List of rail transit systems in North America
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
- Via Rail- intercity rail network
- C-Train- 2 light rail lines, operated by Calgary Transit
- Edmonton LRT- 1 light rail line, operated by Edmonton Transit System
- Montreal Metro - 4 metro lines, operated by Société de transport de Montréal
- AMT Commuter Rail - 5 commuter rail lines, with one under construction, operated by Agence métropolitaine de transport
- O-Train- 1 light rail line running on railway lines, operated by OC Transpo
- Toronto Subway and RT- 4 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
- Ferrocarriles de Cuba- intercity rail network
Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo Metro, 1 metro line, with one under construction, operated by Oficina para la Reorganizacion del Transporte
Mexico
- Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico - an inter city line from the city of Chihuahua to the port of Topolobampo
- Guadalajara light rail system – 1 metro Line, 1 light rail line, operated by Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano
- Tequila Express - a tourist's excursion line that runs from Guadalajara to Amatitán to visit a tequila distillery
- 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 Metro – 1 elevated metro line, 1 underground light rail line, operated by S.T.C. Metrorrey
Puerto Rico
- Tren Urbano- 1 metro line, operated by Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
United States of America
- Amtrak- intercity rail network
Gulf & Southern States
- MARTA Subway- 4 metro lines, operated by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
- Capital MetroRail- 1 commuter rail line, operated by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- LYNX Rapid Transit Services- 1 light rail line, operated by Charlotte Area Transit System
- DART LRT- 3 light rail lines, with a fourth under construction
- Trinity Railway Express- 1 commuter rail line, operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority
- A-train- 1 commuter rail line, operated by Denton County Transportation Authority
- METRORail- 1 light rail line, with planned expansion, operated by Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas
- JTA Skyway- 1 people mover line, operated by Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Palm Beach
- Metrorail- 1 metro line, with one under construction; Metromover- 1 people mover line, operated by Miami-Dade Transit
- Tri-Rail- 1 commuter rail line, operated by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
- Music City Star- 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Regional Transportation Authority
- RTA Streetcars- 3 streetcar lines, operated by New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Midwest & Great Lake States
- L Train- 8 metro lines, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority
- Metra Rail- 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
- RTA Rapid Transit- 1 metro line, 2 light rail lines, operated by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
- Detroit People Mover- 1 people mover line, operated by Detroit Department of Transportation
- Hiawatha Line- 1 light rail line, operated by Metro Transit
- Northstar Commuter Rail- 1 commuter rail line, operated by The Metropolitan Council
- St. Louis MetroLink- 2 light rail lines, operated by Bi-State Development Agency
Northeast
- Baltimore Metro- 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
- The T- 4 metro lines, 5 light rail lines; MCBR Rail- 12 commuter rail lines, operated by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- 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 lines; Staten Island Railway- 1 metro line; Long Island Rail Road- 11 commuter rail lines; Metro-North Railroad- 5 commuter rail lines; operated by Metropolitan Transit Authority
- PATH Train- 3 metro lines, operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- NJTR Rail- 10 commuter rail lines (shared with Philadelphia metropolitan area); Hudson-Bergen Light Rail- 2 light rail lines; Newark Light Rail- 2 light rail lines operated by New Jersey Transit
- Shore Line East- 1 commuter rail line, operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation
- 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 Transportations Authority
- PATCO Speedline- 1 metro line, operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation
- NJTR 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
- The T- 3 light rail lines, operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County
- Washington Metro- 5 metro lines, with one under construction, 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
West
- New Mexico Rail Runner Express- 1 commuter rail line, operated by the New Mexico Department of Transportation
- RTD Light Rail- 4 light rail lines, with two under construction, operated by the Regional Transportation District
- Las Vegas Monorail- 1 monorail line operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company
- Los Angeles-Inland Empire
- Los Angeles County Metro Rail- 2 metro lines, 3 light rail lines, with one under construction, operated by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Metrolink- 7 commuter rail lines, operated by Southern California Regional Rail Authority
- METRO Light Rail- 1 light rail line, operated by Valley Metro
- MAX Light Rail- 4 light rail lines; Portland Streetcar- 1 streetcar line, with one under construction (system owned by City of Portland); Westside Express Service- 1 commuter rail line; all operated by TriMet
- Regional Transit LTR- 2 light rail lines, operated by Sacramento Regional Transit District
- UTA TRAX- 2 light rail lines, with three under construction; FrontRunner- 1 commuter rail line, operated by Utah Transit Authority
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area)
- BART- 5 rapid transit lines, 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 Commuter Express- 1 commuter rail line, operated by the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Joint Powers Board
- Link Light Rail- 2 light rail lines; Sounder Commuter Rail- 1 commuter rail line, operated by Sound Transit
- South Lake Union Streetcar- 1 streetcar line, owned by City of Seattle
- 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
Systems Under Construction
- DC Streetcar- 2 streetcar lines, to be operated by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation
- Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News (Hampton Roads)
- Tide Light Rail- 1 light rail line, with planned extensions, to be operated by Hampton Roads Transit
- TTC Light Rail- 2 light rail line, with several more in planning, to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission
Approved Systems Preparing for Construction
- LYNX Purple Line- 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by LYNX Rapid Transit Services
- Cotton Belt Rail Line- 3 commuter rail lines, to be operated by Fort Worth Transportation Authority
- Woodward Avenue Light Rail- 1 light rail line, to be operated by Detroit Department of Transportation
- Capital Red Rose Corridor- 1 commuter rail line, with planned extensions, to be operated by Capital Area Transit
- Honolulu Rail Transit- 1 metro rail line, to be operated by TheBus
- Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge (Waterloo Region)
- Waterloo LRT- 1 light rail line, to be operated by Grand River Transit
- SunRail- 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by the Florida Department of Transportation
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (Bay Area)
- SMART Train, 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District
- Tren Interurbano- 1 commuter rail line, to be operated by Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
See also