List of US+Canada rail transit currently under construction

[202_Cyclist]

The Gold line extension in LA County is scheduled to open this weekend.

Gold Line extension is all about region’s transit future
http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/201...transit-future

[Quixote]

^ Tomorrow at noon.

Cirrus, you can remove the Gold Line (12 miles) from the list of light rail projects under construction.

[Cirrus]

Thanks. I've moved the LA Gold line to complete.

[Cirrus]

Phoenix and Seattle should be next, both opening LRT extensions on March 19.

[seaskyfan]

Capitol Hill and UW Stations Open in Seattle!

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-...stations-open/

[Cirrus]

The Phoenix & Seattle extensions that opened Saturday are off the list.

[Cirrus]

KC streetcar opens May 6

[Cirrus]

Denver airport line opens April 22.

[electricron]

Construction has been underway for several months now in Dallas for two different projects. A 2.6 mile extension of the Blue light rail line (called SOC3), and a mile extension of the Oak Cliff streetcar line, phase 2.
http://www.dart.org/about/expansion/bluelinesoc3.asp
https://www.dart.org/riding/dallasstreetcar.asp

[Aroundtheworld]

Originally Posted by Cirrus

Denver airport line opens April 22.

It's awesome seeing Fastracks become a reality. However, the frequency at every 15 min seems a bit low. Are there any plans to improve this?

[electricron]

Originally Posted by Aroundtheworld

It's awesome seeing Fastracks become a reality. However, the frequency at every 15 min seems a bit low. Are there any plans to improve this?

Excellent question. There probably are some long term plans to improve headways, but to do so will require double tracking most- if not all- of the way. 15 minute headways is considered excellent for a mostly single track corridor.

[Cirrus]

I've added the 2 Dallas projects. Thanks.

And the Denver Airport line has no plans to increase frequency that I'm aware of. They probably don't need it. Think of it as a really excellent commuter rail line more than a light rail line. It'll be the same trains as Philadelphia's regional rail.

[Cirrus]

Did a brief check for missing lines using The Transport Politic's Transit Explorer. There are several projects due to begin construction later in 2016, but I added 2 that as far as I can tell seem to have started already:

1. Orlando Sunrail phase 2, commuter rail, 18 miles. Link

2. Seattle East link, light rail, 14 miles. Link

[Cirrus]

Denver's airport train opens today. It's been moved to the completed section.

[DenverInfill]

Originally Posted by electricron

Excellent question. There probably are some long term plans to improve headways, but to do so will require double tracking most- if not all- of the way. 15 minute headways is considered excellent for a mostly single track corridor.

5.2 of the 23.5-mile A Line is single-track. Increasing headways to more frequent than 15 minutes would probably require double-tracking some of that. Most people I've talked to seem content with 15 minute headways. 10-minute would be better but we'll see how it goes.

[Cirrus]

KC Streetcar opened today and is coming off the list.

[bobg]

Work has begun on Denver's 2.3 mile SE corridor LRT extension.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29...line-extension

[Cirrus]

Thanks. Updated to add Denver's SE line.

[Quixote]

LA's Expo Line Phase 2 (6.6 miles) begins operations today.

[Cirrus]

Moving the Expo line to complete. That's 2 big rail openings in LA this spring!