United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Passenger Transit industry—Mass Transportation 623
No. 1080. P a s s e n g e r T r a n s i t I n d u s t r y — S u m m a r y : i 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 0
[Beginning 1970, includes Puerto Rico. Comprises all privately and publicly owned organized local passenger transportation
agencies except taxicabs, suburban railroads, and sightseeing and school buses. Covers (a) local motorbus Tines, (4) light rail
lines, (c) heavy red! lines, and (a) trolley coach lines. Based on financial and statistical reports received by American Public
Transit Association from transit systems representing more than 85 percent of the industry. See also H is to r ic a l S ta tis tic s ,
C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series Q 238-250]
ITEM
Unit 1960 1965 1970 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
I960,
prel.
Operating systems..................
Motorbus systems...............
Publicly owned systems 1.......
Passenger vehicles owned.....
Motorbuses...........................
Electric railway cars9 3_____
Heavy rail..........................
Trolley coaches.....................
Operating revenue 4..................
Motorbus...............................
Electric railway9 9..................
Heavy rail..........................
Expenses..................................
Operating Income 9...................
Operating assistance.................
Federal..................................
State......................................
Local.....................................
Vehicle-miles operated \ .........
Motorbus...............................
Electric railway9 3..................
Heavy rail..........................
Passengers carried * ...............
Motorbus 0.............................
Electric railway 3 6..................
Revenue passenagers carried.
Motorbus.....
Electric railway9 3.................. .
Heavy rail...
Trolley coach
Average fares:
Motorbus.....
Light rail.......
Heavy rail....
Trolley coach
Employees, number (avg.)7....
Payroll, employee
Number.... 1,251 1,148 1,079 947 955 1,008 1,018 1,027 1,044
Number..... 1,236 1,145 1,075 941 950 1,004 1,014 1,023 1,044
Number..... 54 78 144 333 375 455 463 523 676
Number.... 66,292 61,717 61,350 62,226 63,787 63,287 64,013 65,739 70,983
Number..... 49,600 49,600 49,700 50,811 52,362 51,968 52,866 54,490 59,411
Number..... 11,866 10,664 10,600 10,712 10,720 10,674 10,554 10,524 10,749
Number..... 9,010 9,115 9,338 9,608 9,714 9,639 9,667 9,522 9,893
Number..... 3,626 1,453 1,050 703 685 645 593 725 823
Mil. dol...... 1,407 1,444 1,707 2,002 2,161 2,280 2,381 2,524 2,668
Mil. dol...... 956 1,036 1,236 1,438 1,486 1,584 1,671 1,781 1,791
Mil. dol...... 369 366 440 549 660 681 695 726 751
Mil. dol...... 262 310 384 517 631 653 665 695 717
Mil. dol...... 1,377 1,454 1,996 3,752 4.0B2 4,366 4,789 5,611 6,614
Mil. dol...... 31 -11 -288 -1,750 -1,921 -2,086 -2,408 -3,087 -3,946
Mil. dol...... (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,408 1,647 1,904 2,232 2,910 3,618
Mil. dol...... (NA) (NA) (NA) 302 423 585 690 858 1,093
Mil. dol...... (NA) (NA) (NA) 407 387 478 568 638 820
Mil. dol...... (NA) (NA) (NA) 699 857 841 978 1,417 1,704
Million....... 2,143 2,008 1,883 1,990 2,026 2,021 2,026 2,045 2,095
Million........ 1,576 1,528 1,409 1,526 1,681 1,623 1,630 1.634 1,677
Million........ 466 437 441 448 430 363 384 400 405
Million........ 391 395 407 423 407 361 364 380 385
Million....... 9,395 8,253 7,332 8,972 7,081 7,286 7,616 8,130 8,228
Million........ 6,425 5,814 5,034 5,084 5,247 4,949 5,142 5,552 5,731
Million........ 2,313 2,134 2,116 1,810 1,759 2,267 2,404 2,503 2,412
Million....... 7,521 6,798 5,932 5,643 5,673 5,723 5,963 6,370 6,358
Million....... . 5,069 4,730 4,058 4,095 4,168 4,246 4,406 4,746 4,774
Million........ 2,005 1,882 1,746 1,493 1,450 1,425 1,506 1,569 1,513
Million........ 1,670 1,678 1,574 1,388 1,353 1,335 1,415 1,474 1,420
Million......... 447 186 128 56 54 51 51 55 71
Cents......... 18.0 20.6 29.4 32.0 32.8 34.9 35.B 36.1 37.5
Cents........ . 22.1 23.8 27.0 29.9 29.9 30.2 33.4 33.6 37.9
Cents......... 16.1 16.6 23.4 36.3 45.6 47.5 46.1 45.9 50.6
Cents........... 18.1 21.8 23.8 27.5 27.0 28.2 28.1 28.7 36.6
1,000____ 156 145 138 160 163 163 165 179 189
Mil. dol...... 857 964 1,274 2,236 2,404 2,547 2,741 3,025 3,142
NA Not available. ‘ Includes systems with combined services Including motorbuses, heavy rail cars, light rail cars, trolley
coaches, cable cars, and inclined plane cars. ‘ Includes light rail. ‘ Beginning 1975, includes cable car and inclined plane.
4 Includes trolley coach, not shown separately. 6 Minus sign (—) denotes deficit. 6 Data for 1960-1976 not comparable
with later years. ‘ Beginning 1979, includes part-time employees counted individually.
Source: American Public Transit Association, Washington, D.C., T ra n s it F a c t B o o k , annual.
No. 1081. F e d e r a l G r a n t A p p r o v a l s f o r M a s s T r a n s p o r t a t i o n : 1965 t o 1981
[In millions of dollars. For years ending June 30 through 1976 except, beginning 1977, ending Sept 30. Excludes direct
Congressional authorizations to States or localities (major example is Washington, D.C.'s Metro System). Mass transportation is
defined as transportation by bus, or rail or other conveyance, either publicly or privately owned which provides to the public
general or special service (excluding school buses, charter and sightseeing service) on a regular and continuing basis]
TYPE OF GRANT 1965 1970 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Total grant approvals.............__ ......__
Capital grant approvals................................
Section 3 *...........................................................
Section 5 ‘..........................................................
Interstate and urban systema....................
Operating grant approvals, Section 5 '..........
51 133 864 956 1,430 1,843 2,296 2,722 2,970 3,908 4,076
51
51
W
(X)
(X)
133
133
(X)
(X)
(X)
864
864
(X)
(X)
(X)
956
870
(X)
66
(x)
1,287
1,197
9
81
143
1,479
1,092
26
361
364
1,724
1,250
39
434
572
2,037
1,400
50
587
685
2,102
1,225
256
621
668
2,787
1,655
431
701
1,121
2,946
1,925
361
660
1,130
X N ot applicable. 'G ra n ts allowed under Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 as a m e n d e d . S ection 3 grants a re
discretionary grants awarded upon application by local authorities. Section 5 grants are formula g rants aw a rd e d to cities m eeting
certain criteria. ‘ G rants under Federal Highway Act of 1973.
Source: American Public Transit Association, T ra n s it F a c t B o o k , annual. Data from U.S. Urban Mass Transportation
Administration.