US Cities with Light Rail Transit

All major US cities (population >150,000) served by light rail systems classified as "first generation" or "second generation" in this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail_in_the_United_States#Streetcar_systems
Does NOT include contemporary streetcar systems!
Some systems serve multiple large cities (e.g. in the Los Angeles metro area)
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State
Year Opened
City
LA
1835
New Orleans
MA
1897
Boston
PA
1903
Pittsburgh
PA
1906
Philadelphia
CA
1912
San Francisco
OH
1913
Cleveland
NJ
1935
Newark
CA
1981
San Diego
CA
1984
Chula Vista
NY
1984
Buffalo
OR
1986
Portland
CA
1987
San Jose
CA
1987
Sacramento
CA
1990
Los Angeles
CA
1990
Long Beach
MD
1992
Baltimore
MO
1993
St. Louis
CO
1994
Denver
TX
1996
Dallas
TX
1996
Irving
UT
1999
Salt Lake City
NJ
2000
Jersey City
TX
2002
Garland
TX
2002
Plano
WA
2003
Tacoma
MN
2004
Minneapolis
MN
2004
St. Paul
TX
2004
Houston
NC
2007
Charlotte
AZ
2008
Phoenix
AZ
2008
Mesa
AZ
2008
Tempe
WA
2009
Seattle
VA
2011
Norfolk
CO
2013
Lakewood
CO
2017
Aurora
WA
2024
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2 Comments
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Level 89
Sep 4, 2025
Odd criteria. I wonder why Miami isn't on here, or Atlanta.
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Level 48
Sep 16, 2025
Because they are a heavy rail system