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

2012 Public Transportation Fact Book,
Appendix A: Historical Tables
Page 133
directional route miles regardless of the number of tracks or lanes of roadway. Yard and service tracks or
roadways are not counted.
Directional Route Miles of Lane, Controlled Right-of-Way is directional route miles on lanes restricted
for at least a portion of the day for use by transit vehicles and other high occupancy vehicles.
Directional Route Miles of Lane, Exclusive Right-of-Way is directional route miles on lanes reserved
at all times for transit use and/or other high occupancy vehicles.
Directional Route Miles of Lanes, Mixed Traffic is directional route miles of lanes used for transit
operations that are mixed with pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
General Purpose Maintenance Facilities are facilities used for inspecting, servicing and performing light
maintenance work upon revenue vehicles such as brake adjustments, engine degreasing, tire work, minor
body repairs, and painting.
Heavy Maintenance Facilities are facilities used for performing heavy maintenance work on revenue
vehicles such as unit rebuilds, engine overhauls, significant body repairs, and other major repairs.
Lane Miles, Controlled Right-of-Way is miles of lanes restricted for at least a portion of the day for use
by transit vehicles and other high occupancy vehicles.
Lane Miles, Exclusive Right-of-Way is miles of lanes reserved at all times for transit use and/or other
high occupancy vehicles.
Maintenance Facilities are buildings maintenance activities are conducted including garages;
shops such as body shops, paint shops, and machine shops; and operations centers.
Miles of Lane is a measure of the amount of roadway traversed by fixed-route bus transit systems where
each lane is counted separately regardless of the number of lanes on a roadway. The term is also used
for the waterway distance traversed by ferry boats.
Miles of Track is a measure of the amount of track operated by rail transit systems where each track is
counted separately regardless of the number of tracks on a right-of-way.
MODE OF SERVICE DEFINITIONS:
Mode is a system for carrying transit passengers described by specific right-of-way, technology, and
operational features.
Bus is a mode of transit service (also called motor bus) characterized by roadway vehicles powered by
diesel, gasoline, battery or alternative fuel engines contained within the vehicle. Vehicles operate on
streets and roadways in fixed-route or other regular service. Types of bus service include local service,
where vehicles may stop every block or two along a route several miles long. When limited to a small
geographic area or to short-distance trips, local service is often called circulator, feeder, neighborhood,
trolley, or shuttle service. Other types of bus service are express service, limited-stop service, and
bus rapid transit (BRT). Data for all of these types of bus service are included in the bus mode on these
historical data tables. Disaggregated data are not available for any of the bus service categories.
Commuter Rail is a mode of transit service (also called metropolitan rail, regional rail, or suburban
rail) characterized by an electric or diesel propelled railway for urban passenger train service consisting
of local short distance travel operating between a central city and adjacent suburbs. Service must be
operated on a regular basis by or under contract with a transit operator for the purpose of transporting
passengers within urbanized areas, or between urbanized areas and outlying areas. Such rail service,