Just like my flight log, I keep track of every train and transit system I’ve ridden. The list spans Amtrak long-distance routes across the country, commuter rail in a half-dozen metro areas, light rail and subway systems from Miami to Vancouver, and regional bus networks that fill in the gaps. Some of these trips were the whole point of traveling. Others were just the smartest way to get from the airport to somewhere worth being.
The systems below represent 60+ agencies across three countries, documented over 25+ years of transit-first travel. It’s still growing.
60+
Transit Agencies
12
Amtrak Routes
25,000+
Transit Miles
11
Countries
Amtrak
12 routes
Intercity + Long-Distance Rail
Intercity Corridors
AcelaNew York – Boston
CascadesEugene – Seattle – Vancouver
Capitol CorridorSan Jose – Sacramento
Gold RunnerBakersfield – Oakland
HiawathaMilwaukee – Chicago
Northeast RegionalWashington – Boston
Pacific SurflinerSan Luis Obispo – San Diego
Long-Distance Routes
Capitol LimitedChicago – Washington
Coast StarlightLos Angeles – Seattle
Empire BuilderPortland – Chicago
Lake Shore LimitedBoston – Chicago
Southwest ChiefLos Angeles – Chicago
Via Rail Canada
3 routes
Intercity Rail
Corridors
Toronto – Montreal
Ottawa – Montreal
Montreal – Quebec City
Southern California
6 agencies
Metro Metro LA
A, B, C, D, E Lines + multiple bus routes
Commuter Metrolink
91/Perris, Antelope Valley, IE-OC, Riverside, OC, San Bernardino, Ventura lines
Commuter NCTD Coaster
Oceanside – San Diego
LRT MTS San Diego
Multiple trolley + bus routes
Bus OCTA + BurbankBus
Orange County routes + Burbank Airport Orange Line
San Francisco Bay Area + Sacramento
7 agencies
Metro BART
Red, Orange, Green, Blue, Yellow lines + Oakland Airport Connector
Commuter Caltrain
San Francisco – San Jose
LRT VTA
Blue, Green, Orange + Rapid + Local bus
Commuter ACE + SMART
San Jose – Stockton / Sonoma Airport – Larkspur
LRT SacRT + Yolobus
Gold Line + Airport Route 142 / Airport Route 42
Seattle
3 agencies
LRT Sound Transit
S Line (Tacoma), 1 Line (SeaTac – Northgate), Routes 578, 590 + local
Bus King County Metro
Multiple downtown routes
Streetcar Seattle Streetcar
First Hill Line + South Lake Union Line
United States
Commuter Metra (Chicago)
BNSF, Heritage Corridor, Rock Island (main + Beverly Branch)
Metro CTA (Chicago)
Blue Line (O’Hare – Loop), Orange Line (Midway – Loop)
Commuter Tri-Rail (Florida)
Miami – Fort Lauderdale – West Palm Beach
Intercity Brightline (Florida)
Miami – West Palm Beach
Rail Alaska Railroad
Coastal Classic (Anchorage – Seward), Fair Special (Anchorage – Palmer)
Canada
Vancouver
Metro TransLink SkyTrain
Expo, Millennium, Canada Lines + West Coast Express + regional bus
Montreal
Metro STM Metro
Orange, Green, Blue, Yellow lines
Bus STM Bus
Multiple routes including 747 YUL Airport Express
Toronto
Metro TTC
Subway + bus routes
Ottawa
Bus OC Transpo
Local bus routes
Scandinavia
Rail Oresund / DSB
Copenhagen – Malmo (cross-border local rail)
Rail SJ Swedish Rail
Malmo – Stockholm
Metro Stockholm Metro + Trams
Subway + local tram network
United Kingdom
Rail Eurostar
Paris – London
Metro London Underground
Multiple lines + DLR + Overground
Rail National Rail
London – Brighton, London – Milton Keynes + regional trains
Tram Edinburgh Trams
Airport – City Centre + local trains
Central Europe
Metro BVG Berlin U-Bahn
Multiple U-Bahn lines
Rail Deutsche Bahn
Berlin – Hamburg
Metro RATP Paris Metro
Multiple Metro lines
Commuter RER Paris
Regional Express Network
Other European Cities
Rail Trenitalia (Rome)
FCO Airport – City Centre
Rail CFF/SBB (Geneva)
Airport – City Centre
Tram GVB Amsterdam
City trams + canal boats + Amsterdam Central – Flower Fields train
Rail Irish Rail (Dublin)
Local train routes