Table 1-6 Transit Vehicles and Ridership: Revenue Years 2000, 2010, 2013, and 2014
| 2000 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Transit Vehicles | ||||
| Heavy rail cars | 10,311 | 11,510 | 10,380 | 10,551 |
| Commuter rail cars and locomotives | 5,497 | 6,768 | 7,150 | 7,177 |
| Light rail cars | 1,306 | 2,096 | 2,842 | 2,444 |
| TOTAL, rail transit vehicles | 17,114 | 20,374 | 20,372 | 20,172 |
| Motor bus | 59,230 | 63,679 | 66,823 | 62,449 |
| Demand response | 22,087 | 33,555 | 31,433 | 31,359 |
| Ferry boat | 98 | 134 | 156 | 144 |
| Other | 7,607 | 18,066 | 17,793 | 17,850 |
| TOTAL, non-rail transit vehicles | 89,022 | 115,434 | 116,205 | 111,802 |
| TOTAL, transit vehicles | 106,136 | 135,808 | 136,577 | 131,974 |
| Average age of vehicles | ||||
| Heavy-rail passenger cars | 22.9 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 20.4 |
| Commuter-rail passenger coaches | 16.9 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 18.8 |
| Full-size transit buses | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Light-rail vehicles | 16.1 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
| Transit vans | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ferry boats | 25.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 23.8 |
| Person-Miles (millions) | ||||
| Heavy rail | 13,844 | 16,407 | 18,005 | 18,339 |
| Commuter rail | 9,400 | 10,774 | 11,736 | 11,600 |
| Light rail | 1,339 | 2,173 | 2,565 | 2,675 |
| TOTAL, rail transit PMT | 24,583 | 29,353 | 32,305 | 32,614 |
| Motor bus | 18,999 | 20,739 | 21,414 | 21,587 |
| Demand response | 588 | 874 | 852 | 864 |
| Ferry boat | 298 | 389 | 402 | 414 |
| Other | 632 | 1,315 | 1,449 | 1,534 |
| TOTAL, non-rail transit PMT | 20,517 | 23,317 | 24,117 | 24,399 |
| TOTAL, transit PMT | 45,100 | 52,670 | 56,422 | 57,013 |
| Unlinked Passenger Trips (billions) | ||||
| Heavy rail | 2.63 | 3.55 | 3.82 | 3.93 |
| Commuter rail | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.49 |
| Light rail | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| TOTAL, rail transit UPT | 3.36 | 4.47 | 4.81 | 4.90 |
| Motor bus | 5.16 | 5.24 | 5.33 | 5.04 |
| Demand response | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| Ferry boat | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Other | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.40 |
| TOTAL, non-rail transit UPT | 5.36 | 5.49 | 5.60 | 5.61 |
| TOTAL, transit UPT | 8.72 | 9.96 | 10.41 | 10.51 |
NOTES: Motor bus includes Bus (MB), Commuter Bus (CB), Bus Rapid Transit (RB), and Trolley Bus (TB). Light Rail includes Light Rail (LR), Streetcar Rail (SR), and Hybrid Rail (YR). Demand response includes Demand Response (DR) and Demand Response Taxi (DT). Other includes Alaska railroad, automated guideway transit, cable car, inclined plane, monorail, and vanpool. Unlinked passenger trips is the number of passengers who board public transportation vehicles. Passengers are counted each time they board vehicles no matter how many vehicles they use to travel from their origin to their destination.
SOURCES: Transit vehicles: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Federal Transit Administration (FTA). National Transit Database (NTD) as cited in USDOT. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). National Transportation Statistics (NTS). Tables 1-11 and 1-29. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of May 2016. Person-miles travelled: USDOT/FTA/NTD as cited in USDOT/BTS/NTS. Table 1-40. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of May 2016. Unlinked passenger trips: USDOT/FTA/NTD, Table 19. Available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ as of May 2016.