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 via 2 new stations.
31 March – DC Streetcar ends service. 31 March – West Lake Corridor of the South Shore Line opens 3 new stations between Chicago and Dyer. April 21 April – The Rockies to the Red Rocks, which was previously Rocky Mountaineer's Denver–Moab route, transitioned to a new operator, Canyon Spirit, under the same parent company, which extended the line to Salt Lake City on the same day. May 8 May – D Line of Los Angeles Metro Rail extends 3 stops west to Wilshire/La Cienega from Wilshire/Western. 18 May– KC Streetcar extends to from .
Future events
October – 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 – NJ Transit opens the first stage of the Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project, from Lake Hopatcong to Andover . – Saint Louis Metrolink to be extended to MidAmerica Airport from Scott AFB. – The second track of the Portal North Bridge on the Northeast Corridor in Hudson County, New Jersey opens.Higgs, Larry, Portal bridge on track for mid-2026 opening, NJ.com, Feb. 28, 2025 – SkyLink opens between the terminals of Los Angeles International Airport and its rental car center. – New Airo trains introduced on Amtrak Cascades between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia.
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