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cityboi757 · 09-25-2009, 09:14 PM

Norfolk, Va Light rail starter line is 51% complete.

MiamiRob · 09-25-2009, 11:16 PM

Miami is currently building a extension of it's Metrorail system to Miami International airport and it is being financed only with state & local funds. The extension is 2.5 miles I believe and the county is awaiting Fed approval for another 9.5 mile extension on the proposed North line that would take Metrorail to the Dade/Broward county line.

tpk-nyc · 09-26-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by costello_musicman

In Ohio, they'll be voting on this soon:

It is a passenger rail that will use existing freight rail lines.

Here's the CD thread on it: https://www.city-data.com/forum/ohio/...ohio-rail.html

Ohio is the perfect state for a rail project like this. They should have done it a long time ago.

I hope it passes.

DeaconJ · 09-27-2009, 03:22 PM

The Atlanta Beltline is a planned LRT urban loop around the city that connects to 4 existing MARTA subway stations. It also includes a parks and trails component that has been underway for a couple of years. The LRT will run on abandoned rail lines, most of which have already been purchased.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10054722@N07/3509936416/ (broken link)

aceplace · 09-28-2009, 01:16 PM

Here's a map of the planned Dallas-Fort Worth commuter lines, courtesy of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, a public agency:

aceplace · 09-28-2009, 01:31 PM

Here's a map of the light rail/TRE system, not including the new commuter line to Denton or to Fort Worth.

[IMG]www.dart.org-images-expansion-currentandfuturerailmapsep09.gif[/IMG]

cityboi757 · 09-28-2009, 02:16 PM

The EIS for the extension of Norfolk's light rail starter line tothe Virginia Beach Oceanfront is underway. The extension will give Hampton Roads 25 miles of rail.

http://www.gohrt.com/vbtes/index.html (broken link)

pvande55 · 02-13-2011, 01:51 PM

I believe Austin TX has the newest. Salt Lake and Minneapolis are rather new. I do no know if the line in Honolulu has a chance of being finished.

nei · 02-13-2011, 02:18 PM

I'm really excited about the New Haven - Springfield line. They're also renovating the Vermonter north of Springfield. I'm hoping the train travel time to NYC will be competitive.

MDAllstar · 02-13-2011, 08:01 PM

D.C. is building a 23 mile silver metro line to Tyson's Corner done in 2013 and to Dulles Airport by 2016. D.C. is also building a 37 mile streetcar network with 8 lines intersecting metro. 2 lines will open in 2012. DC is also about to build a purple light rail line that will connect 4 northern legs of metro with construction slated to start in 2013/2014.