Upcoming Rail Passenger Improvements
The January 2006 edition of the “NARP News” newsletter contained a list of rail passenger improvements that are planned to be put in service during 2006 (and further into the future). Here’s a summary of the changes for the year 2006:
- January 23: Chicago Metra extension Geneva-Elburn (see also this Metra press release)
- January 30: Metra extension Orland Park-Manhattan and improvements on the North Central line (Chicago-Antioch) (see also this Metra press release)
- February 25: NJT Hudson-Bergen Weehawken-North Bergen extension (see also this NJT press release)
- Mid-February: Completion of Baltimore Light Rail double tracking
- March: Some 100mph running will begin on Amtrak’s Michigan line
- Spring: Nashville-Lebanon commuter rail (”Music City Star“)
- July 1: 4th round-trip on Seattle-Portland Cascades service
- Mid Summer: Little Rock River Rail streetcar extension to Clinton Presidential Library
- August: Increased Capitor Corridor service - add one weekend/three weekday Oakland-San Jose round-trips and add four weekday/two weekend Oakland-Sacramento round-trips
- Late Summer: Newark City Subway extension Penn Station-Washington Park and Bond Street Station
- Summer: Belen-Albuquerque-Bernalillo commuter rail
- September: Sacramento Light Rail extension to Amtrak station
- October 31: St. Louis MetroLink LRT extension, Forest Park-Shrewsbury
- December: Denver “T-REX” extension I-25/Broadway-Nine Mile Road/Lincoln Road
- December: San Francisco Muni J/Church extension to Bayshore Caltrain
- Late: Completion of building renovation at Seattle King Street Station
- Late: Initial segment of Corridor One commuter rail Harrisburg-Lancaster
Of course, this list is about a month old, so there might already be some changes…
Posted in: Uncategorized | February 16, 2006 12:21 am
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