2018 in rail transport in the United States

The following are events related to rail transportation in the United States that happened in 2018.

Events

January

• January 13 – Opening of Phase 1 (South Florida) portion of Brightline higher-speed rail in Florida.
• January 19 – The first train of Bay Area Rapid Transit's Fleet of the Future enters revenue service.

February

• February 5 - Romeoville station opens on the Metra Heritage Corridor line.

March

• March 13 – Citing infrastructure age and maintenance, Broadmoor, the operator of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway, announces that the railway would remain closed for 2018; it is subsequently expected to reopen in 2021 after reconstruction.
• March 16– Opening of the Lynx Blue Line Extension in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• March 21– Florida-based Kirby Family Farm purchases some railroad cars from the now-defunct Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Corporation.

May

• May 14 – Burbank Airport–North station opened in Burbank, California, providing additional Metrolink connections to the Hollywood Burbank Airport.
• May 21– GE announces the sale of its railroad manufacturing division GE Transportation to Wabtec.
• May 26 – Opening of Bay Area Rapid Transit's eBART line.

June

• June 16 – Opening of the Hartford Line, a commuter rail line between New Haven, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts via Hartford, Connecticut.

July

• July 30 – Opening of SunRail Phase 2 South extension to Poinciana, Florida.

November

• November 2 – Opening of The Hop (Milwaukee Streetcar).
• November 9 – Opening of the El Paso Streetcar.
• November 16
• Opening of the Delmar Loop Trolley in St. Louis and University City, Missouri.
• Brightline announced it would be rebranding as Virgin Trains USA, with the Virgin Group taking a minority shareholding.

December

• December 14 – Opening of the Oklahoma City Streetcar in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• December 31 – TEXRail carries officials and partners for its maiden preview service.

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