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Cirrus Jul 25, 2014 3:11 PM

The Tucson streetcar is officially open, so it's coming off the list.

Phase 1 of the DC Silver Line opens tomorrow, and will come off the list then.

DistrictDirt Jul 25, 2014 5:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cirrus (Post 6669020)
The Tucson streetcar is officially open, so it's coming off the list.

Phase 1 of the DC Silver Line opens tomorrow, and will come off the list then.

Congrats DC! I look forward to riding the Silver Line when I'm back in town for the holidays.

LMich Jul 28, 2014 8:16 AM

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

Cirrus Jul 28, 2014 7:52 PM

Removed DC Silver Line phase 1, Tucson streetcar, and Providence Wickford extension.

Added LA regional connector and Detroit M-1 streetcar.

Cirrus Aug 18, 2014 2:55 PM

Dallas' DART Orange Line extension to DFW airport opened today, so it's off the list.

bzcat Oct 27, 2014 9:51 PM

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/

CTroyMathis Nov 2, 2014 4:56 PM

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.

scalziand Nov 2, 2014 8:58 PM

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.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/...892010b0_b.jpg2014_06_30 T1 Bridge Progress, from North side of Harvard Street Bridge, looking South by MassDOT, on Flickr

Quote:

October 04, 2014
Green Line station designs almost final, opening dates slip

The Green Line Extension Working Group met on Thursday and heard some important updates on the project. The good news is that the station designs for Lechmere, Washington St, and Union Square (referred to as Phase 2) are at 90%, and the other stations (Phase 4) are at 60% design.

The bad news is that the schedule has slipped a bit from earlier promises. What we're hearing now:


Phase 2 early construction is now approved to proceed.
Nov 2015: Phase 4 construction begins.
Dec 2017: Lechmere, Washington St, and Union Square stations open. (Formerly estimated for 2016 or early 2017.)
Summer 2020: Other stations open. (Formerly estimated for 2019.)
There was also discussion about the overall cost estimate, sustainability of the project, and Tufts development. Hop over to MGNA for detailed meeting notes.
http://www.somervillestep.org/2014/1...line_stat.html

Cirrus Nov 4, 2014 6:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTroyMathis (Post 6791839)
Might be a little late to even mention or add to the list...

We should add them if they qualify. Are the Dallas streetcars actual transit operations, or just tourist rides? Usually heritage streetcars are just for tourists.

Quote:

Originally Posted by scalziand
the Boston Green Line Extension can finally be added back to the light rail construction list

added

AMWChicago Nov 4, 2014 7:25 PM

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.

bzcat Nov 4, 2014 8:32 PM

Still not adding this one to the list because... :shrug:

http://www.metro.net/projects/westside/field-work/

ltsmotorsport Nov 6, 2014 4:43 AM

Sacramento's Green Line (starter) has been completed for a while, and the Blue Line extension is still on track to open next fall.

bzcat Nov 7, 2014 5:40 PM

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/

DistrictDirt Nov 7, 2014 6:50 PM

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.

http://thesource.metro.net/2014/11/0...ire-boulevard/

https://lametthesource.files.wordpre...1/phasemap.jpg

https://lametthesource.files.wordpre...pg?w=584&h=388

fflint Nov 23, 2014 7:14 AM

The Oakland Airport BART connector opened today.

Cirrus Nov 24, 2014 5:36 PM

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.

Changes I've just made:
  • Added LA Purple line.
  • Moved the Oakland Airport connector to completed.
  • Modified the listing for Sacramento's light rail, so it only shows 4 miles for the Cosumnes extension.
    Please confirm the following is correct: From what I can tell, the 1.1 mile Green Line starter segment was completed in 2012, and further extensions of the Green Line are NOT yet under construction. So for now, I've moved the Green line phase 1 down to "complete" and removed any reference to the Green Line in the construction section, so it now shows only 4 miles (rounded) for the 4.3 mile Cosumnes extension.
  • Recalculated all the nationwide mileage sums. Because of rounding and sometimes forgetting to change them when I changed an item, some of them didn't add up right.
  • Alphabetized the completed section.

ltsmotorsport Nov 26, 2014 5:57 AM

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.

Tcmetro Dec 25, 2014 7:27 PM

Seattle's Sounder extension to Lakewood has been open for a little bit now.

kferq Dec 30, 2014 2:49 PM

The Atlanta Streetcar opens today.

Cirrus Dec 31, 2014 7:10 PM

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.

NorthernDancer Jan 6, 2015 12:23 AM

http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2...nned-for-2015/

http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/i...ments-2015.jpg

fieldsofdreams Jan 26, 2015 6:43 AM

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).

dc_denizen Mar 7, 2015 1:41 AM

Really impressed with LA's progress. Next time I visit I won't need to rent a car!

HoustonHorns Mar 7, 2015 3:54 AM

Houston's Purple and Green lines are currently being tested.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8606/...379edfa9_b.jpg

SlidellWx Mar 7, 2015 7:45 AM

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

Cirrus Mar 9, 2015 2:51 PM

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.

202_Cyclist Mar 9, 2015 3:59 PM

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

Cirrus Mar 11, 2015 3:07 PM

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.

Centropolis Mar 11, 2015 4:08 PM

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.

Steely Dan Mar 11, 2015 4:14 PM

^ Delmar appears to be a linear commercial boulevard. why is it referred to as a loop?

emathias Mar 11, 2015 4:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steely Dan (Post 6946639)
^ Delmar appears to be a linear commercial boulevard. why is it referred to as a loop?

At one time it had a streetcar turnaround there.

Cirrus Mar 11, 2015 4:41 PM

I've added Saint Louis despite being one day early.

Centropolis Mar 11, 2015 4:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steely Dan (Post 6946639)
^ Delmar appears to be a linear commercial boulevard. why is it referred to as a loop?

a lot of the urban inner suburban commercial districts in st. louis county just beyond the city limits were called "loops" for the reason explained above, but the delmar loop is the only one that is still called that and co-opted the name THE loop. there is also the wellston loop, sutton (maplewood) loop, etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cirrus (Post 6946677)
I've added Saint Louis despite being one day early.

thanks for making an exception! :)

jamesinclair Mar 16, 2015 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cirrus (Post 6946526)
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.

Bad news for america, but the good news for you is that theres really nothing going on.

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.

Cirrus Mar 16, 2015 4:25 PM

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.

jamesinclair Mar 22, 2015 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cirrus (Post 6952464)
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.

I just did? Here's the list again:

Quixote Mar 22, 2015 1:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dc_denizen (Post 6941247)
Really impressed with LA's progress. Next time I visit I won't need to rent a car!

So, your next visit won't be until 2030?

Cirrus Mar 23, 2015 3:46 PM

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.

I also added the Dallas Oak Cliff streetcar, which will open April 13 but which wasn't on the list.

bobdreamz Mar 23, 2015 8:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesinclair (Post 6951855)
Bad news for america, but the good news for you is that theres really nothing going on.

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.

The AMTRAK terminus is nearly complete at the MIC but there was a huge gaffe between AMTRAK & the FL. DOT when they built the platforms too short by 200 feet to accommodate longer trains that would block a key intersection at NW 25th. street. The state of Florida blames Amtrak.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...5th_Street.jpg

^ View of the Miami Central Station's platforms from Northwest 25th Street.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...le1956936.html (right click & open in Incognito window )

CTroyMathis Mar 24, 2015 2:13 AM

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

Kenneth Mar 28, 2015 1:24 AM

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.

fflint Apr 7, 2015 6:00 AM

N/m

Cirrus Apr 7, 2015 4:01 PM

I moved the discussion about open gangways to a new dedicated thread, since it's really a separate topic from this thread.

CTroyMathis Apr 13, 2015 6:23 PM

Dallas OC Streetcar can be disappeared. It opened today.

I posted pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/Dallas.Stre...53883144642411

electricron Apr 14, 2015 4:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTroyMathis (Post 6988791)
Dallas OC Streetcar can be disappeared. It opened today.

I posted pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/Dallas.Stre...53883144642411

Phase 1 did, but Phase 2 construction is about to start, with Phase 3 to follow later.
So it is not fully complete.

CTroyMathis Apr 14, 2015 9:31 PM

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.

Cirrus Apr 16, 2015 6:52 PM

I am moving phase 1 to complete. I will list phase 2 as u/c when someone tells me phase 2 is u/c.

urbanactivist May 28, 2015 4:22 PM

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/

Eightball May 28, 2015 9:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbanactivist (Post 7042422)
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/

That's dope :cheers: hopefully they can get high ridership per mile like the initial line. Didn't the map indicate part of the green line was still u/c tho? 3 stations?

urbanactivist Jun 3, 2015 6:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eightball (Post 7042866)
That's dope :cheers: hopefully they can get high ridership per mile like the initial line. Didn't the map indicate part of the green line was still u/c tho? 3 stations?

Correct... two stations are still under construction. They have to build an overpass to cross a frieght rail, so that's supposed to be done in about 18 months. So technically, only the Purple Line is completed.

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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