BY MODE | BY LOCATION

One of the big items in my bucket list is to ride every passenger rail system in the United States and Canada. Yes, I’m a bit of a foamer. But I also believe in transit and other forms of alternative transportation. Here, by mode, are the systems I’ve been able to cross off my list.

COMMUTER/REGIONAL RAIL

Albuquerque/Santa Fe (Rail Runner)
Austin (Capital MetroRail)
Baltimore/Washington, D.C. (MARC)
Boston (MBTA)
Chicago (Metra)
Chicago (South Shore Line)
Dallas (A-Train)
Dallas/Fort Worth (TRE)
Los Angeles (Metrolink)
Miami (Tri-Rail)
Minneapolis (Northstar)
Montréal (AMT)
Nashville (Music City Star)
New York (Long Island Rail Road)
New York (Metro-North)
New York (NJ Transit)
Orlando (SunRail)
Philadelphia (SEPTA Regional Rail)
Portland (WES)
Salt Lake City (FrontRunner)
San Diego (Coaster)
San Diego (Sprinter)
San Francisco (Caltrain)
San Jose (ACE)
Seattle (Sounder)
Toronto (GO Train)
Vancouver (West Coast Express)
Washington, D.C. (VRE)
HEAVY RAIL/SUBWAY

Atlanta (MARTA)
Baltimore (Metro Subway)

Boston (The T)
Chicago (The L)
Cleveland (The Rapid)
Los Angeles (Metro Rail)
Miami (Metrorail)
Montréal (Métro)
New York City (MTA New York City Subway)
New York City (PATH)
Philadelphia (PATCO)

Philadelphia (SEPTA)
San Francisco (BART)
San Juan (Tren Urbano)
Toronto (TTC Subway)
Vancouver (SkyTrain)
Washington, D.C. (Metro)
LIGHT RAIL

Baltimore (Light Rail)
Boston (The T)
Buffalo (Metro Rail)
Calgary (C-Train)
Camden/Trenton (River Line)
Charlotte (Lynx)
Cleveland (The Rapid)
Dallas (DART)
Denver (RTD)
Edmonton (Edmonton LRT)
Hampton Roads (The Tide)
Houston (Metrorail)
Los Angeles (Metrorail)
Minneapolis (Hiawatha Line)
Newark (Newark Light Rail)
New York City (Hudson‑Bergen Light Rail)
Ottawa (O-Train)
Philadelphia (SEPTA)
Phoenix (Valley Metro)
Pittsburgh (The T)
Portland (MAX)
Sacramento (Regional Transit)
Salt Lake City (UTA TRAX)
San Diego (San Diego Trolley)
San Francisco (Muni)
San Jose (VTA)
Seattle (Link)
St. Louis (Metrolink)
Tacoma (Link)
STREETCAR/TROLLEY

Charlotte (Charlotte Trolley)*
Los Angeles (Waterfront Red Car Line)
New Orleans (RTA Streetcars)
Portland (Portland Streetcar)
San Francisco (F-Market line)
Seattle (South Lake Union Streetcar)
Toronto (TTC Streetcars)
OTHER

Detroit (Detroit People Mover)
Jacksonville (Skyway/people mover)
Miami (Metromover/people mover)
Morgantown (Personal Rapid Transit)
San Francisco (Cable car)

*Not currently operating

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