2012 APTA Fact Book Appendix A - American Public Transportation ...

2012 Public Transportation Fact Book, Appendix A Historical Tables Page 39
INFRASTRUCTURE DATA
INCLUDES ENTIRE TRANSIT INDUSTRY
TABLE 31: COMMUTER RAIL, HEAVY RAIL, AND LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS CURRENTLY IN OPERATION,
ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY MODE AND METROPOLITAN AREA NAME AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 2012
AREA STATE NAME
YEAR
OPENED
(a)
Washington District of Columbia Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro 1976
LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS: 36 SYSTEMS (b)
Baltimore Maryland Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) 1992
Boston Massachusetts Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) 1897
Buffalo New York Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFT Metro) 1985
Charlotte North Carolina Charlotte Area Transit System LYNX 2004
Cleveland Ohio The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) 1920
Dallas Texas Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) 1996
Dallas Texas McKinney Avenue Transit Authority 1989
Denver Colorado Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) 1994
Galveston Texas Island Transit (Service suspended) 1988
Houston Texas Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas Metro Rail 2004
Jersey City New Jersey New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) (2nd Metro Area) 2000
Kenosha Wisconsin Kenosha Transit (KT) 2000
Little Rock Arkansas Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA) River Rail 2004
Los Angeles California Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) 1990
Los Angeles California Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line 2003
Memphis Tennessee Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) 1993
Minneapolis Minnesota Metro Transit Hiawatha Line 2004
New Orleans Louisiana New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) 1835
Newark New Jersey New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) (1st Metro Area) 1935
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 1905
Phoenix Arizona Valley Metro Rail 2008
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Port Authority of Allegheny County (Port Authority Transit) 1902
Portland Oregon Portland Streetcar 2001
Portland Oregon Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Dist. of Oregon (TriMet) MAX 1986
Sacramento California Sacramento Regional Transit District 1987
Saint Louis Missouri Bi-State Development Agency (METRO) 1993
Salt Lake City Utah Utah Transit Authority (UTA) 1999
San Diego California North San Diego County Transit District (NCTD) Sprinter 2008
San Diego California San Diego Trolley, Inc. 1981
San Francisco California San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MUNI) 1912
San Jose California Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) 1987
Seattle Washington Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (ST) (2nd Metro Area) 2009
Seattle Washington Seattle Department of Transportation South Lake Union Streetcar 2007
Seattle Washington King County DOT - King County Metro (Service suspended) 1982
Tacoma Washington Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (ST) (1st Metro Area) 2003
Tampa Florida Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) 2002
Trenton New Jersey New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) (3rd Metro Area) 2004
Virginia Beach Virginia Hampton Roads Transit 2011
(a) Dates prior to 1970 may refer to predecessor agencies but may not be the earliest date rail service operated in
area. Some areas with current systems had earlier systems that ceased operation several years before the current
system opened.
(b) Unconnected rail operations in separate cities or areas are counted individually even if operated by the same
overall agency. Systems with suspended service on February 15, 2012 not included in total number of systems.