Table 1 - Condition of Transit Vehicles: 1987-1997
Monday, September 10, 2012
Table 1 - Condition of Transit Vehicles: 1987-1997
| Type of vehicle | Rating 1987 |
Rating 1997 |
|---|---|---|
| Articulated buses | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Full-size buses | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Mid-size buses | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Small buses | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Vans | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Locomotives | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Heavy railcars | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| Unpowered commuter railcars | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Powered commuter railcars | 4.8 | 3.7 |
| Light-rail vehicles | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Key to ratings: 0.01.99 = poor; 2.02.99 = substandard; 3.03.99 = adequate; 4.04.9 = good; 4.95.0 = excellent.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, 1999 Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System: Condition and Performance (Washington, DC: 2000).