List of rail transit systems in North America

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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.

• 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

• National

Ferrocarriles de Cuba – intercity rail network

• Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo Metro – 2 metro lines, operated by Oficina para la Reorganizacion del Transporte

• 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

• San Juan

Tren Urbano – 1 metro line, operated by Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works

• National

Amtrak – intercity rail network

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Skyline – 1 light metro line, operated by TheBus

• 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

SacRT light rail – 3 light rail lines, operated by Sacramento Regional Transit District

• San Bernardino

Arrow – 1 rail lines, operated by San Bernardino Transportation Authority

Metrolink – 2 commuter rail lines, operated by Southern California Regional Rail Authority

• 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

• 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

• 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

• List of rail transit systems in the United States (currently operating systems only)
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