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North American Organizations Supporting Light Rail Transit

USA – National & Regional

APTA – American Public Transportation Assoc. (operating and planned):
http://www.apta.com/sites/transus/lightrail.htm

CFTE – Center for Transportation Excellence:
http://www.cfte.org

NAPTA – National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates:
http://www.napta.net

Light Rail Central – North American Light Rail information:
http://www.lightrail.net

Public Transit Website:
http://www.publictransit.us/

New Electric Railway Journal:
http://www.trolleycar.org/

Vintage Trolley Website:
http://www.railwaypreservation.com/vintagetrolley/vintagetrolley.htm

The Secret Worldwide Transit Cabal:
http://www.transitcabal.org/

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New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers:
http://www.nj-arp.org
Email: info@nj-arp.org

The Third Alternative:
http://community.webtv.net/RiO_GRANDE_iTHACA/Thethirdalternative

Texas Rail Advocates:
http://www.texasrailadvocates.org/

RailroadData.Com Railroad Links Directory
http://www.RailroadData.com/rrlinks
Railroad links directory and search engine.
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Railroadinfo.Com
http://www.Railroadinfo.com
Railroad news and information site featuring
a large links directory, railroad photo gallery, press
release and railroad news listings and a Microsoft
Train Simulator add-on files library.

US Rail Passenger and Advocacy Associations

Canada – National & Regional

Transport 2000 Canada:
http://www.transport2000.ca/

Canadian Urban Transit Association:
http://www.cutaactu.ca/main.asp

Victoria Transport Policy institute:
http://www.vtpi.org/


Urban & Regional Rail Transit (USA)

Albuquerque – in planning

Albuquerque Rapid Transit Project
http://hctp.net/

Rails, inc.(Albuquerque)
http://www.nmrails.org/index.html

Atlanta – proposed

Councilman H. Lamar Willis
http://www.lamarwillis.com/index.html

Cathy Woolard - Atlanta City Council President
http://www.cathyatlanta.com/work/issues/belt_line_transit.html

MARTA - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
http://www.itsmarta.com/

Austin – in planning

Capital Metro (Austin, Texas)
http://www.capmetro.org

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Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group
http://texas.sierraclub.org/austin/

Texas Citizen Action
http://www.txcan.org/

Baltimore– operating

Baltimore MTA
http://www.mtamaryland.com/

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Action Committee for Transit
http://www.actfortransit.org/

inner Purple Line Campaign
http://www.innerpurpleline.org/index.html

Coalition to Build the inner Purple Line
http://www.purplelinenow.com

Boston– operating

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
http://www.mbta.com/

Alternatives for Community and Environment
http://www.ace-ej.org/

Arborway Committee
http://www.arborway.net/lrv/

MBTA RailFan webpage
http://www.nycsubway.org/us/boston/

MetroPlanet - Boston webpage
http://www.metropla.net/am/bost/boston.htm

Buffalo– operating

Niagara Fontier Transportation Authority
http://www.nfta.com/metro/

Citizens Regional Transit Corporation
http://go.to/crtc

Charlotte (NC)– under development

Charlotte Transit Planning
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/cats/transit+planning/home.asp

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Citizens for Efficient Mass Transit
http://users.adelphia.net/~bablum/cemt.htm

Cincinnati – proposed

Alliance for Regional Transit (Cincinnati)
http://www.protransit.com/

Cleveland – operating

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
http://www.riderta.com/

Columbus – in planning

Central Ohio Transit Authority
http://www.cota.com/

Dallas – operating

Dallas Area Rapid Transit
http://www.dart.org/

McKinney Ave. Transit Authority
http://www.mata.org/

Denver – operating

Denver Regional Transit District
http://www.rtd-denver.com/

Transit Alliance
http://www.transitalliance.org/

Denver Light Rail Map
http://www.mycnl.com/lightrail.php

Detroit – proposed

Detroit Department of Transportation
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/ddot/default.htm

Detroit People Mover
http://www.thepeoplemover.com

Detroit Transit Options for Growth
http://www.dtogs.com

Transportation Riders United
http://www.detroittransit.org

Honolulu – proposed

The Bus (City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services, HDOTS)
http://www.thebus.org

HDOT (Hawaii Department of Transportation)
http://www.hawaii.gov/dot/

Committee For Balanced Transportation
http://www.saveoahu.org

Houston – operating

Houston Metro
http://www.ridemetro.org/homepage.asp

Katy Corridor Coalition
http://www.katycorridor.org/

Hudson-Bergen Counties (NJ) – operating

New Jersey Transit
http://www.njtransit.com/

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New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers
http://www.nj-arp.org

Little Rock – under development

http://www.cat.org/rrail/

Los Angeles – Southern California – operating

Los Angeles County MTA
http://www.mta.net/

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Transit Coalition
http://www.transitcoalition.org/contactus.php3

Friends of the Red Line
http://www.friends4theredline.com

Friends of the Green Line
http://www.fogl.org

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Friends 4 Expo
http://www.friends4expo.org

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Southern California Transit Advocates
http://socata.net

Louisville – in planning

T2 - Transportation Tomorrow (Light Rail Planning Project)
http://www.t-2.org/

Madison – streetcar, regional rail proposed

Downtown Trolley, inc.
http://www.downtowntrolley.org

Transport 2020
http://www.transport2020.net

http://City of Madison Streetcar Study
http://www.cityofmadison.com/streetcar

Memphis – heritage streetcar operating, modern light rail in planning

Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)
http://www.matatransit.com/mainstreettrolley.html

Memphis Light Rail Discussion Group
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/lightrailtransitinmemphis

Minneapolis – St. Paul– under development

Hiawatha LRT Basic Facts
http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/lrt.htm

MnDOT LRT information
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/lrt

Minnesotans for Light Rail Transit
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/2288/mnlrt.htm

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Transit for Livable Communities
http://www.tlcminnesota.org/

PRT is a Joke! website
http://www.avidorstudios.com/PRTisaJoke.html

Newark – operating

New Jersey Transit
http://www.njtransit.com/

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New Jersey Association of Railroad Passengers
http://www.nj-arp.org

New Orleans – operating

NORTA – New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
http://www.norta.com/home.php

New York City – proposed

Auto-Free
http://www.auto-free.org

Vision42 (LRT for 42nd St.)
http://www.vision42.org

Norfolk – in planning

Hampton Roads Transit
http://www.hrtransit.org

Omaha – streetcar system proposed

Metro Area Transit
http://www.metroareatransit.com

Omaha Streetcar
http://www.omahastreetcar.com

Orange County (Ca) – in planning

Orange County Transportation Authority - CenterLine Project
http://www.octa.net/centerline/

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Southern California Transit Advocates
http://socata.net

Transit Advocates of Orange County
http://www.railadvocates.org/

Philadelphia– operating

SEPTA – Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
http://www.septa.com/

PATCO – Port Authority Transit Corporation
http://www.drpa.org/patco/

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LTK Engineering Services
http://www.ltk.com

Philadelphia Trolley Tracks
http://www.phillytrolley.org/

Phoenix– under development

Phoenix - Valley Metro - Light Rail Project
http://www.valleymetro.org/default.asp

Yes on 400 - Phoenix
http://www.yeson400.com

Pittsburgh– operating

PAT - Port Authority Transit
http://www.ridegold.com/

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Brookville Equipment Corp.
http://www.bmec.com

Portland– operating

Tri-Met (transit agency)
http://www.tri-met.org/

Portland Streetcar
http://www.portlandstreetcar.org/

Portland Metro (MPO)
http://www.metro-region.org/

Portland Transit (community support)
http://www.portlandtransit.org/

Rochester– proposed

Rochester Rail Transit Committee
http://www.ggw.org/rrtc/

Rochester Trolley & Rail Corp.
http://www.rochestertrolley.com

Sacramento– operating

Friends of Light Rail
http://www.friendsoflightrail.org/

Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT)
http://www.sacrt.com

Saint Louis – operating

Metro (Bi-State Development Agency)
http://www.metrostlouis.org/

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Citizens for Modern Transit (St. Louis)
http://www.cmt-stl.org

Salt Lake City – operating

Utah Transit Authority/TRAX (Salt Lake City)
http://www.utabus.com/default_noshock.asp

SugarHouse Trolley Association (heritage streetcar project)
http://www.sugarhousetrolley.org/

San Diego – operating

San Diego Trolley
http://www.sdcommute.com/agencies/MTS/sdti/index.asp

San Francisco – Northern California – operating

San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni)
http://www.sfmuni.com

Bay Area Rapid Transit
http://www.bart.gov/index.asp

Modern Transit Society (Northern California)
http://www.trainweb.org/mts

Market Street Railway
http://www.streetcar.org

San Jose – operating

VTA - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
http://www.vta.org/

Seattle – regional rail operating; LRT under development

Sound Transit
http://www.soundtransit.org/

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People for Modern Transit
http://www.peopleformoderntransit.org/

Tacoma – operating

Sound Transit
http://www.soundtransit.org/

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People for Modern Transit
http://www.peopleformoderntransit.org/

Tampa – operating and in planning

Tampa Rail Project
http://www.tamparail.com/

TampaRail.org
http://davidpinero.com/train/

Tampa Streetcar Project [operating]
http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org/home.html

Tucson – operating and proposed

Old Pueblo Trolley [operating]
http://www.oldpueblotrolley.org

Tucsonans for Sensible Transportation
http://www.tucsonlightrail.org/

Citizens for a Sensible Transportation Solution
http://www.savetucson.org/

Washington (DC) – metro & regional rail in operation; LRT streetcar project under way

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
http://www.wmata.com/

District Department of Transportation
http://www.wmata.com/

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Action Committee for Transit
http://www.actfortransit.org/

inner Purple Line Campaign
http://www.innerpurpleline.org/index.html

Coalition to Build the inner Purple Line
http://www.purplelinenow.com


Urban & Regional Rail Transit (Canada)

Calgary– operating

Calgary Transit
http://www.calgarytransit.com/

Edmonton– operating

Edmonton Transit System
http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt?

Citizens for Better Transit
http://www.bettertransit.ab.ca

Toronto– operating

Toronto Transit Commission
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/ttc/index.htm

SCRiPT (St. Clair Right-of-way initiative for Public Transit)
http://www.script2004.ca/

Victoria– proposed

LRT Economic Opportunity Study
http://www.islandtransformations.org

Victoria Transport Policy institute
http://www.vtpi.org/

Winnipeg– proposed

Rapid Transit Task Force
http://www.rapidtransitwinnipeg.ca/

Unofficial Winnipeg Transit Online
http://www.uwto.org


international Rail Transit

Light Rail Transit Association (international)
http://www.lrta.org

Light Rail Atlas (Netherlands)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~rajvdb/lra/index.html

UrbanRail.net website
http://www.urbanrail.net

Robert Reynolds' Subway Page
http://www.reed.edu/~reyn/transport.html

Lightrail DK (Denmark)
http://www.letbaner.dk

Railway Gazette international website
http://www.railwaygazette.com

Worldwide Railway and Rail Transit industry Sites


Transportation and Mobility

Transportation Action Network (Surface Transportation Policy Project)
http://www.transact.org

Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
http://www.sprawlwatch.org/communications.html

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority School Project on Traffic and Transit
http://www.ga400nsas.com/schoolhouse


Affiliate Organizations
Light Rail Progress
9702 Swansons Ranch Road
Austin, TX 78748
Voice: (512) 282-1149
Fax: (512) 282-5621 Email: lightrailnow@lightrailnow.org

Light Rail Progress publishes fact sheets and provides an informational Email list and online discussion lists.
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Texas Association for Public Transportation
9702 Swansons Ranch Road
Austin, TX 78748
Voice: (512) 282-1149
Fax: (512) 282-5621

NAPTA – National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
Phone (202) 496-4827
http://www.napta.net
Email: info@napta.net

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