Table 1-28: Average Age of Urban Transit Vehicles (Years),,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003 Transit rail,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Commuter rail locomotivesa,16.3,15.7,15.3,15.8,15.6,15.3,15.9,17.6,17.0,14.7,13.2,13.4,14.2,16.0,16.6 Commuter rail passenger coaches,19.1,17.6,17.3,19.3,18.6,20.1,21.4,24.1,21.6,19.4,17.5,16.9,18.1,20.1,20.5 Commuter rail self-propelled passenger cars,12.3,15.9,16.5,17.6,18.2,16.0,19.8,21.1,22.3,23.2,24.3,25.4,26.2,27.1,25.4 Heavy-rail passenger cars,17.1,16.2,16.9,17.7,17.8,15.8,19.3,20.2,21.1,22.0,22.5,22.9,21.7,20.0,19.0 Light rail vehicles (streetcars),20.6,15.2,16.6,17.0,14.9,16.7,16.8,16.0,15.9,15.7,15.7,16.1,16.4,16.3,15.6 Transit busb,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Articulated ,3.4,7.6,8.2,9.1,9.5,(R) 10.1,(R) 10.7,(R) 11.3,(R) 11.7,(R) 11.2,(R) 8.5,(R) 6.6,5.9,5.8,5.8 Full-size ,8.1,8.2,8.0,8.3,8.5,(R) 8.7,(R) 8.6,(R) 8.7,(R) 8.5,8.5,8.4,8.1,7.8,7.5,7.3 Mid-size ,5.6,6.6,6.7,6.8,6.4,(R) 6.9,(R) 6.8,6.3,5.8,(R) 5.8,5.6,5.6,(R) 5.6,5.6,5.7 Small ,4.8,3.9,4.0,4.1,4.0,(R) 4.1,(R) 4.0,(R) 4.0,(R) 3.9,4.0,(R) 4.0,(R) 4.1,(R) 4.0,4.0,4.0 Trolley ,U,10.9,10.3,11.2,12.0,11.1,13.1,14.0,14.7,14.6,15.6,16.4,20.4,15.4,11.6 Other,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Vans,3.8,2.8,3.0,3.1,3.1,3.9,3.1,3.1,3.0,2.9,3.1,3.1,3.3,4.9,3.4 Ferry boats,U,21.7,19.6,22.7,24.7,23.5,23.4,25.3,25.4,25.8,25.1,25.6,24.7,26.8,27.1 KEY: U = data are not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a Locomotives used in Amtrak intercity passenger services are not included.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, b Full-size buses have more than 35 seats; mid-size buses have 25-35 seats; small buses have fewer than 25 seats.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "All data, except full-size, mid-size, small, and articulated transit bus:",,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1985-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 29 and similar tables in earlier editions. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "2002-03: Ibid., National Transit Database(Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 25.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Full-size, mid-size, small, and articulated transit bus:",,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1985-1991: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 29 and similar tables in earlier editions. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1992-2003: Ibid., National Transit Summaries and Trends (Washington, DC: Annual issues), p. 75.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,