Also, an 8.8km extension of GO transit's Lakeshore West line to Confederation GO station started in February in Hamilton. Opens in 2019.

OK, heavy metro it is.

And no, utility work doesn't cut it for this thread.

OK, REM and Hamilton GO are now on the front page main list.

The 62-mile New Haven-Springfield commuter rail line in Connecticut will open June 15.

It's currently the longest individual line on our list.

Brightline's Miami extension will open 5/19.

San Francisco's 10 mile eBART commuter rail line has opened and is moving from the construction list to the completed list.

TEXRail is the longest line U/C in the US now correct?

Now that the Connecticut Hartford/New Haven line is open, I'd say it does indeed look like TEXrail is the longest individual line u/c in the US.

The Montreal REM is longer, but it's questionably a single line and not in the US in any event.

Denver's Gold & North commuter rail lines together are longer, but that's two different lines.

Are we REALLY comparing sizes right now? ;)

Everything's Bigger in Texas!TM

San Bernardino - Redlands
 

Does this count for the start of construction?

Zero-emission train from San Bernardino to Redlands would be first in North America

By STEVE SCAUZILLO
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
June 25, 2018

"Once the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority completes a long-awaited passenger train between San Bernardino and Redlands, the agency will test an innovative technology that could transform train travel throughout Southern California.

The agency recently started utility work for the Redlands Passenger Rail Project, a nine-mile passenger train using three cab car trains running on clean diesel technology..."

https://i1.wp.com/scng-dash.digitalf...2C9999px&ssl=1
Image courtesy of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2...ardino-county/

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Not if it's only utility work so far. Update us when it moves to the next stage.

Checking up on this list of projects likely to begin in 2018, originally posted here in February:

• Minneapolis' SW light rail - still getting final approvals
• Toronto Finch West light rail - procurement done but not yet u/c
• Tacoma light rail extension - utility work underway but not yet full construction
• Fort Lauderdale streetcar - cancelled
• Orange County streetcar - construction start expected in the fall
• Seattle Center City streetcar - on hold
• Tempe streetcar - utility work underway but not yet full construction
• Denver North commuter rail - u/c but already on the list
• NYC East Side Access commuter rail - u/c but already on the list
• San Bernardino Redlands commuter rail - utility work underway but not yet full construction

So no changes necessary at this time.

Orlando SunRail phase 2 is now completed and became operational today!

Yay! Moved to complete.

Hey Cirrus, since you are in DC do you know of any local blog that has been/will be posting any Purple Line construction photos? I really think the PL is the most interesting light rail project in the country right now.

A few places to see pix:

• This guy is taking a lot of pictures in Bethesda
• The official construction updates page
• An image search
• Google maps

:tup:

O train Confederation Line update Stage 2 starts this year to open 2023

O-Train is difficult to classify, it's light metro with streetcar vehicles. Pre-metro?