Rail and Baseball Facts

Phoenix is the only Major League city which does not have any rail passenger service.
22 of 28 Major League cities also have a Regional or Urban rail system.
5 of 22 Major League cities with Regional or Urban rail systems have opened them in the past 10 years.
Only 6 of 22 Major League cities (Phoenix, Milwaukee, Houston, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, and Kansas City) do not have Regional or Urban rail systems; and all six are studying rail or planning to add a rail system in the next 10 years.

Major League cities having Intercity rail (Amtrak or VIA Canada): 27 of 28

Major League cities having Regional (Commuter) rail: 13 of 28

New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, Miami, Chicago, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston, Toronto, Dallas/Fort Worth, Anaheim.

Major League cities having Urban rail: 21 of 28

Light Rail or Streetcar: St. Louis, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Baltimore, Boston, Toronto, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Seattle;
Subway: New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Montreal, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Oakland;
Peoplemover or Monorail: Miami, Tampa, Detroit, Seattle.

Major League cities which opened their rail systems since 1980:

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