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

2012 Public Transportation Fact Book, Appendix A Historical Tables Page 50
YEAR
TABLE 38: ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION BY MODE
ENERGY DATA
INCLUDES ENTIRE TRANSIT INDUSTRY
TABLE 38: ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION BY MODE (MILLIONS OF KILOWATT HOURS)
COMMUT-
ER RAIL
HEAVY
RAIL
LIGHT
RAIL
MODE SOURCE
TROLLEY-
BUS
OTHER
TOTAL
(MODES
REPORTED
ONLY)
GENER-
ATED BY
TRANSIT
SYSTEM
PUR-
CHASED
1920 --- 1,256 8,066 --- --- 9,322 4,313 5,009
1921 --- 1,278 7,863 --- --- 9,141 4,031 5,110
1922 --- 1,314 7,887 --- --- 9,201 3,506 5,695
1923 --- 1,416 7,894 --- --- 9,310 3,441 5,869
1924 --- 1,488 7,951 --- --- 9,439 3,356 6,083
1925 --- 1,548 7,995 --- --- 9,543 3,237 6,306
1926 --- 1,592 8,021 --- --- 9,613 3,108 6,505
1927 --- 1,641 7,749 --- --- 9,390 2,976 6,414
1928 --- 1,760 7,410 --- --- 9,170 2,935 6,235
1929 --- 1,824 7,121 --- --- 8,945 2,863 6,082
1930 --- 1,842 6,816 18 --- 8,676 2,770 5,906
1931 --- 1,785 6,283 24 --- 8,092 2,621 5,471
1932 --- 1,715 5,629 29 --- 7,373 2,433 4,940
1933 --- 1,736 5,273 32 --- 7,041 2,377 4,664
1934 --- 1,793 5,265 44 --- 7,102 2.352 4,750
1935 --- 1,852 5,096 57 --- 7,005 2,309 4,696
1936 --- 1,934 5,087 79 --- 7,100 2,271 4,829
1937 --- 1,970 4,894 150 --- 7,014 2,197 4,817
1938 --- 1,921 4,399 204 --- 6,524 2,114 4,410
1939 --- 1,971 4,203 225 --- 6,399 2,164 4,235
1940 --- 1,977 4,050 259 --- 6,286 2,255 4,031
1941 --- 1,986 3,808 296 --- 6,090 2,167 3,923
1942 --- 1,964 4,082 354 --- 6,400 2,227 4,173
1943 --- 1,939 4,658 403 --- 7,000 2,237 4,763
1944 --- 1,940 4,667 412 --- 7,019 2,238 4,781
1945 --- 1,966 4,547 415 --- 6,928 2,130 4,798
1946 --- 1,964 4,380 447 --- 6,791 2,077 4,714
1947 --- 2,003 4,255 489 --- 6,747 2.093 4,654
1948 --- 2,019 3,621 556 --- 6,196 2,113 4,083
1949 --- 2,024 2,882 613 --- 5,519 2,132 3,396
1950 --- 2,000 2,410 640 --- 5,050 2,070 2,980
1951 --- 1,970 2,010 846 --- 4,826 1,870 2,956
1952 --- 1,860 1,640 859 --- 4,359 1.770 2,589
1953 --- 1,820 1,390 850 --- 4,060 1,590 2,470
1954 --- 1,780 1,080 790 --- 3,650 1.510 2,140
1955 --- 1,900 910 720 --- 3,530 1,480 1,980
1956 --- 1,960 700 680 --- 3,340 1,450 1,790
1957 --- 1,980 560 600 --- 3,140 1,440 1,600
1958 --- 2,073 485 535 --- 3,093 --- ---
1959 --- 2,067 431 464 --- 2,962 --- ---
1960 --- 2,098 393 417 --- 2,908 --- ---
1961 --- 2,108 362 381 --- 2,851 --- ---
1962 --- 2,115 325 346 --- 2,786 --- ---
1963 --- 2,125 255 262 --- 2,642 --- ---