The following are events related to rail transportation in the United States that happened in 2018.
Events
January January 13 – Opening of Phase 1 (South Florida) portion of Brightline higher-speed rail in Florida.Brightline begins passenger operations International Railway Journal January 15, 2018 January 19 – The first train of Bay Area Rapid Transit's Fleet of the Future enters revenue service. February February 5 - Romeoville station opens on the Metra Heritage Corridor line.
March March 13 – Citing infrastructure age and maintenance, Broadmoor, the operator of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway, announces that the railway would remain closed for 2018; it is subsequently expected to reopen in 2021 after reconstruction. March 16– Opening of the Lynx Blue Line Extension in Charlotte, North Carolina. March 21– Florida-based Kirby Family Farm purchases some railroad cars from the now-defunct Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Corporation.
May May 14 – Burbank Airport–North station opened in Burbank, California, providing additional Metrolink connections to the Hollywood Burbank Airport. May 21– GE announces the sale of its railroad manufacturing division GE Transportation to Wabtec. May 26 – Opening of Bay Area Rapid Transit's eBART line.
June June 16 – Opening of the Hartford Line, a commuter rail line between New Haven, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts via Hartford, Connecticut.
July July 30 – Opening of SunRail Phase 2 South extension to Poinciana, Florida.
November November 2 – Opening of The Hop (Milwaukee Streetcar). November 9 – Opening of the El Paso Streetcar. November 16 Opening of the Delmar Loop Trolley in St. Louis and University City, Missouri. Brightline announced it would be rebranding as Virgin Trains USA, with the Virgin Group taking a minority shareholding.Virgin Trains USA formed by Virgin Group and Brightline Railway Gazette International November 16, 2018
December December 14 – Opening of the Oklahoma City Streetcar in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. December 31 – TEXRail carries officials and partners for its maiden preview service.
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