2026 in rail transport in the United States

The following are events related to Rail transportation in the United States that happened in 2026.

Events

January

• 4 January – The Northstar Line ends service.
• 12 January– American Freedom Train locomotive No. 1 is exhibited at the B&O Railroad Museum after a cosmetic restoration.

March

• 16 March – The first track of the Portal North Bridge opens.
• 28 March – 2 Line of the Link Light Rail extends to Lynnwood from South Bellevue.

• 31 March – DC Streetcar ends service.
• 31 March – West Lake Corridor of the South Shore Line opens between Chicago and Dyer.

Future events

April

• 21 April – Rocky Mountaineer Denver–Moab route will transition to a new operator, Canyon Spirit, under the same parent company and expand to Salt Lake City.

May

• 8 May– D Line of Los Angeles Metro Rail extends to Wilshire/La Cienega from Wilshire/Western.

June

• – LAX Automated People Mover of the Los Angeles Metro opens between LAX and the LAX/Metro Transit Center.

November

• – Amtrak Colorado Mountain Rail opens between Denver and Granby.

Unknown date

• – Altamont Corridor Express branches off to Ceres from Lathrop/Manteca.
• – KC Streetcar extends to Berkeley Riverfront from River Market North.
• – NJ Transit opens the first stage of the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project, from Lake Hopatcong to Andover .
• – Amtrak Gold Runner and Altamont Corridor Express to be extended to Natomas.
• – Saint Louis Metrolink to be extended to MidAmerica Airport from Scott AFB.
• – TEXRail extends to Medical District from T&P Station.
• – Dreamstar Lines introduces nightly inter-city service between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
• – Portal North Bridge on the Northeast Corridor in Hudson County, New Jersey opens.
• – OC Streetcar will open between Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and Harbor Transit Center.
• – New Airo trains introduced on Amtrak Cascades between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia.

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