Rapid transit in the United States Rapid transit in the United States AirTrain SFO is a fully automated people mover at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The system was built by Bombardier at a cost of $430 million US and opened February 24, 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "AirTrain (SFO)"
AirTrain JFK is a 13 km (8.1 mile) (largely elevated) rapid transit system in Queens, New York City, connecting the terminals and parking areas at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Jamaica, and Howard Beach. It is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also operates the airport and AirTrain Newark. ...more on Wikipedia about "AirTrain JFK"
AirTrain Newark is a 3-km (1.9-mile) monorail system connecting Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to the Newark Liberty International Airport train station on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) rail line of NJ Transit and Amtrak. Originally serving just the airport, the monorail track was refurbished and extended to the NEC, with construction beginning in 1997. The system reopened for service on October 21, 2001. It is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also operates the airport and AirTrain JFK. ...more on Wikipedia about "AirTrain Newark"
The Metro Subway is a single-line rapid transit system serving the greater Baltimore area. Despite the name, less than half of the line is underground; most of the line outside of the central city is elevated or at grade. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltimore Metro Subway"
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a public rapid-transit system that serves parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Daly City, Richmond, Fremont, Hayward, Walnut Creek, and Concord. It also serves San Francisco International Airport and, via AirBART buses, Oakland International Airport. The BART acronym is pronounced as a single word, not as individual letters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bay Area Rapid Transit"
Metro Rail is the public transit rail system in Buffalo, New York; it is operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, or NFTA. The system consists of single, 10.6 km long line that runs for most of the length of Main Street, from HSBC Arena downtown to the south campus of the University at Buffalo in the northeast of the city. ...more on Wikipedia about "Buffalo Metro Rail"
The Chicago Elevated is the principal urban heavy rail and metro serving Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is colloquially known by several names: Chicago El, Chicago L, El, L, CTA Trains, Rapid Transit Trains, the L and other variations. The CTA website says "CTA’s train system is called the ‘L’, short for "elevated."" Networked as a series of rail lines, the Chicago Elevated connects downtown Chicago with eight adjacent suburban cities, towns and villages. The Chicago Transit Authority operates several mass transit programs including the Elevated and a more often used city bus system. The oldest segments of the Chicago Elevated date to 1892. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicago 'L'" I wish I had a shortopedia. Rapid_transit_in_the_United_States
Cincinnati, Ohio built part of a citywide rapid transit system, until funds ran out in 1925. The design was very similar to Boston's Cambridge-Dorchester Tunnel ( Red Line). ...more on Wikipedia about "Cincinnati Subway"
The Congressional Subway in Washington, D.C. consists of two underground electric subway systems that connect the U.S. Capitol building to the House and Senate office buildings. On the House side, an older human-controlled system with single, open-topped cars shuttles between the Rayburn House Office Building and the Capitol. On the Senate side, two separate subway systems exist. One is a computer-controlled system with small groups of enclosed cars that shuttle passengers between the Hart Senate Office Building, Dirksen Senate Office Building, and the Capitol. It is propelled by electromagnets. The second system is similar to the one found on the House side; it connects the Russell Senate Office Building and the Capitol. The House and Senate subway systems do not terminate in the same location under the Capitol, but they are connected by a labyrinth of tunnels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Congressional Subway"
The Detroit People Mover is a 2.9 mile (4.6 km) driverless, fully- automated rapid transit system operating in a single-track, one-way loop through downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is not a monorail. A siding allows the system to be used in a two-way bypass manner when part of the circular track is closed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Detroit People Mover"
The Disneyland Monorail System is an attraction and transportation system at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It was the first daily operating monorail in the western hemisphere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Disneyland Monorail System"
The Jacksonville Skyway is a monorail system built in the 1990s in Jacksonville, Florida, run by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. The track is 2.5 miles long and connects the two halves of downtown Jacksonville. Each train can have from 2 to 6 cars. The trains travel at up to 35 miles per hour and cross the St. Johns River via the Acosta Bridge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacksonville Skyway"
The Robert N. Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail is a mass transit system located in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company. For tax purposes, the Monorail is registered as a charity. Under Nevada law this is allowed since the Monorail provides a public service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Las Vegas Monorail"
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, commonly called MARTA, is the operator of Atlanta's rapid transit system, consisting of a network of bus routes linked to a heavy rail rapid transit system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority"
The Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit project is an experimental people-mover created in that West Virginia college town by the U.S. Department of Transportation in the 1970s. It is a sister project of San Francisco, California's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). ...more on Wikipedia about "Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit"
A plan structure responsible for operations of the MTA New York City Transit's subways and MTA Staten Island Railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "MTA Subways"
The Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL), operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) as Route 100 of the Suburban Transit Division, is an interurban operating between Upper Darby, Pennsylvania's 69th Street Terminal and Norristown, Pennsylvania's Norristown Transportation Center, running entirely on its own right of way, inherited from the Philadelphia and Western Railroad, an interurban streetcar line. The line is unique in its combination of transportation technologies. It has full grade separation, third rail power collection, and high-level platforms common to rapid transit systems, but has small vehicles, onboard fare collection, and frequent stops more common to light rail systems. ...more on Wikipedia about "Norristown High Speed Line"
The Red Line (Route 66X) is a rapid transit line of the RTA Rapid Transit in Cleveland, Ohio, running from Hopkins International Airport northeast to Tower City in downtown Cleveland, then east and northeast to Windermere. 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of track, including two stations ( East 34th-Campus and East 55th), are shared with the light rail Blue and Green Lines; the stations have high platforms for the Red Line and low platforms for the Blue and Green Lines. The whole Red Line is built next to current or former freight or intercity passenger railroads. It uses overhead lines to draw power. ...more on Wikipedia about "Red Line (Cleveland)"
The Seattle Center Monorail is an elevated monorail line in Seattle, Washington, that runs one mile along Fifth Avenue from Westlake Center in Downtown to Seattle Center in Lower Queen Anne. It claims to be the "only fully self-sufficient public transit system" in the United States, and with a top speed of 50 mph, to also be the fastest full-sized monorail in the country. The monorail trains and their tracks were given historical landmark status by the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board April 16, 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Seattle Center Monorail"
Staten Island Railway (SIR) or Staten Island Rapid Transit (SIRT) is a rapid transit line operating in the Borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA. It began, like the lines to Coney Island, as a typical railway, but it now uses subway cars ( R44). It has been completely grade-separated from intersecting roads since the last grade crossing was eliminated in 1965, and is connected to the rest of the city and the New York City Subway by the free Staten Island Ferry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Staten Island Railway"
The Tandy Center Subway operated in Fort Worth, Texas from 1963 to 2002. It ran a distance of 0.7 miles (1.1 km) and was, during the period of its operation, the only privately owned subway in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tandy Center Subway"
The Tren Urbano — the Urban Train in English — is a 10.7 mile (17.2 km) metro system in Puerto Rico which links the municipalities of San Juan, Bayamón, and Guaynabo. At present the Tren Urbano is composed of 16 stations, ten of which are elevated, four at grade or in open cuttings, and two underground. A maintenance depot and operations control centre is being provided halfway along the route, at Martinez Nadal station. Each of the 16 stations boasts unique artwork and architectural style. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tren Urbano"
The Walt Disney World Monorail System is a monorail system for rapid transit at the Walt Disney World vacation and recreation resort in Bay Lake, Florida, USA. ...more on Wikipedia about "Walt Disney World Monorail System"
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