2013 in rail transport in the United States

none April 2026 The following are events related to rail transportation in the United States that happened in 2013. January Louisiana 28 January – New Orleans Regional Transit Authority Loyola Avenue Streetcar Line opened.http://www.norta.com/about/Capital_Projects/index.html Capital Projects New Orleans Regional Transit Authority 6 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20170429183618/http://www.norta.com/about/Capital_Projects/index.html 29 April 2017 dead April Utah 14 April – Utah Transit Authority's TRAX light rail Green Line extends service west from downtown Salt Lake City to the Salt Lake City International Airport.http://www.letsrideuta.com/2012/10/24/airport-trax-line-to-open/ Airport TRAX Line to Open April 14 14 December 2012 Utah Transit Authority 16 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016072548/http://www.letsrideuta.com/2012/10/24/airport-trax-line-to-open/ dead Colorado 26 April – RTD's W-Line light rail corridor extends service west from Denver Union Station to Golden. This is the first FasTracks corridor to be completed.RTD celebrates the successful grand opening of the West Rail Line http://www3.rtd-denver.com/content/RTDNewsRelease/RTD%20W%20Line%20Successful%20Opening%20NR%202013.pdf RTD Denver 9 April 2013 23 September 2013 13 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131013165140/http://www3.rtd-denver.com/content/RTDNewsRelease/RTD%20W%20Line%20Successful%20Opening%20NR%202013.pdf dead May US 10 May – Norfolk Southern announces the appointment of James A. Squires to become the railroad's new president effective 1 June.http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/norfolk-southern-names-six-to-senior-management-positions.html Norfolk Southern Names Six to Senior Management Positions Norfolk Southern Corporation 10 May 2013 4 March 2014 Massachusetts 27 May – CapeFLYER summer weekend service from Boston, Massachusetts to Cape Cod begun.Weekend passenger rail service to run seasonally between Cape and Boston http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121213/NEWS05/212130357/-1/NEWS10 Patrick Cassidy The Standard-Times New Bedford, Massachusetts 13 December 2012 13 December 2012 6 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114516/http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121213/NEWS05/212130357/-1/NEWS10 dead August Utah 18 August – Utah Transit Authority's TRAX light rail Blue Line extends service further south from Sandy to Draper.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/685426/Bus-routes-will-change-when-TRAX-arrives.html?pg=all https://web.archive.org/web/20141006135739/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/685426/Bus-routes-will-change-when-TRAX-arrives.html?pg=all dead 6 October 2014 Bus routes will change when TRAX arrives Van Eyck Zack 14 March 1999 Deseret News Deseret Digital Media Salt Lake City 5 April 2013 December Utah 8 December – Utah Transit Authority's S Line (formerly known as Sugar House Streetcar) opens with service from South Salt Lake to the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City. Texas 21 December – The Houston METRORail Red Line is extended from the UH–Downtown station to [[Northline Transit Center/HCC ]] with 8 new stops. References Category:History of rail transportation in the United States Category:2013 in the United States Category:2013 in rail transport