List of rail transit systems in the United States

This is a list of the operating passenger rail transit systems in the United States. This list does not include intercity rail services such as the Alaska Railroad, Brightline, or Amtrak and its state-sponsored subsidiaries. "Region" refers to the metropolitan area based around the city listed, where applicable.

Operating

Region State System Authority Type (FTA)
Albuquerque New Mexico Rail Runner Express Mid-Region Council of Governments Commuter rail
Atlanta Georgia MARTA rail MARTA Heavy rail
Atlanta Streetcar Streetcar
Austin Texas CapMetro Rail CapMetro Commuter rail
Baltimore Maryland Metro SubwayLink Maryland Transit Administration Heavy rail
Light RailLink Light rail
Boston area Massachusetts, Rhode Island MBTA Commuter Rail MBTA Commuter rail
Boston Massachusetts MBTA subway Heavy rail
Light rail
Heritage light rail
Buffalo New York Metro Rail NFTA Light rail
Camden and Trenton New Jersey River Line New Jersey Transit Tram-train
Charlotte North Carolina LYNX Rapid Transit Services Charlotte Area Transit System Light rail
Streetcar
Chicago Illinois, Indiana South Shore Line NICTD Commuter rail
Illinois The "L" Chicago Transit Authority Heavy rail
Airport Transit System Chicago Airport Authority VAL
Illinois, Wisconsin Metra Northeast Illinois RCRC Commuter rail
Cincinnati Ohio Connector SORTA (operation contracted to Transdev) Streetcar
Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit GCRTA Heavy rail
Light rail
Dallas–Fort Worth Texas Trinity Railway Express Dallas Area Rapid Transit Commuter rail
Trinity Metro
DART rail Dallas Area Rapid Transit Light rail
DART rail Dallas Area Rapid Transit Commuter rail
Dallas Streetcar City of Dallas (operation contracted to DART) Streetcar
M-Line Trolley McKinney Avenue Transit Authority Heritage streetcar
Skylink Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport People mover
A-Train DCTA Commuter rail
TEXRail Trinity Metro
Denver Colorado RTD Rail Regional Transportation District Commuter Rail
Light rail
Detroit Michigan QLine M-1 Rail Streetcar
Detroit People Mover Detroit Transportation Corporation Automated people mover
El Paso Texas El Paso Streetcar Sun Metro Heritage streetcar
Galveston Texas Galveston Island Trolley Island Transit Heritage streetcar
Hartford Connecticut Hartford Line Connecticut Department of Transportation Commuter rail
Honolulu Hawaii Skyline Honolulu Department of Transportation Services Light metro
Houston Texas METRORail Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Light rail
Jacksonville Florida Skyway Jacksonville Transportation Authority Automated people mover
Jersey City/Hudson County New Jersey Hudson–Bergen Light Rail New Jersey Transit Light rail
Kansas City Missouri KC Streetcar Kansas City Streetcar Authority (operation contracted to Herzog Transit Services) Streetcar
Kenosha Wisconsin Kenosha Streetcars Kenosha Transit Heritage streetcar
Las Vegas Nevada Las Vegas Monorail Las Vegas Monorail Company Monorail
Little Rock Arkansas Metro Streetcar Rock Region Metro Heritage streetcar
Los Angeles California Metro Rail Los Angeles Metro Heavy rail
Metro Rail Los Angeles Metro Light rail
Metrolink SCRRA Commuter rail
Memphis Tennessee MATA Trolley Memphis Area Transit Authority Heritage streetcar
Miami Florida Tri-Rail SFRTA Commuter rail
Metrorail Miami-Dade Transit Heavy rail
Metromover Automated guideway transit
Milwaukee Wisconsin The Hop City of Milwaukee (operation contracted to Transdev) Streetcar
Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minnesota Metro Metro Transit Light rail
Northstar Line Commuter rail
Morgantown West Virginia Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit West Virginia University People mover
Nashville Tennessee WeGo Star Regional Transportation Authority Commuter rail
New Haven Connecticut Shore Line East Connecticut Department of Transportation
New Orleans Louisiana New Orleans Streetcars New Orleans RTA Heritage streetcar
New York New York Long Island Rail Road Metropolitan Transportation Authority Commuter rail
New York, Connecticut Metro-North Railroad
New York New York City Subway Heavy rail
Staten Island Railway SIRTOA
New York, New Jersey PATH PANYNJ
New York AirTrain JFK PANYNJ Automated light rail
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania NJ Transit Rail Operations New Jersey Transit Commuter rail
Newark New Jersey Newark Light Rail Light rail
AirTrain Newark PANYNJ Monorail
Norfolk Virginia The Tide Hampton Roads Transit Light rail
Oakland California Oakland Airport Connector Bay Area Rapid Transit District Automated guideway transit
Oceanside California Sprinter North County Transit District Diesel light rail
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma City Streetcar City of Oklahoma City (operation contracted to Herzog Transit Services) Streetcar
Orlando Metro Area Florida SunRail Central Florida Commuter rail
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, New Jersey PATCO Speedline PATCO Heavy rail
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware SEPTA Regional Rail SEPTA Commuter rail
Pennsylvania SEPTA Metro Heavy rail
Light rail
Heritage streetcar
Phoenix metro area Arizona Valley Metro Rail Valley Metro Light rail
Tempe Streetcar Streetcar
PHX Sky Train City of Phoenix People mover
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania The T Pittsburgh Regional Transit Light rail
Portland metro area Oregon WES Commuter Rail TriMet Commuter rail
Portland MAX Light rail
Portland Streetcar Portland Streetcar, Inc. Streetcar
Sacramento California SacRT light rail Sacramento Regional Transit District Light rail
St. Louis Missouri, Illinois MetroLink Bi-State Development Agency
Missouri Loop Trolley Heritage streetcar
Salt Lake City metro area Utah FrontRunner Utah Transit Authority Commuter rail
Streetcar Streetcar
TRAX Light rail
San Bernardino California Arrow Southern California Regional Rail Authority Commuter rail
San Diego California Coaster North County Transit District Commuter rail
San Diego Trolley San Diego MTS Light rail
San Diego Trolley (Silver Line) Heritage streetcar
San Francisco Bay Area Bay Area Rapid Transit Bay Area Rapid Transit District Heavy rail
Diesel light rail
San Francisco Muni Metro San Francisco MTA Light rail
Muni heritage streetcars (E & F) Heritage streetcar
Cable car system Heritage cable car
San Francisco AirTrain San Francisco International Airport People mover
San Jose Altamont Corridor Express San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Commuter rail
VTA light rail Santa Clara VTA Light rail
Caltrain Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Commuter rail
San Juan Puerto Rico Tren Urbano DTOP Heavy rail
Seattle/Tacoma Washington Sounder Sound Transit Commuter rail
Seattle Link light rail Sound Transit (operation contracted to King County Metro) Light rail
Seattle Center Monorail City of Seattle Monorail
Seattle Streetcar City of Seattle (operation contracted to King County Metro) Streetcar
Sonoma / Marin California Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit District Commuter rail
Southern California Metrolink Southern California Regional Rail Authority
Tacoma Washington Link light rail Sound Transit Light rail
Tampa Florida TECO Line Streetcar Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Heritage streetcar
Tucson Arizona Sun Link City of Tucson (operation contracted to RATP) Streetcar
Washington, D.C. DC, Maryland, West Virginia MARC Train Maryland Transit Administration Commuter rail
DC, Virginia Virginia Railway Express Virginia Railway Express Commuter rail
DC, Maryland, Virginia Metrorail WMATA Heavy rail
DC DC Streetcar DDOT (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

Under construction

Region State System Authority Type (FTA) Opening Notes
Orange County California OC Streetcar Orange County Transportation Authority Streetcar 2026
Prince George's County and Montgomery County Maryland Purple Line Maryland Transit Administration Light rail 2027
Omaha Nebraska Omaha Streetcar City of Omaha, Nebraska Streetcar 2028

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