The Tucson streetcar is officially open, so it's coming off the list.
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The Woodward Avenue Streetcar (M-1 Rail) in Detroit began construction at 12:01 AM this morning. I suspect we'll see some kind of article on this later in the morning. Because it will also include a full reconstruction of Woodward, including two bridges over I-75 and I-94, it won't be open for two years.
Downtown - Grand Circus Park http://m-1rail.com/wp-content/upload...1-Downtown.jpg M-1 Rail Midtown - Warren http://m-1rail.com/wp-content/upload...02_Midtown.jpg M-1 Rail New Center - Amtrak http://m-1rail.com/wp-content/upload...de-03-NENC.jpg M-1 Rail The Midtown rendering's a bit deceptive, as this portion of the line (a third) will be on-wire. The rest, though, will be offwire. EDIT: July 28, 2014 http://multimedia.detroitnews.com/pi...8103320_04.jpg David Coates | The Detroit News http://multimedia.detroitnews.com/pi...8103548_08.jpg David Coates | The Detroit News |
Removed DC Silver Line phase 1, Tucson streetcar, and Providence Wickford extension.
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Dallas' DART Orange Line extension to DFW airport opened today, so it's off the list.
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What is the definition of "under construction"? The LA Metro Purple line is current doing utility relocation but it is not listed under heavy rail. But the Regional connector is also under utility relocation phase but it is listed under light rail.
Sample of recent construction notices Purple line heavy rail: http://www.metro.net/projects/notice...ober-26c-2014/ Regional Connector light rail: http://www.metro.net/projects/notice...tober-17-2014/ |
Might be a little late to even mention or add to the list (and both small), but, there are two different streetcar lines that have been under construction in Dallas the last 2 years and both are due to wrap up very late this year or early next year.
MATA M-Line Olive St. extension and Urban Circulator Loop. ~1.65 miles City of Dallas/DART Downtown - North Oak Cliff line. ~1.6 miles Recent pictures of both: https://www.facebook.com/Dallas.Stre...55055631191830 https://www.facebook.com/Dallas.Stre...30518526978874 Edited in: DART LRT Blue Line South Extension to UNT-Dallas. ~2.6 miles http://dartdallas.dart.org/2014/10/0...ine-extension/ I cannot confirm, however, that anything beyond a ceremonial ground-breaking has happened. If I get a chance, I'll ride that train to the end one day and looksee for myself. |
I think the Boston Green Line Extension can finally be added back to the light rail construction list. Work has started on the Phase I widening of bridges that will carry the new line.
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Chicago needs a Lightrail. Period. We need to connect Navy Pier, Union Station, and Museum Campus with something other than a bus. Rahm needs to just pull the trigger. With the Lucas museum coming in (fingers crossed) and navy pier getting remodeled even more tourists will be going to museum campus and navy pier.
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Still not adding this one to the list because... :shrug:
http://www.metro.net/projects/westside/field-work/ |
Sacramento's Green Line (starter) has been completed for a while, and the Blue Line extension is still on track to open next fall.
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Official ground breaking ceremony for the Purple Line extension in LA is today, but the line had been under construction for about 9 months now.
http://thesource.metro.net/2014/11/0...ire-boulevard/ |
LA's Purple Line extension Phase 1 has officially broken ground today, and can be listed as under construction. Its heavy rail, and phase 1 will run 3.9 miles from Koreatown to Beverly Hills.
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The Oakland Airport BART connector opened today.
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LA's purple line wasn't on the list because at this point I'm mainly relying on you guys to tell me when to update it. Now that you've have, I've added that.
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Correct Cirrus. The Green Line starter segment did finish a while back and now stops at Towhship 9 in the River District. The rest of the line up though the Natomas neighborhood and to the airport has environmental and engineering documents completed (for the most part), but no funding. RT is looking for options on how best to secure funding.
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Seattle's Sounder extension to Lakewood has been open for a little bit now.
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The Atlanta Streetcar opens today.
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Came into the thread to move the Atlanta streetcar down to complete, since it's now open.
After seeing Tcmetro's post about Lakewood, I checked that on the front page and discovered the Lakewood line was listed *both* in the construction and completed sections, so I removed it from the construction section. DC's H Street streetcar was tentatively scheduled to open today, but it's going to slip to January so for now it remains on the list. It will almost certainly be the next thing to come off. |
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I wonder if Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit is also included in this package as well... I live very close to the rail alignment, which will run between Cloverdale in northern Sonoma County and Larkspur in central Marin County (with a ferry connection to San Francisco).
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Really impressed with LA's progress. Next time I visit I won't need to rent a car!
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Houston's Purple and Green lines are currently being tested.
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The N. Rampart St./St. Claude Ave. Streetcar Route broke ground in January here in New Orleans. It's a 1.6 mile route from Canal St. to Elysian Fields Ave., and will service the French Quarter, Treme', Marigny, and Seventh Ward neighborhoods.
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/...treet/30947764 http://imgick.nola.com/home/nola-med...1-standard.jpg |
I've updated the list to include New Orleans' Rampart streetcar. The Union Terminal streetcar opened in 2013 but was still on the list, so I moved it down to complete (meaning the total mileage of streetcar under construction increased by <1 mile.)
SMART is already on the list, and testing still counts as construction so Houston remains as well. |
Cirrus: you should also add the big enchilada--- CA high speed rail-- if it isn't included already.
Unspectacular work marks first high-speed rail construction http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/03/03/...rks-first.html |
Wellllll... intercity rail is really a different animal, and if we included that then we'd have to include other Amtrak projects too.
I don't oppose adding them to the list, but it would be a lot of research to track down every Amtrak project. If someone else wants to do that then I'll happily edit the top post to include that work, but I don't think it's a project I want to take on. |
smaller project: groundbreaking on delmar loop throwback streetcar, tomorrow, in university city (mo) and st. louis.
http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/w...p-Trolley2.jpg http://www.thetransportpolitic.com from st. louis post-dispatch: Planners will break ground Thursday on the new 2.2-mile, $43 million Loop Trolley linking the Delmar Loop and Forest Park. Work will begin on the western end of the alignment. The construction kickoff is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday at Limit Avenue and Delmar Boulevard in University City. Track work should begin in late May, officials said. By the time it is up and running — projected sometime late in 2016 — project planners expect the trolley to carry about 394,000 passengers a year. http://www.stltoday.com/news/traffic...0e5e8d03c.html i guess technically i am a day early for this thread. |
^ Delmar appears to be a linear commercial boulevard. why is it referred to as a loop?
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I've added Saint Louis despite being one day early.
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After the downeastern extension and the vermonter reroute were done, most ongoing amtrak projects are just track improvement and not new lines. I mean there are tiny things, like the Amtrak terminus in Miami maybe moving 2 miles to MIC, and Amshacks being replaced all the time, but not new track mileage really. |
If it's easy to compile then compile it for us and I'll be happy to include it. I'm not doing the research.
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OK fine. I added a couple of bullets for the CA high speed rail, and a catch-all for Amtrak's ongoing track improvement projects.
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The Dallas Streetcar phase one line to Oak Cliff from Downtown begins testing this week. Phase two has been bid on, but, contract not awarded just yet for extension further south into Oak Cliff so further construction hasn't quite started yet. Estimated completion date of phase two is Spring or Fall 2016. Phase 3 is Spring 2017, which is a short loop in downtown. Further phases are just planned at this point. A visual of the Central Link to tie the M-Line to D Streetcar:
http://www.dart.org/about/inmotion/f...ges/cbdmap.png http://www.dart.org/about/inmotion/february15/5.asp A streetcar arrived from Brookville last Friday afternoon in the rain and was promptly put inside. Pictures from this morning are here (there are more online now) : https://www.facebook.com/DARTDallas/...53159595304812 https://m.ak.fbcdn.net/sphotos-a.ak/...2a6b259cfeb851 http://www.dart.org/ShareRoot/images...streetcar2.jpg Since the M-Line that uses historical vintage trolleys also got funding from FTA for the Urban Circulator loop route (tracks laid and opening soon also), it'll be less seemingly-touristy - plus part of its tracks are up to modern streetcar specs now. I don't expect the line to be on DARTs maps anytime soon like the D Streetcar will, but, it did at least accept the generous offer from Cameron over at Transit Maps Blog to use his carefully made map. Great job Cameron! The last 3 miles/2 stations of paid-for DART light rail is officially under construction. The DART Blue Line South Oak Cliff extension. http://www.dart.org/about/inmotion/february15/2.asp http://www.dart.org/rideralerts/fullra.asp?id=2405 |
Hi every one...The Detroit streetcar line is being constructed. It is taking a very longtime, not to be negative. I kind of hoped for something more like what i see in all the other cities. I hope phase two of the line starts construction shortly afterwards.
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I moved the discussion about open gangways to a new dedicated thread, since it's really a separate topic from this thread.
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Dallas OC Streetcar can be disappeared. It opened today.
I posted pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/Dallas.Stre...53883144642411 |
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True, it would be annoying to remove it and then put it back on whenever construction re-commences eventually.
They still have to approve a construction contract on 28APR, then I'm sure more will be put out. |
I am moving phase 1 to complete. I will list phase 2 as u/c when someone tells me phase 2 is u/c.
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We can take Houston off the list for "under construction". Southeast and East End rail lines opened on Saturday!! I rode the new Southeast Line, and posted pictures. http://texasleftist.com/2015/05/hous...possibilities/
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The METRO board is already talking about extensions of the existing system, and a new Commuter Rail line that should hopefully be operational by 2018. :notacrook::D:notacrook: |
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