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2024 in rail transport in the United States
The following are events related to
Rail transportation in the United States
that happened in
2024
Events
January
January 1
–
BNSF Railway
takes over operations of
Montana Rail Link
.
January 13
–
Tri-Rail
introduces direct shuttle service between
Metrorail Transfer station
and
MiamiCentral
.
January 27
–
Phoenix
Valley Metro Rail
extends 3 stations northwest from
19th Avenue/Dunlap
to
Metro Parkway
via
Northwest Extension Phase II
.
April
April 9
- Double Tracking on the
South Shore Line
is extended from
Gary Metro Center
to
11th Street station
in Michigan City.
April 27
âÂÂ
2 Line
of
Link light rail
opens 8 stations between
South Bellevue
and
Redmond Technology
.
May
May 20
–
Peterson/Ridge station
on the
Union Pacific North Line
opens.
May 21
–
Amtrak
introduces
Borealis
daily service between
Chicago
and
St. Paul
by extending one
Hiawatha
round-trip.
July
July 1
–
Tri-Rail
introduces express service between
West Palm Beach
and
MiamiCentral
.
August
August 5
–
Damen station
on the
CTA Green Line
opens providing more access to the
United Center
August 11
–
Caltrain
soft launches electrification along the
San Francisco Peninsula
.
August 12
–
SunRail
extends 1 stop north from
DeBary
to
DeLand
.
August 22
–
Amtrak
truncates
Northeast Regional
service from
Newport News
to
Newport News Transportation Center
.
August 28
–
Red Line
of
MAX Light Rail
extends from
Beaverton Transit Center
to
Hillsboro Airport/Fairgrounds
.
August 30
–
1 Line
of
Link light rail
extends from
Northgate
to
Lynnwood City Center
via the
Lynnwood Link extension
with 4 new stations.
September
September 21
–
Caltrain
begins
full electric service
between
San Francisco
and
San Jose
.
September 28
–
L Taraval
of the
Muni Metro
resumes service between
Wawona and 46th Avenue
and
Embarcadero
.
September 29
–
Copper Line
of the
San Diego Trolley
opens between
Santee
and
El Cajon Transit Center
.
November
November 3
–
Los Angeles Metro Rail
: The
C Line
is rerouted to the new
Aviation/Century station
, and the southern section of the
K Line
between Aviation/Century station and
Redondo Beach station
opens.
November 10
–
Amtrak
temporarily combines the
Capitol Limited
and
Silver Star
trains into the
Floridian
train between
Chicago
and
Miami
.
See also
References