[1] The Star is considered a "starter" project to demonstrate the effectiveness of commuter rail service to the metro Nashville area.

Expansion plans include as many as six more lines, terminating in Gallatin, Columbia, Murfreesboro, Dickson, Springfield, and Clarksville via Ashland City.

The Nashville and Eastern line, part of the former Tennessee Central Railway, had not seen passenger service for many decades prior to the Star, with the exception of excursion trains operated by the Tennessee Central Railway Museum and the Broadway Dinner Train.

The train began operations on September 18, 2006, becoming the 18th commuter rail system in the United States,[2] with a projected daily ridership of 1,500 passengers.

[6] On May 2, 2010, the East Corridor line was closed because of damage related to the floods that hit Middle Tennessee.

Flood waters pushed tracks off a concrete trestle over Sinking Creek in downtown Lebanon.

This trapped Star trains at their Lebanon storage yard, causing RTA to suspend service until the trestle was repaired.

[9] A proposed expansion of the system to Clarksville and Ashland City utilizing the Nashville and Western Railroad right of way is projected to cost $525 million.

The WeGo Star regional rail service is currently served by four rebuilt ex-Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotives and eight former Chicago Metra coaches, standard gauge.