2012 APTA Fact Book Appendix A - American Public Transportation ...

2012 Public Transportation Fact Book, Appendix A Historical Tables Page 117
YEAR
NUMBER OF
AGENCIES
TABLE 81: TROLLEYBUS STATISTICS
VEHICLES
AVAILABLE
FOR
MAXIMUM
SERVICE
TABLE 81: TROLLEYBUS STATISTICS
VEHICLE
TOTAL
MILES
(MILLIONS)
VEHICLE
TOTAL
HOURS
(MILLIONS)
MODAL SUMMARY DATA
INCLUDES ENTIRE TRANSIT INDUSTRY
UNLINKED
PASSEN-
GER TRIPS
(MILLIONS)
PASSEN-
GER MILES
(MILLIONS)
OPERATING
EMPLOY-
EES
1928 --- 41 1.2 --- 3 --- ---
1929 --- 57 2.0 --- 5 --- ---
1930 --- 173 6.0 --- 16 --- ---
1931 --- 225 7.9 --- 28 --- ---
1932 --- 269 9.5 --- 37 --- ---
1933 --- 310 10.5 --- 45 --- ---
1934 --- 441 14.6 --- 68 --- ---
1935 --- 578 19.0 --- 96 --- ---
1936 --- 1,136 26.3 --- 143 --- ---
1937 --- 1,655 49.7 --- 289 --- ---
1938 --- 2,032 67.9 --- 395 --- ---
1939 --- 2,184 74.9 --- 452 --- ---
1940 --- 2,802 86.0 --- 542 --- ---
1941 --- 3,029 98.4 --- 669 --- ---
1942 --- 3,385 115.7 --- 918 --- ---
1943 --- 3,501 129.7 --- 1,220 --- ---
1944 --- 3,561 132.3 --- 1,292 --- ---
1945 --- 3,711 133.3 --- 1,298 --- ---
1946 --- 3,916 143.7 --- 1,354 --- ---
1947 --- 4,707 155.1 --- 1,398 --- ---
1948 --- 5,697 178.0 --- 1,558 --- ---
1949 --- 6,338 200.0 --- 1,691 --- ---
1950 --- 6,504 205.7 --- 1,686 --- ---
1951 --- 7,071 208.8 --- 1,658 --- ---
1952 --- 7,180 215.2 --- 1,666 --- ---
1953 --- 6,941 211.7 --- 1,587 --- ---
1954 --- 6,598 196.7 --- 1,387 --- ---
1955 --- 6,157 176.5 --- 1,223 --- ---
1956 --- 5,748 165.7 --- 1,163 --- ---
1957 --- 5,412 146.5 --- 1,003 --- ---
1958 --- 4,848 131.0 --- 843 --- ---
1959 --- 4,297 112.4 --- 749 --- ---
1960 --- 3,826 100.7 --- 657 --- ---
1961 --- 3,593 92.9 --- 601 --- ---
1962 --- 3,161 84.0 --- 547 --- ---
1963 --- 2,155 62.4 --- 413 --- ---
1964 --- 1,865 49.2 --- 349 --- ---
1965 --- 1,453 43.0 --- 305 --- ---
1966 --- 1,326 40.1 --- 284 --- ---
1967 --- 1,244 36.5 --- 248 --- ---
1968 --- 1,185 36.2 --- 228 --- ---
1969 --- 1,082 35.8 --- 199 --- ---
1970 --- 1,050 33.0 --- 182 --- ---
1971 --- 1,037 30.8 --- 148 --- ---