David Wyatt's Boastful List of Urban/Suburban Rail Transit (and Trolleybus) Systems Ridden

Where ever I travel I try to ride the local urban public transit systems. A ride may be a short distance on a single route of a large system, or many rides over a most of a network, but they are all noted here the same way.

Mode Codes

CR - Commuter Rail (Suburban trains)
HR - Heavy Rail (metros, subways, etc...)
LR - Light Rail, including streetcars/trams
PM - People-Movers (short-distance shuttles), including funiculars
HT - Heritage Tramways (Antique streetcars)

(The division of systems into mode categories is somewhat arbitrary). "Ridden" dates indicate year first ridden, and where different, year of most recent ride.

Argentina

Buenos Aires

CR (Linea Urquiza) (ridden 2011)
HR (Subte) (ridden 2011)
LR (pre-metro) (ridden 2011)
HT (Asociación Amigos del Tranvía) (ridden 2011)

Australia

Adelaide, South Australia

CR (ridden 2000)
LR (Glenelg tram) (ridden 2000)
Guided busway (Adelaide O-Bahn) (ridden 2000)

Bendigo, Victoria

HT (heritage tram) (ridden 2000)

Brisbane, Queensland

CR (ridden 2000)

Melbourne, Victoria

CR (ridden 2000)
LR (trams) (ridden 2000)

Sydney, New South Wales

CR (ridden 2000)
LR (ridden 2000)
Monorail (ridden 2000)

Victor Harbor, South Australia

HT (horse trams) (ridden 2000)

Austria

Wien (Vienna)

HR (U-bahn) (ridden 1993)
LR (Strassenbahn [SCR]) (ridden 1993)

Belgium

Antwerpen (Antwerp)

LR (trams including pre-metro) (ridden 2002)

Brugge

LR (trams) (ridden 2002)
CR (ridden 2002)

Bruxelles (Brussels)

LR (trams including pre-metro) (ridden 2002)
HR (metro) (ridden 2002)

Gent (Ghent)

LR (trams) (ridden 2002)

Oostende

LR (coastal tram) (ridden 2002)

Canada

Calgary, Alberta

HT (Heritage Park streetcar) (ridden c1984)
LR (C-train) (ridden 1981, 2012)

Edmonton, Alberta

LR (ridden 1978, 2015)
HT (High Level Bridge Streetcar) (ridden 1998, 2015)
TB (ridden 1970s, 2009)
HT (Fort Edmonton streetcar) (ridden 1980s?)

Montréal, Québec

HR (Metro) (ridden 1971, 2007)
CR (train de banlieue) (ridden 1987)

Ottawa, Ontario

Diesel LR (Trillium O-Train) (ridden 2003)

Rockwood, Ontario

HT (Halton County Radial Railway - museum) (ridden 2003)

Toronto, Ontario

HR (Subway) (ridden 1996, 2013)
HR (Scarborough RT) (ridden 1996, 2003)
LR (streetcars/Harbourfront) (ridden 1996, 2013)
CR (GO Transit) (ridden 1997, 2013)
Busway (York University busway) (ridden 2013)

[Toronto] Mississauga, Ontario

Busway (ridden 2013)

Vancouver, British Columbia

HR (SkyTrain, Canada Line) (ridden 1986, 2012)
TB (ridden 1991, 2012)
CR (West Coast Express) (ridden 2000)
HT (Downtown Historic Railway) (ridden 2008)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Busway (Southwest Transitway) (ridden 2012, 2016)

Chile

Santiago

HR (Metro) (ridden 2011)
PM funicular (ridden 2011)

Valparaíso

CR (Metro) (ridden 2011)
PM funicular [2] (ridden 2011)
TB (ridden 2011)

Croatia

Zagreb

LR (trams) (ridden 1998)
PM funicular (ridden 1998)

Czech Republic

Praha (Prague)

HR (subway) (ridden 1993)
LR (trams [SCR]) (ridden 1993)

France

Nice

CR (ridden 1993, 1995)

Paris

HR (Metro) (ridden 1976, 2008)
CR (RER) (ridden 1993, 2007)

[Paris] Orly

PM (OrlyVal) (ridden 1993)

[Paris] Saint-Denis

LR (ridden 1993)

Germany

Berlin, Berlin

HR (U-bahn) (ridden 1993, 2008)
LR (trams [SCR]) (ridden 1993)
CR (S-bahn) (ridden 1993, 2008)

[Berlin] Potsdam, Brandenburg

LR (trams [SCR]) (ridden 1993)

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen

LR (U-bahn) (ridden 1998, 2008)
LR (trams) (ridden 1998, 2008)
CR (S-bahn) (ridden 1998, 2008)

München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria)

CR (S-bahn) (ridden 2007)

Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

HR (Schwebebahn) (ridden 2008)

Hungary

Budapest

HR (Metro) (ridden 1993)
LR (trams [SCR]) (ridden 1993)
PM funicular (ridden 1993)
TB (ridden 1993)

Ireland

Dublin

CR (ridden 1996)

Isle of Man

Douglas

LR (Manx Electric Railway) (ridden 2002)
HT (horse cars) (ridden 2002)

Italy

Milano (Milan)

HR (Metro) (ridden 1998, 2004)
HR (Ferrovia Passante) (ridden 1998)
LR (trams) (ridden 1998, 2004)
TB (ridden 1998)

Napoli (Naples)

CR (Ferrovie CircumVesuviana) (ridden 1998, 2007)
HR (FS Metropolitana) (ridden 1998, 2007)
HR (MN Metro) (ridden 1998)
LR (trams) (ridden 1998)
TB (ridden 1998)
PM funiculars (ridden 1998)

Palermo

CR (Metropolitana) (ridden 1998)

Roma (Rome)

HR (Metro) (ridden 1995, 2007)
LR (trams [SCR]) (ridden 1995, 2004)
LR (Roma - Pantano) (ridden 1998)
LR (Roma Nord metro) (ridden 1998)
CR (ridden 1995, 2007)

Trieste

LR (Opicina tram) (ridden 1998)

Netherlands

Amsterdam

HR (Metro) (ridden 1993)
LR (Sneltram) (ridden 1993)
LR (trams [SCR]) (ridden 1978, 1993)
CR (ridden 1993)

New Zealand

Auckland

CR (ridden 2000)
HT (MOTAT) (ridden 2000)

Wellington

CR (ridden 2000)
PM funicular (ridden 2000)
TB (ridden 2000)

Portugal

Lisboa (Lisbon)

HR (Metro) (ridden 1995)
LR (electricos [SCR]) (ridden 1995)
CR (ridden 1995)
PM funicular (ridden 1995)
PM elevator (ridden 1995)

Slovakia

Bratislava

LR (trams [SCR]) (ridden 1993)

Spain

Barcelona

HR (Metro) (ridden 1995, 2008)
PM funicular (ridden 1995, 2008)
PM aerial cable tram (ridden 1995)

Madrid

HR (Metro) (ridden 1995, 2008)
CR (ridden 1995)

Switzerland

Locarno, Ticino

PM funicular (ridden 1998)
LR (Locarno - Domodossola, Italy) (ridden 1998)

Lugano, Ticino

PM funicular (ridden 1998, 2004)
TB (ridden 1998)

United Kingdom

Birmingham, England

LR (ridden 2002)

Blackpool, England

LR (ridden 1996)

Glascow, Scotland

HR (ridden 1996)

Liverpool, England

CR (ridden 2002)

[Liverpool] Birkenhead, England

HT (ridden 2002)

Llandudno, Wales

HT (Great Orme Tramway) (ridden 1996)

London, England

HR (underground) (ridden 1978, 2007)
LR (Docklands LR) (ridden 1996, 2004)
CR (suburban trains) (ridden 1996, 2007)

[London] Croydon, England

LR (Croydon Tramlink) (ridden 2002)

Manchester, England

LR (ridden 1996)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

LR (Tyne and Wear Metro) (ridden 1996)

Sheffield, England

LR (ridden 1996)

United States of America

Atlanta, Georgia

HR (Metro) (ridden 1992)

Baltimore, Maryland

HR (Metro) (ridden 1990)
LR (Central Light Rail) (ridden 1992)

Boston, Massachusetts

HR (Red, Blue, Orange lines) (ridden 1990, 1992)
LR (Green line, Ashmont-Mattapan line) (ridden 1990, 1992)
CR (ridden 1990, 1992)

[Boston] Lowell, Massachusetts

HT (ridden 1990)

Los Angeles, California

Busway (Orange, Silver lines) (ridden 2012)
CR (Metrolink) (ridden 2012)
HR (Red, Purple lines) (ridden 2012)
HT (Waterfront Red Car) (ridden 2012)
HT (The Grove Trolley) (ridden 2012)
LR (Gold line) (ridden 2012)
LR (Blue, Green, Expo lines) (ridden 1991, 2012)
PM funicular (Angels Flight) (ridden 2012)

Minneapolis, Minnesota

CR (Northstar) (ridden 2014)
LR (Blue/Hiawatha, Green lines) (ridden 2007, 2014)
BRT (Red line) (ridden 2014)
HT (Como - Harriet line) (ridden 2000, 2014)

[Minneapolis] Excelsior, Minnesota

HT (ridden 2000)

New York City, New York

HR (subway (IRT and BMT-IND)) (ridden 1990, 2002)
HR (subway (Staten Island Rapid Transit)) (ridden 1992)
PM (Roosevelt Island Tramway) (ridden 2002)

New York City, New York/New Jersey

HR (PATH) (ridden 1992, 2002)

[New York City] Jersey City, New Jersey

LR (Hudson-Bergen line) (ridden 2002)

[New York City] Newark, New Jersey

LR (7 City Subway) (ridden 1992)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

HR (Subway/Elevated) (ridden 1990, 1992)
LR (Media/Sharon Hill lines) (ridden 1990)
LR (Norristown High Speed Rail) (ridden 1990)
LR (Subway-Surface lines) (ridden 1990, 1992)
CR (SEPTA Regional Rail) (ridden 1990)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/New Jersey

HR (PATCO) (ridden 1992)

Portland, Oregon

LR (Max) (ridden 1991)

Sacramento, California

LR (ridden 1991)

San Diego, California

LR (San Diego Trolley) (ridden 1991)

[San Diego] Oceanside – Escondido, California

Diesel LR (Sprinter) (ridden 2012)

San Francisco, California

LR (Cable cars [SCR]) (ridden 1991, 2007)
LR (Muni) (ridden 1974, 2007)
TB (ridden 1991, 2007)

San Francisco - Oakland, California

HR (BART) (ridden 1974, 2007)

San Francisco - San Jose, California

CR (CalTrain Peninsula Commute) (ridden 1991, 2007)

[San Francisco] San Jose, California

LR (ridden 1991)

Seattle, Washington

LR (Seattle Streetcar) (ridden 2012)
LR (Seattle Link) (ridden 2012)
HT (Waterfront streetcar) (ridden 1991)
PM (Seattle Center monorail) (ridden 1991)
TB (ridden 1991, 2012)

Washington - Baltimore, DC/Maryland/West Virginia

CR (MARC) (ridden 1992)

Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia

HR (Metro) (ridden 1990, 1992)

The author is always interested in comments, corrections and further information. Please email to:

dawwpg@shaw.ca