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Passenger Rail Operators - United States of America

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National

Amtrak (National Rail Passenger Corporation) - heavy rail

Regional

Baltimore and Washington area (MD, DC, VA)

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) - includes:
- MARC - heavy rail
- Baltimore Metro Subway - metro
- Baltimore Light Rail - light rail
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) - metro
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) - heavy rail

Boston area (MA, RI)

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) - heavy rail, metro, light rail; heavy rail service operated under contract by:
- Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad (MBCR)

Chicago area (IL, IN, WI)

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) - metro, light rail
Metra (Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) - heavy rail
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) - owns:
- Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad ("South Shore Line") - heavy rail

New York area (CT, NJ, NY)

Metropolitan Transportation Authority - NYC transit authority; owns:
- NYC Transit - metro (NYC subways, Staten Island Railway)
- Long Island Rail Road - heavy rail
- Metro-North Railroad - heavy rail
Shore Line East - heavy rail (New Haven, CT - New London, CT)
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - (jointly owned by NY and NJ states), owns:
- PATH (Port Authority Trans Hudson) - metro ("Hudson Tubes")
- AirTrain JFK - light rail
- AirTrain Newark - light rail
New Jersey Transit - heavy rail, light rail

Philadelphia area (DE, NJ, PA)

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) - heavy rail, metro, light rail
Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) - metro (Philadelphia - Lindenwold, NJ)
New Jersey Transit - heavy rail (Atlantic City Line), light rail (River Line)

St. Louis area (IL, MO)

Metro (Bi-State Development Agency) - light rail (MetroLink)

Alaska (AK)

Alaska Railroad - heavy rail
White Pass & Yukon - international tourist heavy rail

Arizona (AZ)

Grand Canyon Railway - tourist heavy rail: Williams - Grand Canyon

Phoenix

Valley Metro - light rail

Arkansas (AR)

Little Rock

RiverRail - heritage light rail

California (CA)

Los Angeles and San Diego area

Metro (Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transit Authority) - metro, light rail
Metrolink (Southern California Regional Rail Authority) - heavy rail (Los Angeles area)
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) - light rail
North County Transit District (NCTD) - heavy rail (Coaster); light rail (Sprinter)

San Francisco Bay area, including Sacramento and San Jose

Metropolitan Transportation Commission's 511.org Transit (portal site)
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) - operates:
- San Francisco Municipal Railroad (Muni) - light rail
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) - metro
Caltrain - heavy rail
Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA) - light rail (San Jose area)
Altamont Commuter Express - heavy rail
Sacramento Regional Transit District (SRTD) - light rail

Colorado (CO)

Denver

Regional Transportation District (RTD) - light rail

Connecticut (CT)

see New York area

Delaware (DE)

Wilmington

local rail service provided by SEPTA - see Philadelphia area

District of Columbia (DC)

see Washington area

Florida (FL)

Jacksonville

Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) - light rail (Trolley), automated guideway (Skyway)

Miami

Tri-Rail (South Florida Regional Transportation Authority) - heavy rail
Miami-Dade County Transit - metro (Metrorail), automated light rail (Metromover)

Tampa

TECO Line Streetcar - heritage light rail

Georgia (GA)

Atlanta

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) - metro

Illinois (IL)

Chicago

see Chicago area

East St. Louis

see St. Louis area

Indiana (IN)

see Chicago area

Louisiana (LA)

New Orleans

Regional Transit Authority (RTA) - heritage light rail

Maine (ME)

Maine Eastern Railroad - seasonal heavy rail: Brunswick - Rockland

Maryland (MD)

Baltimore

see Baltimore area

Massachusetts (MA)

Boston

see Boston area

Michigan (MI)

Detroit

Detroit Transportation Corporation (DTC) - automated light rail (People Mover)

Minnesota (MN)

Minneapolis and St. Paul ("Twin Cities")

Metro Transit - heavy rail (Northstar), light rail (Hiawatha Line)

Missouri (MO)

St. Louis

see St. Louis area

Nevada (NV)

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Monorail - automated monorail

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey Transit - heavy rail, light rail; also operates Atlantic City Express Service; see also New York area and Philadelphia area

New Mexico (NM)

Albuquerque

New Mexico Rail Runner - heavy rail

New York (NY)

Buffalo

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority - light rail

New York city

see New York area

North Carolina (NC)

Charlotte

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) - light rail; heavy rail in planning

Ohio (OH)

Cleveland

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority - metro, light rail

Oregon (OR)

Portland

Tri-Met (Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon) - light rail (MAX Light Rail), heavy rail (Westside Express Service)
Portland Streetcar - light rail

Pennsylvania (PA)

Philadelphia

see Philadelphia area

Pittsburgh

Port Authority of Allegheny County - light rail ("The T")

Rhode Island (RI)

Providence

local rail service provided by MBTA - see Boston area

Tennessee (TN)

Memphis

Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) - heritage light rail

Nashville

Music City Star - heavy rail

Texas (TX)

Austin

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) - heavy rail

Dallas / Fort Worth area

Trinity Railway Express (TRE) - heavy rail
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) - light rail
McKinney Avenue Transit Authority - heritage light rail
Denton County Transportation Authority - heavy rail ("A-train")

Galveston

Island Transit - heritage light rail (out of service indefinitely)

Houston

METRO (Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County) - light rail (METRORail)

Utah (UT)

Salt Lake City

Utah Transit Authority (UTA) - light rail (TRAX); heavy rail (FrontRunner)

Virginia (VA)

Norfolk

Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) - light rail ("The Tide")

Washington DC area

see Washington area

Washington (WA)

Seattle and Tacoma area

Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transportation Authority) - heavy rail (Sounder), light rail (Central Link [Seattle], Tacoma Link)
Metro Transit - heritage light rail (Waterfront Streetcar - out of service indefinitely)
Seattle Streetcar - light rail (South Lake Union Line)

Wisconsin (WI)

Kenosha

City of Kenosha Transportation Department - heritage light rail
local rail service provided by Metra - see Chicago area