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TABLE 2-4 Substandard or Poor Condition Rail Transit Infrastructure (Percent): 1997 and 2006

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

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  1997 2006 Difference between 1997 and 2006, percentage points
Stations      
Substandard 13.0 31.3 18.3
Poor 15.0 3.0 -12.0
Communication Systems      
Substandard 12.0 0.6 -11.4
Poor 10.0 0.0 -10.0
Train Control Systems      
Substandard 11.0 14.4 3.4
Poor 13.0 5.5 -7.5
Traction Power Systems      
Substandard 7.0 7.2 0.2
Poor 14.0 4.2 -9.8
Revenue Collection Systems      
Substandard 10.0 8.8 -1.2
Poor 12.0 21.5 9.5
Elevated Structures      
Substandard 29.0 7.9 -21.1
Poor 1.0 7.3 6.3
Underground Tunnels      
Substandard 19.0 15.4 -3.6
Poor 9.0 14.8 5.8

NOTE: Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Transit Administration as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics. Table 1-31. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of November 2013.