A non-profit volunteer comunity-based action group, whose
mission
is to bring passenger rail service back to New Mexico
Everybody But Us
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Phoenix
has voted for extensive transit improvements, including a
light rail system.
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Salt Lake City's
new light rail line is being ridden in huge numbers.
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Denver
is opening a new eight-and-a-half mile extension this summer,
and yet another has been approved. Ridership is now over
33,000 a day on the entire light rail system, more than
40% over projections. Ridership at two station locations
already exceeds projections for the year
2015.
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Dallas/Fort Worth
The Trinity Railway Express is now complete between downtown
Dallas and downtown Fort Worth and is building an extension
to the DFW Airport. The trains are full. The DART
(Dallas Light Rail Line) is expanding rapidly and ridership
is exceeding expectations. Fort Worth is working on their
own light rail system.
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Houston
has begun contruction of their own light rail system.
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Calgary
in Alberta, Canada boasts the first transit system in North
America to completely power its light-rail via
wind-generated electricity. Their C-Train
is 100% emission-free.
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The Santa Fe Southern Railway
is working with county and city leaders and a private
developer to initiate a modern commuter line connecting
Santa Fe, the SF Community College, and El Dorado.