Street Running, and Exclusive Right of Way
- Project Name:
- Portland Airport MAX (Red Line)
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Date Open
- September 10, 2001
- Cost/Mile:
- $22.7 million per mile
- Distance:
- 5.5 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 4
- Cost:
- $125 million - 1999 $
- Details:
- Red Line service from Downtown Galleria/Library stops to Gateway TC on existing Blue Line, then travel to Airport on new rail spur from Gateway. Funding through private funds, no federal funding and no increase in property taxes.
- Project Name:
- Interstate MAX (Yellow Line)
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Cost/Mile:
- $62.5 million per mile
- Expected Opening Date
:
- September 2004
- Distance:
- 5.8 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 10
- Cost:
- $350 Million (Estimated)
- Details:
- Yellow Line to serve City Center on existing alignment from Galleria/Library stops to Old Town/Chinatown station. It will then ride on new rails, serving Rose Quarter and Interstate Avenue to Expo Center
- Project Name:
- Portland Streetcar Project
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $16.4 million per mile
- Distance:
- 2.4 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 32 Note: The streetcar operates like a bus, passengers have to signal if they want to detrain at the next stop.
- Routing
- Portland State University to Good Samaritan on 10th and 11th Avenues. Those tracks cross over the existing MAX tracks between the Galleria/Library stops and the PGE Park/Civic Stadium stops.
- Equipment Used
- A total of 7 Skoda streetcars were ordered, 5 have been delivered and 2 more are coming in late 2002. Tri-Met donated 2 of the 4 Vintage Trolleys for use on the new streetcar line.
- Cost:
- The $54.6 million cost does include the cost of the cars and capital cost for
phase. Each vehicle cost approximately $1.9 million. A total of 7 Streetcars have been ordered. Most utilities were relocated which ran along and under the trackbed.
- Based on a total cost of $54.6 million, minus 11.3 for vehicles:
- Cost (all construction) $43.3 mn ... $18.0 mn per mile
- Cost (line only, no maintenance facil.) $39.3 mn ... $16.4 mn/mi
Sacramento, CA
- Project Name
:
Existing System
Project Status:
Operational
Cost/Mile:
$9.6 million per mile
Date in Service:
1987
Distance:
18.3 miles
Cost:
$176 million
Ridership:
28,000/weekday (Entire Line)
- Project:
- Folsom Corridor Extension
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Cost/Mile:
- $19.1 million per mile
- Expected Opening Date:
- December 2003
- Distance:
- 10.9 miles
- Construction Start Date:
- Summer 2000
- Expected Opening Date:
- December 2003
- Number of Stations:
- 9
- Cost:
- $209 Million
- Note:
- Includes 14 new LRVs from CAF.
- ProjectName:
- South Sacramento Corridor Extension
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Cost/Mile:
- $19.8 million per mile
- Distance:
- 11.2 miles
- Construction Start Date:
- Summer 2000
- Expected Opening Date:
- September 2003
- Number of Stations:
- 7 (Broadway, 4th Ave/Wayne Hultgren, City College, Fruitridge, 47th Avenue, Florin and
Meadowview)
- Cost:
- $222 Million
- Expected Additional Ridership:
- 15,000 by 2015
- Funding Details:
- $111.2 million in Section 5309 Federal funding for new rail projects, $28 million in
State Transportation Improvement Program funding, $83 million in State Proposition 116
funding (clean air and transportation improvement funds).
Saint Louis, MO
- Total System Length:
- 32 Miles
- Project Name:
- Existing system
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $27 million per mile
- Distance
:
- 17 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 19
- Cost:
- $464 million (1982 dollars)
- Ridership:
- 36,000/weekday (Entire System)
- Project Details:
- East St. Louis to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
- Funding Details:
- Federal 75%, Local 25% (Asset value of donated railroad rights-of-way, structures
and facilities).
- Project Name:
- St. Louis-St. Clair County Extension
- Project Status:
- Existing System
- Cost/Mile:
- $20 million per mile
- Date Opened
:
- May 4, 2001
- Distance:
- 17.4 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 8
- Cost:
- $348 million.
- Projected Ridership:
- 14,500/day
- Project Details:
- East Saint Louis to Belleville Area College. It will extend the system from East St.
Louis farther east into St. Clair County, Ill.
- Funding Details:
- Federal: 72% ($280 million); Local: 28% (1/2 cent sales tax in St. Clair County)
- Note:
- Includes the purchase of 24 Light Rail vehicles, the installation of 3,500 park and
ride spaces and 41 bus bays at the eight stations.
- Project Name:
- Scott Air Force Base Extension
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2003
- Number of Stations:
- 1 - Scott Air Force Base
- Project Details:
- Belleville Area College to Scott Air Force Base
- Funding Details:
- State (Illinois): 60 million; Remaining: Local
- Project Name:
- Mid-America Extension
- Project Status:
- Under Consideration - Not Funded
- Number of Stations:
- 1 - Mid America Airport
- Project Details:
- Belleville Area College to Scott Air Force Base
- Funding Details:
- State (Illinois): 60 million; Remaining: Local
- Project Name:
- Cross County Extension
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering
- Cost/Mile:
- $54 million per mile
- Estimated Construction Start Date
:
- 2002
- Estimated In-Service Date:
- 2005
- Distance:
- 7.5 miles
- Cost:
- $405 million
- Web Link:
- http://www.crosscounty.org/
- Project Name:
- Metro South Extension
- Project Status:
- Planning
- Project Name:
- Metro North Extension
- Project Status:
- Planning
Salt Lake City, UT
- Project Name
:
Existing System
Project Status:
Operational
Cost/Mile:
$18 million per mile
Date in Service:
December 1999
Distance:
15 miles
Number of Stations:
16
Cost:
$300 million
Ridership:
19,000 per day
- Project:
- TRAX University Line
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Date Opened:
- December 2001
- Number of Stations:
- 4 (Library, Trolley Square, 900 East and Rice-Eccles Stations)
- Cost:
- $110 million
- Map & Details:
- See UTA's Site
San Antonio, TX
- Project Name
:
Preliminary Engineering
Project Status:
Future uncertain - Funded sought in an August 2000 vote Failed.
Cost/Mile:
$28 million per mile
Distance:
54 miles (Original proposal that failed to pass)
Cost:
$1.5 billion
Map & Details:
Click Here
Note:
Even in light of the failure of the funding vote, Capitol Metro officials appear to
be optimistic of the possibility of an LRT system in San Antonio's future.
San Diego, CA
- Project Name
:
Mission Valley East
Project Status:
Under Construction - Tunnel construction started March 2001
Cost/Mile:
$67 million per mile (Tunnel Construction)
Expected Opening Date:
2004
Distance:
5.9 miles
Number of Stations
TBD
Cost:
$400 million
Map & Details:
Connects Mission San Diego with Grossmont Center. Connects the present end of
the Blue Line (going past the stadium) to the present Orange Line, near
the Grossmont station. This extension will serve the campus of San Diego State
University. FTA funding in 2002 is $64 Million
San Diego, CA
- Project Name:
- Mid-Coast Extension
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering
- Cost/Mile:
- $30 million per mile
- Expected Opening Date
:
- 2005
- Distance:
- 3.4 miles
- Number of Stations:
- TBD
- Cost:
- $105 million
- Route Details:
- Old Town to Clairemont
San Francisco, CA
- ProjectName:
- Third Street Light Rail
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Cost/Mile:
- $98 million per mile
- Distance:
- 5.4 miles
- Opening Date:
- 2005
- Number of Stations:
- 19
- Cost:
- $531 Million
- Expected Ridership:
- 71,000 (2015)
- Project and Funding Details:
- http://www.sfmuni.com/aboutmun/3rdover.htm
- ProjectName:
- Central Subway (Third Street Light Rail - Phase 2)
- Project Status:
- Design - Regional Priority for Federal Funding
- Cost/Mile:
- $515 million per mile (Tunnel Construction)
- Opening Date:
- 2009
- Distance:
- 1.7 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 5 (4 subway, 1 surface)
- Cost or Expected Cost:
- $876 million
- Expected Ridership:
- 92,000 (2015)
- Project and Funding Details:
- http://www.sfmuni.com/aboutmun/3rdover.htm
San Jose, CA
- Project Name:
- Guadalupe Line
- Total System Length:
- 20 Miles
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $25 million per mile
- Date Open
:
- 1988-1992 (in 4 stages)
- Distance:
- 21 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 33
- Cost:
- $536 million (1992 dollars)
- Ridership:
- 31,000/weekday (Guadalupe and Tasman Line combined)
San Jose, CA
- Project Name:
- Tasman West Extension
- Project Status:
- Operational
- Cost/Mile:
- $42 million per mile
- Date Open
:
- December 17, 1999
- Distance:
- 7.6 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 13
- Cost:
- $325 million
- Ridership:
- 6,000/day
San Jose, CA
- Project Name:
- I-880 Extension
- Project Status:
- Existing System
- Cost/Mile:
- $39.5 Million per mile
- Date Opened:
- May 17, 2001
- Distance:
- 1.9 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 2 (Cisco and I-880)
- Cost:
$75 Million
- Project Details:
- From Baypointe/Tasman east along Tasman Drive to I-880 Station. One additional
station midway at Cisco Systems. Two crossovers west of the I-880 station allow turnback operations while the Tasman East/Capitol extension is completed.
San Jose, CA
- Project Name:
- Tasman East/Capitol Extension
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Cost/Mile:
- $54 Million per mile
- Expected Opening Date:
- Summer 2004
- Distance:
- 6.4 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 11
- Cost:
$348 Million
- Project Details:
- From I-880 Station (on the Tasman East Phase #1 Extension), continuing along Capitol to Alum Rock. Project includes an elevated structure (starting just east of I-880 in Milpitas going 1.2 miles into San Jose).
San Jose, CA
- Project Name:
- Capitol Extension (Phase 2)
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering
- Cost:
- $231 million
- Funding Details:
- Funded by passage of a 30 year 1/2 cent sales tax.
- Project Details:
- Starting from Capitol/Alum Rock, east along Capitol Expressway to Eastridge.
San Jose, CA
- Project Name:
- Capitol Extension (Phase 3)
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering - Environmental Impact Study
- Expected Opening Date:
- No Date set
- Distance:
- 8 miles (includes Phase 1)
- Number of Stations:
- TBD
- Cost:
- $292 million
- Funding Details:
- Funded by passage of a 30 year 1/2 cent sales tax.
- Project Details:
- From Capitol Expressway at Eastridge, south/west along Capitol Expressway to the existing
Guadalupe Line.
San Jose, CA
- Project Name:
- Santa Clara/Alum Rock Extension
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Analysis
- Distance:
- 4.3 miles
- Number of Stations:
- TBD
- Cost:
- $286 million
- Project Details:
- From Downtown san Jose, east along Alum Rock to Capitol, then south to Eastridge.
Capitol Phase 2 to continue southwest to Capitol/Guadalupe.
San Jose, CA
- Project Name:
- Vasona Extension
- Project Status:
- Under Construction
- Construction Start Date:
- March 2001
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2004
- Distance:
- 4.8 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 8
- Project Details:
- Starting from San Carlos/Woz Way to San Jose Caltrain Station, then south along the
current UP alignment along Southwest Expressway to Winchester/Camden area. Project
includes an 800' tunnel in the area of the San Jose Arena.
Seattle, WA
- Project Name:
- Central Link
- Current Project Status:
- The Board authorized construction of the initial segment "as soon as reasonably practicable in 2002.
- Cost/Mile:
- $179 Million/Mile
- Expected Opening Date:
- 2009
- Distance:
- 14 miles
- Number of Stations:
- 13
- Expected Ridership:
- 42,000 by 2020
- Cost:
-
- $2.4 Billion
-
- Facilities Construction Start:
- Mid 2002
- Project Details:
- Through the existing tunnel downtown, South through a 1 mile tunnel under Beacon Hill to near Sea-Tac Airport. The Beacon Hill Station will be about 150 feet under South Lander Street. At the Sea-Tac Airport, a shuttle bus will allow passengers to connect to terminals.
Spokane, WA
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Engineering - See Note below
- Note:
- Engineering Consultants selected (David Evans & Associates - with LTK as subcontractor
for vehicle and systems engineering).
Tacoma, WA
- Project Status:
- Construction
- Estimated Opening:
- 2003
- Cost/Mile:
- $37.5 million per mile
- Distance:
- 1.6 miles
-
- Number of Stations:
- 5
- Cost:
- $60 Million (Approx.)
- Project Details:
- Downtown Tacoma to the Tacoma Dome
(See Map). This system will NOT connect to the
Seattle, WA system.
- Notes:
-
Tampa, Florida
http://www.tamparail.com/
Toronto, Canada
- Project Name:
- TTC's Existing System
- Number of Lines:
- Seven distinct Lines: King; Queen; Dundas; Carlton; Kingston Road; Bathurst, Spadina, St. Clair and Harbourfront.
Tucson, Arizona
- ProjectName:
- Orange Line
- Project Status:
- Pending Ballot Measure (Scheduled for May 2002)
- Distance:
- 13 Miles
- Website
- http://www.tucsonlightrail.org
- Project Details:
- From the Laos Transit Center near the Rodeo Grounds on the southside, north past the VA hospital, South Tucson, TCC and Rio Nuevo, Downtown/Government Center, and Ronstadt Transit Center, then east along 6th Street 4th Avenue/Tucson High, the University of Arizona, Rincon Market, then south to Broadway and continuing east along Broadway past El Con Mall/Randolph Park, Williams Center, Park Place Mall, and ending at Prudence/Pantano.
Union County, NJ
- Project Status:
- Preliminary Analysis
- Note:
- Though this project is supposed to be "tied" to the Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link (NERL)
and therefore supposed to be an extension of the existing Newark City Subway, it
will for the foreseeable future be operated as a separate system.
Washington, DC
- Project Name:
- Georgetown Branch Light Rail Project
- Project Status:
- Design - Final EIS being conducted by Maryland DOT and MTA.
- Project Details:
- A line between Silver Spring and Bethesda, MD along the Georgetown Branch abandoned
rail line.
Waterloo, ON
- Project Status:
- Design
- Project Details:
- Cambridge to Elmira via Kitchener and Waterloo
- Note
- Unless noted, costs DO NOT include rolling stock.
- Costs listed are per mile, although many prefer the figure to be listed as per passenger
mile. Passenger mile figures are not provided, as some systems are in the design phase
with only "projections" of the numbers of riders.
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