Transit Profile
Transit Profile
FINANCIAL | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | P2000 |
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Passenger operating revenues, total ($ millions) | 1,407 | 1,707 | 6,510 | 16,074 | 17,968 | 18,256 | 19,152 | 19,515 | 21,062 | 22,220 | 24,243 |
Operating revenues, total | 1,407 | 1,707 | 2,805 | 6,807 | 9,027 | 9,628 | 10,345 | 10,854 | 11,654 | 11,930 | 12,963 |
Passenger fares1, total | 1,335 | 1,639 | 2,556 | 5,912 | 6,756 | 6,816 | 7,416 | 7,546 | 7,970 | 8,282 | 8,746 |
Motor bus | N | N | N | 2,967 | 3,250 | 3,287 | 3,515 | 3,558 | 3,991 | 4,175 | 4,376 |
Heavy rail | N | N | N | 1,741 | 1,976 | 2,018 | 2,322 | 2,351 | 2,297 | 2,323 | 2,483 |
Light rail | N | N | N | 83 | 135 | 127 | 144 | 139 | 150 | 164 | 181 |
Trolley bus | N | N | N | 46 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 60 | 60 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 41 | 171 | 146 | 157 | 170 | 142 | 159 | 172 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | 56 | 41 | 60 | 54 | 51 | 41 | 48 | 60 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | 952 | 1,083 | 1,078 | 1,146 | 1,178 | 1,255 | 1,309 | 1,375 |
Otherb | N | N | N | 26 | 45 | 46 | 24 | 42 | 38 | 46 | 41 |
Other operating revenue2 | 72 | 68 | 248 | 895 | 2,271 | 2,812 | 2,928 | 3,308 | 3,685 | 3,648 | 4,217 |
Operating assistancec, total | N | N | 3,705 | 9,267 | 8,941 | 8,628 | 8,807 | 8,661 | 9,408 | 10,290 | 11,280 |
State and local | N | N | 2,611 | 8,297 | 8,026 | 7,811 | 8,210 | 8,014 | 8,656 | 9,418 | 10,286 |
Federal | N | N | 1,093 | 970 | 916 | 817 | 596 | 647 | 751 | 872 | 994 |
Operating expenses, total ($ millions) | 1,377 | 1,996 | 6,711 | 17,979 | 21,653 | 21,540 | 22,260 | 23,159 | 24,318 | 25,538 | 28,194 |
Operating expensesd, total | N | N | 6,247 | 15,742 | 17,920 | 17,849 | 18,341 | 18,936 | 19,739 | 20,512 | 22,646 |
Motor bus3 | N | N | N | 8,903 | 10,144 | 10,321 | 10,575 | 10,944 | 11,429 | 11,714 | 12,966 |
Heavy rail | N | N | N | 3,825 | 3,786 | 3,523 | 3,402 | 3,474 | 3,530 | 3,693 | 3,931 |
Light rail | N | N | N | 237 | 413 | 376 | 442 | 473 | 500 | 546 | 606 |
Trolley bus | N | N | N | 109 | 133 | 139 | 135 | 140 | 147 | 167 | 178 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 518 | 943 | 1,000 | 1,187 | 1,285 | 1,405 | 1,419 | 1,805 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | 171 | 200 | 210 | 183 | 221 | 214 | 238 | 268 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | 1,939 | 2,228 | 2,211 | 2,294 | 2,278 | 2,361 | 2,575 | 2,685 |
Otherb | N | N | N | 41 | 73 | 67 | 124 | 122 | 154 | 160 | 206 |
Depreciation and amortization4 | N | N | 278 | 1,593 | 2,769 | 2,601 | 2,885 | 3,106 | 3,435 | 3,692 | 4,076 |
Other reconciling items | N | N | 186 | 644 | 964 | 1,091 | 1,034 | 1,117 | 1,145 | 1,333 | 1,472 |
Average passenger revenue per passenger-mile, all modes ($) | N | N | N | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
Motor bus5 | N | N | N | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
Heavy rail | N | N | N | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
Light rail | N | N | N | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
Trolley bus | N | N | N | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.31 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Otherb | N | N | N | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
Average passenger fare, per unlinked trip, all modes ($) | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.93 |
Motor bus6 | N | N | N | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.77 |
Heavy rail | N | N | N | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.94 |
Light rail | N | N | N | 0.47 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 |
Trolley bus | N | N | N | 0.36 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.49 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 0.60 | 2.04 | 2.26 | 2.21 | 1.83 | 1.49 | 1.59 | 1.64 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | 1.11 | 0.87 | 1.31 | 1.12 | 0.99 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 1.13 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | 2.90 | 3.19 | 3.13 | 3.24 | 3.30 | 3.29 | 3.31 | 3.32 |
Otherb | N | N | N | 0.90 | 1.28 | 1.57 | 1.33 | 0.66 | 1.02 | 0.76 | 0.66 |
INVENTORY | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | P2000 |
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Number of systems, totale | 1,286 | 1,096 | 1,055 | 5,078 | 5,973 | 5,973 | 5,973 | 5,975 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
Motor bus7 | 1,236 | 1,075 | 1,022 | 2,685 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 2,262 | 2,262 | 2,262 |
Heavy rail | 31 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Light rail | ~ | ~ | 9 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Trolley bus | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 3,193 | 5,214 | 5,214 | 5,214 | 5,214 | 5,254 | 5,252 | 5,252 |
Ferryboata | N | N | 16 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 33 |
Commuter rail | N | N | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Otherb | N | N | 5 | 35 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 81 | 81 |
Number of vehicles, total | 65,292 | 61,298 | 75,388 | 92,961 | 115,943 | 115,874 | 122,362 | 126,360 | 123,855 | 128,516 | 131,493 |
Motor bus8 | 49,600 | 49,700 | 59,411 | 58,714 | 68,123 | 67,107 | 71,678 | 72,770 | 72,142 | 74,228 | 75,013 |
Heavy rail | 9,010 | 9,286 | 9,641 | 10,419 | 10,138 | 10,157 | 10,201 | 10,242 | 10,301 | 10,306 | 10,591 |
Light rail | 2,856 | 1,262 | 1,013 | 913 | 1,054 | 999 | 1,140 | 1,229 | 1,220 | 1,297 | 1,577 |
Trolley bus | 3,826 | 1,050 | 823 | 832 | 877 | 885 | 871 | 859 | 880 | 859 | 951 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 16,471 | 28,729 | 29,352 | 30,804 | 32,509 | 29,646 | 31,884 | 33,080 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | 108 | 110 | 110 | 109 | 134 | 113 | 112 | 119 |
Commuter rail | N | N | 4,500 | 4,415 | 4,517 | 4,565 | 4,665 | 4,943 | 4,963 | 4,883 | 5,073 |
Otherb | N | N | N | 1,089 | 2,395 | 2,699 | 2,894 | 3,674 | 4,590 | 4,947 | 5,089 |
Number of employeesf, total | 156,400 | 138,040 | 189,300 | 262,176 | 294,087 | 300,491 | 314,944 | 320,759 | 327,752 | 337,885 | 346,415 |
Motor bus9 | 121,300 | 101,598 | N | 162,189 | 174,373 | 181,973 | 190,152 | 196,861 | 198,644 | 204,179 | 211,095 |
Heavy rail | 35,100 | 36,442 | N | 46,102 | 51,062 | 45,644 | 45,793 | 45,935 | 45,163 | 46,311 | 47,087 |
Light rail | + | + | N | 4,066 | 5,140 | 4,935 | 5,728 | 5,940 | 6,024 | 6,058 | 6,572 |
Trolley bus | + | + | N | 1,925 | 1,848 | 1,871 | 2,084 | 2,037 | 2,053 | 2,140 | 2,223 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 22,740 | 35,450 | 39,882 | 44,667 | 44,029 | 48,406 | 51,186 | 52,021 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | 2,813 | 2,764 | 2,697 | 2,830 | 3,166 | 3,894 | 4,024 | 2,682 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | 21,443 | 22,596 | 22,320 | 22,604 | 21,651 | 22,488 | 22,896 | 23,518 |
Otherb | N | N | N | 898 | 854 | 1,169 | 1,086 | 1,140 | 1,080 | 1,091 | 1,217 |
PERFORMANCE | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | P2000 |
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Vehicle-miles, total (millions) | 2,143 | 1,883 | 2,287 | 3,242 | 3,468 | 3,550 | 3,650 | 3,746 | 3,794 | 3,972 | 4,081 |
Motor bus10 | 1,576 | 1,409 | 1,677 | 2,130 | 2,162 | 2,184 | 2,221 | 2,245 | 2,175 | 2,276 | 2,315 |
Heavy rail | 391 | 407 | 385 | 537 | 532 | 537 | 543 | 558 | 566 | 578 | 595 |
Light rail | 75 | 34 | 18 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 53 |
Trolley bus | 101 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 306 | 464 | 507 | 548 | 585 | 671 | 718 | 759 |
Ferryboata | N | N | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Commuter rail | N | N | 179 | 213 | 231 | 238 | 242 | 251 | 260 | 266 | 271 |
Otherb | N | N | 13 | 16 | 30 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 63 | 69 | 71 |
Unlinked passenger trips, total (millions) | N | 7,332 | 8,567 | 8,799 | 7,949 | 7,763 | 7,948 | 8,374 | 8,750 | 9,168 | 9,363 |
Motor bus11 | N | 5,034 | 5,837 | 5,677 | 4,871 | 4,848 | 4,887 | 5,013 | 5,399 | 5,648 | 5,678 |
Heavy rail | N | 1,881 | 2,108 | 2,346 | 2,169 | 2,033 | 2,157 | 2,430 | 2,393 | 2,521 | 2,632 |
Light rail | N | 124 | 133 | 175 | 284 | 251 | 261 | 262 | 276 | 292 | 320 |
Trolley bus | N | 182 | 142 | 126 | 118 | 119 | 117 | 121 | 117 | 120 | 122 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 68 | 88 | 88 | 93 | 99 | 95 | 100 | 105 |
Ferryboata | N | N | 63 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 |
Commuter rail | N | N | 280 | 328 | 339 | 344 | 352 | 357 | 381 | 396 | 413 |
Otherb | N | N | 4 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 40 |
Passenger-miles, total (millions) | N | N | 39,854 | 41,143 | 39,585 | 39,808 | 41,378 | 42,339 | 44,128 | 45,857 | 47,666 |
Motor bus12 | N | N | 21,790 | 20,981 | 18,832 | 18,818 | 19,096 | 19,604 | 20,360 | 21,205 | 21,241 |
Heavy rail | N | N | 10,558 | 11,475 | 10,668 | 10,559 | 11,530 | 12,056 | 12,284 | 12,902 | 13,844 |
Light rail | N | N | 381 | 571 | 833 | 860 | 957 | 1,035 | 1,128 | 1,206 | 1,356 |
Trolley bus | N | N | 219 | 193 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 189 | 182 | 186 | 192 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 431 | 577 | 607 | 656 | 754 | 735 | 813 | 839 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | 286 | 260 | 260 | 256 | 294 | 294 | 310 | 330 |
Commuter rail | N | N | 6,516 | 7,082 | 7,996 | 8,244 | 8,351 | 8,038 | 8,704 | 8,766 | 9,402 |
Otherb | N | N | 390 | 124 | 232 | 273 | 348 | 369 | 441 | 469 | 462 |
Average trip length, all modes (miles) | N | N | N | N | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Motor bus13 | N | N | N | N | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Heavy rail | N | N | N | N | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Light rail | N | N | N | N | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Trolley bus | N | N | N | N | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | N | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | N | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | N | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Vanpool | N | N | N | N | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 35 |
Otherg | N | N | N | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Average vehicle speed, all modes (miles per hour) | N | N | N | N | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Motor bus14 | N | N | N | N | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Heavy rail | N | N | N | N | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Light rail | N | N | N | N | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Trolley bus | N | N | N | N | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | N | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | N | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | N | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
Vanpool | N | N | N | N | 33 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 31 |
Otherg | N | N | N | N | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Energy consumption, diesel, total (million gallons) | 15 208 | 15 271 | 15 431 | 651 | 678 | 678 | 693 | 717 | 740 | 763 | 786 |
Motor bus15 | N | N | N | 563 | 565 | 564 | 578 | 598 | 607 | 618 | 635 |
Heavy rail | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Light rail | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Trolley bus | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Demand responsive | N | N | N | 15 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 48 |
Ferryboata | N | N | N | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 32 |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | 53 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 71 |
Otherb | N | N | N | <1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Energy consumption, other, total (million gallons) | 192 | 69 | 11 | 34 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 93 | 103 |
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsh,16 | 192 | 68 | 11 | 33 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 49 | 48 |
Compressed natural gas | U | U | U | U | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 44 | 55 |
Energy consumption, total (million kWh) | 17 2,908 | 17 2,561 | 17 2,446 | 4,837 | 5,081 | 5,068 | 5,007 | 4,988 | 5,073 | 5,237 | 5,510 |
Motor bus | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Heavy rail17 | N | N | N | 3,284 | 3,431 | 3,401 | 3,332 | 3,253 | 3,280 | 3,385 | 3,549 |
Light rail | N | N | N | 239 | 282 | 288 | 321 | 361 | 381 | 416 | 463 |
Trolley bus | N | N | N | 69 | 103 | 100 | 69 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
Demand responsive | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ferryboata | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Commuter rail | N | N | N | 1,226 | 1,244 | 1,253 | 1,255 | 1,270 | 1,299 | 1,322 | 1,370 |
Otherb | N | N | N | 19 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 39 | 39 | 51 |
SAFETY18 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | P2000 |
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Fatalities, all modes | N | N | N | 339 | 320 | 274 | 264 | 275 | 286 | 299 | 295 |
Injured persons, all modes | N | N | N | 54,556 | 58,193 | 57,196 | 55,288 | 56,132 | 55,990 | 55,325 | 56,697 |
Incidents, all modes | N | N | N | 90,163 | 70,693 | 62,471 | 59,392 | 61,561 | 60,094 | 58,703 | 59,898 |
KEY: ~ = included in heavy rail figure; + = included in motor bus figure; kWh = kilowatt hours; N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; P = preliminary; U = data are not available.
a Excludes international, rural, rural interstate, island and urban park ferries.
b Includes cable car, inclined plane, aerial tramway, monorail, vanpool, and automated guideway.
c Beginning in 1992, local operating assistance and other revenue declined by about $500 million due to change in accounting procedures at the New York City Transit Authority. Beginning in 1992, total operating expense declined by about $400 million due to a change in accounting procedures at the New York City Transit Authority.
d Included in other.
e The total figure represents the number of transit agencies. It is not the sum of all modes since many agencies operate more than one mode.
f Based on employee equivalents of 2,080 hours equals one employee; beginning in 1993, based on number of actual employees.
g Includes cable car, inclined plane, aerial tramway, monorail, and automated guideway.
h Liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, methanol, propane, and other nondiesel fuels, except compressed natural gas.
SOURCES
Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.
1 American Public Transit Association, 2002 Transportation Fact Book, (Washington, DC: 2002), 2001 edition, tables 18, 84, and similar tables in earlier years.
2 Ibid., 2001 edition table 17 and similar tables in earlier years.
3 Ibid., 2001 edition tables 25, 84, and similar tables in earlier years.
4 Ibid., 2001 edition table 23 and similar tables in earlier years.
5 Ibid., 2002 edition tables 18, 30, and 84, and similar tables for prior years.
6 Ibid., 2001 edition table 20 and similar tables in earlier years.
7 Ibid., 2001 edition table 1 and similar tables in earlier years.
8 Ibid., 2001 edition tables 46, 84, and similar tables in earlier years.
9 Ibid., 2001 edition tables 62, 84, and similar tables in earlier years.
10 Ibid., 2001 edition tables 42, 84, and similar tables in earlier years.
11 Ibid., 2001 edition tables 26, 84, and similar tables in earlier years.
12 Ibid., 2001 edition tables 30, 84, and similar tables in earlier years.
13 Ibid., 2001 edition table 39 and similar tables in earlier years.
14 Ibid., 2001 edition table 44 and similar tables in earlier years.
15 Ibid., 2001 edition table 65 and similar tables in earlier years.
16 Ibid., 2001 edition table 66 and similar tables in earlier years.
17 Ibid., 2001 edition table 67 and similar tables in earlier years.
18 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS), (Washington, DC: Annual reports).