2008 in rail transport in the United States

July 2026 The following are events related to rail transportation in the United States that happened in 2008. Events March California March 9 – Sprinter starts service between Oceanside and Escondido, California,Burge Michael March 10, 2008 Passenger train sprints into service http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080310-9999-1m10sprint.html 2008-03-10 U-T San Diego reinstating passenger service on the Escondido branch line. April Utah April 26 – FrontRunner, a new commuter rail service, begins running in Utah. November California November – Voter approval of Measure M in Los Angeles County, California, commits additional tax dollars to transit projects. December Arizona December 27 – The first section of the new Valley Metro Rail system, part of Valley Metro in Phoenix, Arizona, opened.Associated Press (reprinted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, February 16, 2005), Phoenix begins work on light rail https://web.archive.org/web/20050514192812/http://www.ble.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=12827 2005-05-14 . Retrieved February 16, 2005.http://www.valleymetro.org/Rail/projectschedule/index.htm Construction schedule Valley Metro 2006-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20060923225613/http://www.valleymetro.org/Rail/projectschedule/index.htm 2006-09-23Sean Holstege Plan has light rail on track 2006-06-30 http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0630railsked0630.html Arizona Republic 2008-02-26 References Category:History of rail transportation in the United States Category:2008 in the United States Category:2008 in rail transport