TABLE 2-11 Average Age of Selected Transit Vehicles: 1993–2003,,,,,,,,,,, "Years ",,,,,,,,,,, ,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003 Heavy-rail passenger cars,17.8,15.8,19.3,20.2,21.1,22.0,22.5,22.9,21.7,20.0,19.0 Commuter-rail passenger coaches,18.6,20.1,21.4,24.1,21.6,19.4,17.5,16.9,18.1,20.1,20.5 Light-rail vehicles ,14.9,16.7,16.8,16.0,15.9,15.7,15.7,16.1,16.4,16.3,15.6 Full-size transit buses,8.5,8.7,8.6,8.7,8.5,8.5,8.4,8.1,7.8,7.5,7.3 Vans,3.1,3.9,3.1,3.1,3.0,2.9,3.1,3.1,3.3,4.9,3.4 Ferryboats,24.7,23.5,23.4,25.3,25.4,25.8,25.1,25.6,24.7,26.8,27.1 " NOTES: Full-size transit buses have more than 35 seats. Data are for directly operated service vehicles only.",,,,,,,,,,, "SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2005, table 1-28, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of June 2005. ",,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,