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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
â Opening of Phase 1 (
South Florida
) portion of Brightline higher-speed rail in
Florida
.
January 19
â 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
â 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
â Opening of the
Lynx Blue Line
Extension in
Charlotte, North Carolina
.
March 21
â Florida-based Kirby Family Farm purchases some railroad cars from the now-defunct
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Corporation.
May
May 14
âÂÂ
Burbank AirportâÂÂNorth station
opened in Burbank, California, providing additional
Metrolink
connections to the
Hollywood Burbank Airport
.
May 21
âÂÂ
GE
announces the sale of its railroad manufacturing division
GE Transportation
to
Wabtec
.
May 26
â Opening of
Bay Area Rapid Transit
's
eBART
line.
June
June 16
â Opening of the
Hartford Line
, a
commuter rail
line between
New Haven, Connecticut
and
Springfield, Massachusetts
via
Hartford, Connecticut
.
July
July 30
â Opening of
SunRail
Phase 2 South extension to
Poinciana, Florida
.
November
November 2
â Opening of
The Hop
(Milwaukee Streetcar).
November 9
â 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
â Opening of the
Oklahoma City Streetcar
in
Oklahoma City
,
Oklahoma
.
December 31
âÂÂ
TEXRail
carries officials and partners for its maiden preview service.
References