Updates to the Second Edition
The information in the second edition book was up-to-date as of early 2021. This page has updates since then as of late 2025.
INTERCITY
Amtrak started its twice daily “Mardi Gras” service from New Orleans to Mobile on August 18, 2025, adding 5 stations and 140 miles too the network. Amtrak also added a second daily train between Chicago and the Twin Cities in 2024.
Brightline opened to Orlando in 2023.
Ontario Northland has ordered new equipment to resume passenger sevrice between Toronto and Moosonee, near James Bay.
1: NEW YORK CITY
Long Island Railroad’s extension to Grand Central Terminal opened in 2023. (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.)
2: LOS ANGELES
The Regional Connector (described in the book) opened in June 2023.
The K line light opened in segments in 2022, 2024, and 2025. (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.) A connecting airport people move is still under construction.
Utility relocation work has started in the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project, a 6.7-mile light rail line connecting a Metrolink lines and the Orange Line BRT. It will not connect directly to the rest of the light rail system. Completion is scheduled for 20131. A further 2.5 mile extension along Metrolink tracks to create a second commuter rail connection is being studied.
The 9-mile, four-station light rail extension from Glendora to Pomona opened in September 2025. (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.) A further one station extension is planned to what is ow the world’s longest light rail line, but based on recent funding decisions by San Bernardino County it seems the one will likely stop there.
3: CHICAGO
The South Shore Line has nearly completed a new 8-mile, 3-station electric commuter rail branch from Hammond, IN to Dyer, IN. (this project is not shown in the book since construction started in 2021.)
4: WASHINGTON
The WMATA Silver Line (shown in the book) opened to Dulles Airport and Ashburn in November 2022.
The Purple Line remains under construction. Though many tracks are in place and trains are testing the opening is not scheduled until 2027.
Washington DC has announced that the DC streetcar will be shut down, with vague plans for replacement by electric bus.
5: SAN FRANCISCO
Van Ness BRT opened in April 2022 (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.)
The MUNI Metro Central Subway (shown in the book) opened for full sevrice in January 2023.
Caltrain electrification was completed in 2024 and the service between San Jose and San Francisco is now operated entirely by electric trains. Peak only diesel trains continue to operate from San Jose to Gilroy.
A three mile SMART extension to Windsor opened in 2025. Construction is intended to start in early 2026 for another 9 miles to Healdsburg.
6: BOSTON
The South Coast commuter rail extension (shown in the book), adding 6 new stations in 36 miles of line, opened in March 2025.
The Green Line extension (shown in the book) opened in 2022.
7: DALLAS
Service on the Las Colinas APT never restarted after being suspended in 2020 during COVID, and the system appears to be permanently shut down,
The Silver Line (shown in the book) is opening in October 2025.
8: HOUSTON
The Galveston streetcar reopened in October 2021.
9: PHILADELPHIA
The Regional Rail extension to Wawa opened in 2022. (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.)
10: MIAMI
TriRail service was extended to Downtown Miami on Brighlline track in 2024., adding 9 miles and 1 station to the system This creates two southern termini, with a mix of shuttle and through trains.
The upgraded South Miami–Dade Busway is close to opening. (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.)
12: TORONTO
The Scarborough RT closed permanently in July 2023. It will be replaced by a subway extension now under construction.
A new subway line though Downtown, The Ontario Line, started construction in 2022. It is not shown in the book.
The three new light rail lines shown as under construction in the book — Eglinton Crosstown, Hurontario, and Finch West — remain under construction, Eglinton’s opening has now been delayed by more than. 4 years. Meanwhile, a 5.7 mi extension of Eglinton started construction in 2021.
14: PHOENIX
The northwest light rail extension and the southern light tail extension, shown in the book, opened in January 2024 and June 2025.
15: SEATTLE
The Tacoma Link extension, under construction when the book went to press, opened in 2023.
The 4,3 mile northwards Northgate extension opened in 2021, and the Lynwood Link extension, adding another 8.,5 miles beyond that, opened in 2024.
The first segment of the East Link light rail extension in Bellevue opened in 2024; the extension to Redmond opened in 2025. However, after construction issues, the innermost segment of the line across Lake Washington, which connects it to Seattle and the rest of the rail network, is not yet open.
The Federal Way Link light rail extension is expected to open in December 2025.
All these lines are shown in the book.
The RapidRide G line, the first center running in=street BRT in Seattle, started construction in 2021 and opened in 2024.
16: ORLANDO
Sunrail was extended north to DeLand in 2024. The system is now 61 miles with 17 stations.
17: MONTREAL
The 3.5 mile Blue Line metro extension remains under construction.
The first 5 stations of the RER opened in July 2023. The rest of the 42-mile system is scheduled to be complete by 2027.
18: MINNEAPOLIS
The Orange Line BRT as shown in the book opened in December 2021.
The Gold Line BRT, 9 miles with 11 stations, started construction in October 2022 and opened in March 2025. It will be extended to Downtown Minneapolis via the freeway.
The 14.5 mile Southwest light rail extension is expected to open in 2027., (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.)
The Northstar Commuter Rail line will be shut down in January 2026 due to low ridership after COVID.
21: SAN DIEGO
The 11- mile light rail extension to UC San Diego opened in November 2021. (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.)
25: CHARLOTTE
The 2.5 mile streetcar extension opened in August 2021. (Since it was already under construction this is shown on the maps in the book.
26: SALT LAKE CITY
The Ogden Express (OGX) BRT line, 5.3 mi with 13 stations, opened in 2023. It connects to FrontRunner in Ogden.
29: KANSAS CITY
A southwards streetcar extension to UMKC will open in October 2025. A northwards extension started construction in 2024
30: VANCOUVER
The 3,5 mile Skytrain subway under Broadway, with 6 stations, started construction in 2021, It is expected to open in 2027. (The map in the book shows this line, though the infobox does not.)
31: INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis now has a second BRT line and a third on the way. The Purple Line started construction in 2022 and opened in 2024. The Blue Line started construction in 2025.
35: AUSTIN
A new Red Line station, at the Austin FC stadium, opened in 2024.
Due to increased cost estimates, the plan for the first phase of the new light rail system has been scaled down.
45: OTTAWA
Stage 2 of light rail (shown in the book) remains under construction.
The commuter rail extensions opened in 2025, along with upgrades to the original line. (Since these were already under construction they are shown on the maps in the book.)
46: EDMONTON
the 12-station, 8.1-mile first segment of the Green Line, shown in the book, opened in November 2023. A second segment, 8.7 mi)es and 16-stations, began construction in 2021 and should be open in 2028.
52: HONOLULU
Segment 1 of Skyline, 10.8 miles, opened in June 2023. Segment 2, another 5.3 miles, is scheduled to open in 2025. The remaining 3.3 miles, to Downtown, is now expected to open in 2031. This will complete the route shown in the book. Further extension is not funded.
NEW: MADISON
Madison opened a BRT line, 15.5 Miles with 8.2 miles of dedicated lanes including a long center-running segment, in 2024.
