Vancouver's Evergreen Extension:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Extension

Calgary and Edmonton for their LRT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CTrain_stations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...n_LRT_stations

Now that Charlotte's extension is complete I can't wait until the Durham-Orange light rail line and the Raleigh-Durham commuter lines are officially under construction. Latest estimate is September 2019 groundbreaking for Durham-Orange.

I'd like to have something approaching a complete list of the Canadian openings before I start slotting them in after the fact. Is anyone able to do that?

If not, I'll put in whatever people do ID one at a time, with an asterisk that there could be some missing. But it'd be nice to know.

It would also be nice to put the year of opening for the complete list, and remove them after 5 years.

I don't want to remove them, but if you'd care to go back through the thread and give me a year-of-opening for the others, I would add that info to the front-page list.

For Canadian openings :

(2016) Vancouver SkyTrain Evergreen Extension 10.9km (6.9mi)
(2015) Edmonton LRT Metro line extension 3.3km (2.1mi)
(2014) RTM Commuter Train Montréal-Mascouche line 52km (32mi)
(2014) Calgary LRT Northwest line extension 2.4km (1.24mi)
(2012) Calgary LRT Northeast line extension 2.9km (1.8mi)

(2014) Atlanta streetcar - 1.4 miles
(2016) Boston Wachusett commuter rail extension - 5 miles
(2015) Charlotte streetcar phase 1 - 1.5 miles
(2018) Charlotte Blue LRT extension - 9 miles
(2016) Cincinnati streetcar - 2 miles
(2012) Dallas Blue line UNT extension - 3 miles
(2014) Dallas LRT Orange line DFW extension - 10 miles
(2015) Dallas Oak Cliff streetcar - 1.6 miles
(2016) Dallas Bishop Arts streetcar extension - 1 mile
(2013) Denver West line LRT - 12 miles
(2016) Denver East (airport) line commuter rail - 24 miles
(2016) Denver NW phase 1 commuter rail - 6 miles
(2017) Detroit QLINE streetcar - 3.3 miles
(2018) Florida Brightline - Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach
(2013) Houston North light rail - 5 miles
(2015) Houston Green & Purple light rail lines (minus Magnolia extension) - 8 miles
(2015) Houston Green line extension - 1 mile
(2016) Kansas City streetcar - 2 miles
(2012) LA Expo line - 7 miles
(2016) LA Gold line - 12 miles
(2016) LA Perris commuter rail extension - 24 miles
(2014) LA San Bernardino commuter rail extension

(2012) Miami Airport Link - 2 miles of heavy metrorail
(2014) Minneapolis Central corridor LRT - 11 miles
(2017) New Orleans Loyola / Union Terminal streetcar - 1.3 miles
(2016) New Orleans Rampart streetcar - 1.6 miles
(2017) New York 7 train extension to Hudson Yards - 1 miles
(2017) New York 2nd Ave subway ph 1 - 2 miles
(2014) Oakland Airport/BART connector - 3.2 miles
(2014) Orlando Sunrail phase 1 - 31 miles
(2015) Phoenix Mesa extensions - 3 miles
(2016) Phoenix Northwest extensions - 3 miles
(2012) Portland Streetcar Eastside - 3.3 miles
(2015) Portland LRT Orange line - 7 miles
(2012) Providence Wickford extension - 20 miles
(2015) Sacramento Cosumnes - 4 miles
(2012) Sacramento Green Line phase 1 - 1 mile
(2013) Salt Lake City Airport & Draper light rail lines - 8 miles
(2013) Salt Lake City Sugarhouse streetcar - 2.7 miles
(2012) Salt Lake City Front Runner south commuter rail - 44 miles
(2017) San Francisco BART Warm Springs extension - 5 miles
(2017) San Francisco SMART commuter rail - 43 miles
(2016) Seattle 1st Hill streetcar - 2.5 miles
(2012) Seattle Lakewood line - 8 miles
(2016) Seattle U Link - 3 miles
(2016) Seattle Angle Lake / South 200th LRT - 2 miles
(2017) Toronto Yonge-Spadina subway extension - 5 miles (9 km)
(2014) Tucson streetcar - 3.9 miles
(2016) Washington H Street streetcar - 2.2 miles
(2014) Washington Silver line Metro phase 1 - 12 miles
(2015) Washington VRE Spotsylvania extension - 6 miles

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Cool. Great. Thanks. That info has now been added to the main post on the front page.

Groundbreaking for the REM project in Montreal is tomorrow.

http://news.morningstar.com/all/cana...dbreaking.aspx

Well that project alone will nearly double the Heavy Metrorail miles under construction in NA.

I'll add it Thursday or shortly thereafter.

Quick question: Just to be diligent, are we sure/agreed that REM should be categorized as heavy metrorail and not commuter rail? It's more or less equivalent equipment as Vancouver Skytrain, right?

Alstom Metropolis, fully automated

Super exciting about Montreal. Looking forward to seeing construction pics ;)

Vancouver will be adding 2 projects within a year. Full funding is now in place for both, detailed design is underway.

The first (and most important) is a 6km extension of the Millennium Skytrain Line (1 KM elevated, 5 KM subway).

The second is a 10km long LRT project in Surrey.

Blue line in MTL is finally funded but detailed design is only supposed to start later this year. Construction to start in 2021-2022...

I’d say heavy metrorail just because of the rapid transit components (full grade separation, high platforms, 200-second headways at peak). It’s not light rail because it’s a heavier rolling stock than your typical light rail but it’s much, much lighter than commuter rail.

It’s basically the Skytrain/Copenhagen Metro stretching into the suburbs.

It's service pattern is closer to that of London's cross rail, High frequency in the core, lower frequencies in the burbs.

If Honolulu counts though, R.E.M. probably should as well.

Also, does utility relocation count as construction? If so there are 2 LRT projects in Toronto that can be added.

In other news, the Finch West LRT announced its RFP winning bidder today, full construction should start in the next few months. Utility relocations have been underway for about a year already.

Since you follow this info:
https://www.thetransportpolitic.com/...nned-for-2018/

Heavy Rail
Chicago Red and Purple Line Modernization
Honolulu Rail Transit
Los Angeles Purple Line Extension Phases I and II
Mexico City Linéa 12 Extension
Montréal REM
Washington Silver Line Phase 2

No, contracts must be awarded and first shovel in the ground done.