Acknowledgments US Department of Transportation - BTS

Transit ProfileFINANCIAL 1960 1970 1980 1990 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Passenger operating revenues 1 , total ($ millions) 1,407 1,707 6,510 16,053 17,968 18,241 17,964 18,357 19,124 20,576 21,979 23,725 24,186 25,826 27,089 28,828 32,186 33,762 36,502 37,490Operating revenues, total 1,407 1,707 2,805 6,786 7,398 8,069 9,790 10,265 10,658 11,304 11,789 12,082 11,906 13,124 13,468 13,927 16,427 15,391 16,124 16,483Passenger fares, total 1,335 1,639 2,557 5,891 6,756 6,801 6,965 7,174 7,369 7,680 8,008 8,354 8,144 8,510 9,009 9,470 11,819 10,625 11,426 11,845Motor bus 910 1,194 1,791 2,967 3,250 3,287 U U U U U U 3,603 3,691 3,835 4,044 5,961 4,469 4,726 4,886Heavy rail 270 369 717 1,741 1,976 2,018 U U U U U U 2,492 2,654 2,903 3,007 3,218 3,346 3,639 3,801Light rail 74 47 31 83 135 127 U U U U U U 226 229 233 249 293 309 368 390Trolley bus 81 30 26 46 55 54 U U U U U U 59 53 55 57 60 59 63 68Demand responsive U U U 41 171 146 U U U U U U 184 176 180 193 209 207 216 238Ferryboat a U U U 56 41 60 U U U U U U 63 86 91 93 71 117 119 115Commuter rail U U U 952 1,083 1,078 U U U U U U 1,447 1,551 1,614 1,727 1,860 1,979 2,161 2,173Other b U U 3 6 46 31 U U U U U U 69 69 98 101 148 141 133 174Other operating revenue 72 68 248 895 642 1,268 2,825 3,091 3,288 3,624 3,781 3,728 3,762 4,615 4,460 4,457 4,609 4,766 4,698 4,637Operating assistance c , total U U 3,705 9,267 10,570 10,172 8,174 8,092 8,467 9,271 10,190 11,643 12,281 12,702 13,621 14,901 15,759 18,371 20,378 21,008State and local U U 2,611 8,297 9,655 9,355 7,621 7,488 7,725 8,411 9,205 10,525 10,979 11,106 11,597 12,658 13,235 15,831 17,811 17,921Federal U U 1,094 970 916 817 554 604 741 860 984 1,117 1,302 1,596 2,024 2,243 2,523 2,540 2,568 3,086Operating expenses 2 , total ($ millions) 1,377 1,996 (R) 6,247 15,742 17,920 17,849 16,302 16,963 17,580 18,781 20,009 21,529 22,933 24,185 25,427 27,238 29,025 31,304 33,479 34,638Motor bus U U U 8,903 10,144 10,321 8,996 9,422 9,713 10,342 11,026 11,814 12,613 13,316 13,790 14,666 15,796 16,812 17,963 18,313Heavy rail U U U 3,825 3,786 3,523 3,402 3,474 3,530 3,693 3,931 4,180 4,267 4,446 4,734 5,145 5,287 5,888 6,129 6,311Light rail U U U 237 413 376 440 471 493 536 597 676 778 815 887 978 1,070 1,163 1,259 1,393Trolley bus U U U 109 133 139 135 140 146 167 177 172 187 183 185 196 197 199 214 233Demand responsive U U U 518 943 1,000 750 873 995 1,104 1,225 1,410 1,636 1,779 1,902 2,071 2,286 2,539 2,861 3,053Ferryboat a U U U 171 200 210 188 201 210 226 242 290 314 318 304 332 367 429 507 500Commuter rail U U U 1,939 2,228 2,211 2,294 2,275 2,355 2,569 2,679 2,852 2,995 3,173 3,436 3,657 3,765 4,001 4,294 4,538Other b U U U 41 73 69 98 108 137 144 131 133 143 156 188 193 256 274 253 298Average passenger revenue per passenger-mile 3 , all modes ($) U U 0.06 0.14 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.24 0.20 0.21 0.22Motor bus U U 0.08 0.14 0.17 0.17 U U U U U U 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.29 0.22 0.22 0.23Heavy rail U U 0.07 0.15 0.19 0.19 U U U U U U 0.18 0.20 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.21 0.22 0.23Light rail U U 0.08 0.14 0.16 0.15 U U U U U U 0.16 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.18Trolley bus U U 0.12 0.24 0.29 0.29 U U U U U U 0.32 0.30 0.32 0.33 0.37 0.38 0.39 0.41Demand responsive U U U 0.09 0.30 0.24 U U U U U U 0.28 0.25 0.26 0.26 0.28 0.27 0.26 0.27Ferryboat a U U U 0.20 0.16 0.23 U U U U U U 0.21 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.20 0.31 0.31 0.32Commuter rail U U U 0.13 0.14 0.13 U U U U U U 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.20Other b U U 0.01 0.05 0.20 0.11 U U U U U U 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.12 0.17 0.15 0.12 0.14Average passenger fare, per unlinked trip 4 , all modes ($) 0.14 0.22 0.30 0.67 0.85 0.88 0.92 0.90 0.91 0.90 0.92 0.93 0.90 0.96 1.01 1.03 1.26 1.07 1.11 1.17Motor bus U U 0.31 0.52 0.67 0.68 U U U U U U 0.68 0.72 0.75 0.77 1.13 0.85 0.87 0.91Heavy rail U U 0.34 0.74 0.91 0.99 U U U U U U 0.93 0.99 1.06 1.07 1.10 0.97 1.03 1.09Light rail U U 0.23 0.47 0.48 0.50 U U U U U U 0.67 0.68 0.67 0.65 0.72 0.74 0.82 0.84Trolley bus U U 0.18 0.36 0.46 0.45 U U U U U U 0.51 0.49 0.52 0.54 0.60 0.61 0.63 0.66Demand responsive U U U 0.60 1.94 1.66 U U U U U U 2.33 2.15 2.17 2.22 2.36 2.28 2.26 2.37Ferryboat a U U U 1.12 0.87 1.28 U U U U U U 1.25 1.43 1.58 1.59 1.26 1.90 1.94 1.93Commuter rail U U U 2.90 3.19 3.13 U U U U U U 3.49 3.79 3.90 4.08 4.22 4.32 4.58 4.68Other b U U 0.75 0.20 1.41 0.95 U U U U U U 1.06 1.06 1.15 1.18 1.73 1.67 1.63 1.86INVENTORY 1960 1970 1980 1990 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (P) 2009Number of systems d, 5 , total 1,286 1,096 1,055 5,078 5,973 5,973 5,973 5,973 5,975 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 5,804 6,429 6,429 6,435 7,700 7,700 7,200Motor bus 1,236 1,075 1,022 2,688 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,262 2,262 2,264 2,264 1,982 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,200 1,086 1,088Heavy rail 31 15 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15Light rail ~ ~ 9 17 22 22 22 22 22 24 25 26 27 27 29 29 33 33 33 35Trolley bus 19 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5Demand responsive U U U 3,893 5,214 5,214 5,214 5,214 5,214 5,252 5,252 5,251 5,251 5,346 5,960 5,960 5,960 7,300 7,200 6,700Ferryboat a U U 16 27 25 25 25 25 25 30 33 42 42 46 47 47 47 39 32 32Commuter rail U U 18 14 16 16 16 16 18 20 19 21 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 27Other b U U 5 35 68 69 73 69 70 81 81 82 82 86 85 87 87 97 100 94Number of vehicles 6 , total 65,292 61,350 75,388 93,430 116,416 116,341 93,675 98,381 100,346 103,308 106,136 111,266 112,104 114,932 117,402 121,912 125,647 125,607 129,286 136,117Motor bus 49,600 49,700 59,411 58,714 68,123 67,107 53,339 54,946 55,661 57,352 58,578 60,256 60,719 61,659 61,318 62,284 64,025 63,359 63,151 63,343Heavy rail 9,010 9,338 9,641 10,567 10,282 10,166 10,243 10,228 10,296 10,362 10,311 10,718 10,849 10,754 10,858 11,110 11,052 11,222 11,377 11,461Light rail 2,856 1,262 1,013 910 1,051 1,048 1,097 1,062 1,061 1,160 1,306 1,359 1,448 1,482 1,622 1,645 1,801 1,802 1,948 2,059Trolley bus 3,826 1,050 823 610 643 695 675 655 646 657 652 600 616 672 597 615 609 559 590 531Demand responsive U U U 16,471 28,729 29,352 17,738 19,820 20,042 20,761 22,087 24,668 24,808 25,873 26,333 28,346 29,406 29,433 30,773 34,235Ferryboat a U U U 108 110 112 84 87 97 101 98 109 106 108 115 126 116 130 131 143Commuter rail e U U 4,500 4,982 5,126 5,164 5,239 5,425 5,535 5,549 5,497 5,528 5,631 5,866 6,130 6,290 6,300 6,279 6,494 6,722Other b U U U 1,068 2,352 2,697 5,260 6,158 7,008 7,366 7,607 8,028 7,927 8,518 10,429 11,496 12,338 12,823 14,822 17,623Number of employees f, 7 , total 156,400 138,040 (R) 187,000 262,176 294,087 300,491 314,944 320,759 327,752 337,885 347,841 357,266 360,722 337,982 345,871 354,458 357,484 (R) 370,784 387,155 390,326Motor bus 121,300 101,598 U 162,189 174,373 181,973 190,152 196,861 198,644 204,179 211,095 214,674 214,825 205,478 212,122 217,332 221,302 (R) 186,329 192,213 192,510Heavy rail 35,100 36,442 U 46,102 51,062 45,644 45,793 45,935 45,163 46,311 47,087 47,865 48,464 48,327 47,211 47,806 48,323 (R) 49,369 49,982 49,741Light rail + + U 4,066 5,140 4,935 5,728 5,940 6,024 6,058 6,572 7,021 7,598 7,619 8,184 8,181 8,448 (R) 9,250 9,939 10,558Trolley bus + + U 1,925 1,848 1,871 2,084 2,037 2,053 2,140 2,223 2,008 2,027 1,964 1,928 1,942 1,845 (R) 1,769 1,832 1,986Demand responsive U U U 22,740 35,450 39,882 44,667 44,029 48,406 51,186 52,021 55,846 56,746 42,935 43,642 46,624 46,178 (R) 91,183 99,323 100,242Ferryboat a U U U 2,813 2,764 2,829 2,932 3,586 3,632 4,125 2,682 4,820 5,441 5,536 5,970 5,871 4,539 4,079 4,165 4,596Commuter rail U U U 21,443 22,596 22,320 22,604 21,651 22,488 22,896 23,518 23,851 24,391 24,813 25,296 25,321 25,314 (R) 26,272 27,144 28,278Other b U U U 898 854 1,037 984 720 1,342 990 2,643 1,181 1,230 1,312 1,518 1,382 1,535 (R) 2,533 2,557 2,591