Appendix

Key Characteristics and Uses of Capital by Transit Agencies

The exhibits in this appendix provide data on operations, performance, infrastructure, and uses of capital for the 15 largest bus and demand response transit agencies and for all transit agencies operating heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, trolleybus, ferryboat, and automated guideway systems.

The top 15 bus and demand response agencies are selected based on the number of vehicles operated in maximum service.

For each mode, four exhibits are presented:

1.       Key operating characteristics: Basic information on each system’s operations including operating expense, vehicle revenue miles, vehicle revenue hours, unlinked passenger trips and passenger miles. The data is broken down by two categories: directly operated by public agency (DO) and purchased transportation (PT).

2.       Key performance indicators: Measures of cost, service effectiveness and efficiency.

3.       Key infrastructure characteristics: Infrastructure characteristics such as directional route miles, vehicles operated and available in maximum service, average fleet age, and in the case of rail modes, miles of track and directional route miles.

4.       Uses of capital: Capital investment information by category of use (revenue vehicles, stations, maintenance facilities, administration buildings, guideway, systems, fare revenue collection equipment and other capital).

Key Bus Operating Characteristics 2005

State

Agency

Type of Service

Operating Expense (000)

Fare Revenues Earned (000)

Vehicle Revenue Miles (000)

Vehicle Revenue Hours (000)

Unlinked Passenger Trips (000)

Average Weekday Unlinked Passenger Trips (000)

Passenger Miles (000)

CA

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

DO

$228,934.8

$43,406.1

20,862.5

1,786.6

64,409.0

209.7

197,697.1

CA

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

PT

$1,202.3

$129.0

247.6

13.5

191.8

0.8

2,409.2

 

 

Total

$230,137.1

$43,535.1

21,110.1

1,800.1

64,600.7

210.5

200,106.3

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

DO

$748,783.2

$225,640.1

85,918.8

7,018.9

364,787.4

1,141.1

1,368,304.4

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

PT

$27,121.1

$7,387.6

6,135.7

463.7

12,481.1

39.6

39,000.0

 

 

Total

$775,904.4

$233,027.7

92,054.5

7,482.7

377,268.4

1,180.7

1,407,304.4

CO

Denver Regional Transportation District

DO

$165,760.7

$40,544.7

21,918.9

1,395.6

51,803.0

180.2

255,799.5

CO

Denver Regional Transportation District

PT

$73,572.4

$8,561.7

18,146.1

1,243.9

22,879.8

72.5

120,654.2

 

 

Total

$239,333.1

$49,106.4

40,065.0

2,639.5

74,682.8

252.7

376,453.7

DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

DO

$420,249.3

$101,691.0

38,459.0

3,423.0

153,392.0

518.7

453,290.3

FL

Miami-Dade Transit

DO

$260,756.9

$73,220.1

34,222.5

2,732.0

76,753.0

239.2

324,237.4

IL

Chicago Transit Authority

DO

$724,053.7

$247,645.5

66,811.5

6,748.1

303,244.2

969.2

781,977.8

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

DO

$264,427.1

$56,905.7

27,216.5

2,656.3

132,689.8

438.5

247,054.0

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

PT

$5,696.2

$2,542.7

2,008.0

109.9

1,691.6

6.3

14,514.5

 

 

Total

$270,123.3

$59,448.4

29,224.5

2,766.3

134,381.4

444.8

261,568.5

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

DO

$198,452.8

$57,797.3

19,685.5

1,771.2

74,859.4

249.0

250,520.7

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

PT

$30,010.9

$10,375.3

3,807.1

150.5

2,946.3

11.6

86,487.8

 

 

Total

$228,463.7

$68,172.6

23,492.6

1,921.7

77,805.8

260.5

337,008.5

NJ

New Jersey Transit Corporation

DO

$577,243.1

$238,586.9

66,999.0

4,551.9

143,772.0

490.6

937,967.7

NJ

New Jersey Transit Corporation

PT

$49,087.9

$11,281.7

8,730.0

632.7

12,374.6

42.1

49,802.0

 

 

Total

$626,331.0

$249,868.7

75,729.0

5,184.6

156,146.6

532.7

987,769.7

NY

MTA New York City Transit

DO

$1,798,313.3

$761,838.2

101,269.6

12,870.4

952,418.0

2,987.3

1,951,117.1

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

DO

$431,961.8

$147,335.3

39,606.4

3,825.6

187,943.3

606.3

553,137.9

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

PT

$320.1

$20.0

89.7

4.6

17.0

0.1

90.7

 

 

Total

$432,281.9

$147,355.3

39,696.1

3,830.2

187,960.3

606.4

553,228.6

PA

Port Authority of Allegheny County

DO

$233,998.4

$54,981.3

27,583.7

2,129.5

59,106.9

201.0

255,286.9

TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

DO

$223,912.6

$38,504.1

33,150.3

2,299.7

65,774.3

231.0

381,432.2

TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

PT

$39,498.4

$8,632.7

8,405.4

548.8

15,772.6

47.0

93,142.5

 

 

Total

$263,411.0

$47,136.7

41,555.6

2,848.4

81,546.9

278.1

474,574.7

TX

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

DO

$202,794.3

$25,751.8

30,406.7

2,130.5

53,394.3

183.9

254,706.2

WA

King County Department of Transportation - Metro Transit Division

DO

$293,776.8

$58,136.1

30,466.7

2,441.7

71,568.7

235.0

415,515.6

 

 

DO Total

$6,773,418.9

$2,171,984.2

644,577.5

57,781.0

2,755,915.1

8,880.9

8,628,044.7

 

 

PT Total

$226,509.3

$48,930.8

47,569.5

3,167.7

68,354.8

219.8

406,100.9

 

Total

$6,999,928.2

$2,220,915.0

692,147.0

60,948.7

2,824,269.9

9,100.7

9,034,145.6

 

National Total (Millions) 

$14,655.8

$4,083.4

1,884.5

148.5

5,225.9

17.0

19,424.5

 

% National Total 

47.8%

54.4%

36.7%

41.0%

54.0%

53.4%

46.5%

Key Bus Performance Indicators 2005

State

Agency

Type of Service

Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Mile

Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Hour

Operating Expense per Unlinked Passenger Trip

Operating Expense per Passenger Mile

Fare Revenues per Operating Expense (Recovery Ratio)

Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Mile

Fare Revenues per Unlinked Passenger Trip

Passenger Mile per Vehicle Revenue Hour

Vehicle Revenue Mile per Vehicle Revenue Hour

CA

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

DO

$11.0

$128.1

$3.6

$1.2

19.0%

3.1

$0.7

110.7

11.7

CA

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

PT

$4.9

$89.0

$6.3

$0.5

10.7%

0.8

$0.7

178.3

18.3

 

 

Total

$10.9

$127.8

$3.6

$1.2

18.9%

3.1

$0.7

111.2

11.7

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

DO

$8.7

$106.7

$2.1

$0.5

30.1%

4.2

$0.6

194.9

12.2

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

PT

$4.4

$58.5

$2.2

$0.7

27.2%

2.0

$0.6

84.1

13.2

 

 

Total

$8.4

$103.7

$2.1

$0.6

30.0%

4.1

$0.6

188.1

12.3

CO

Denver Regional Transportation District

DO

$7.6

$118.8

$3.2

$0.6

24.5%

2.4

$0.8

183.3

15.7

CO

Denver Regional Transportation District

PT

$4.1

$59.1

$3.2

$0.6

11.6%

1.3

$0.4

97.0

14.6

 

 

Total

$6.0

$90.7

$3.2

$0.6

20.5%

1.9

$0.7

142.6

15.2

DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

DO

$10.9

$122.8

$2.7

$0.9

24.2%

4.0

$0.7

132.4

11.2

FL

Miami-Dade Transit

DO

$7.6

$95.4

$3.4

$0.8

28.1%

2.2

$1.0

118.7

12.5

IL

Chicago Transit Authority

DO

$10.8

$107.3

$2.4

$0.9

34.2%

4.5

$0.8

115.9

9.9

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

DO

$9.7

$99.5

$2.0

$1.1

21.5%

4.9

$0.4

93.0

10.2

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

PT

$2.8

$51.8

$3.4

$0.4

44.6%

0.8

$1.5

132.0

18.3

 

 

Total

$9.2

$97.6

$2.0

$1.0

22.0%

4.6

$0.4

94.6

10.6

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

DO

$10.1

$112.0

$2.7

$0.8

29.1%

3.8

$0.8

141.4

11.1

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

PT

$7.9

$199.4

$10.2

$0.3

34.6%

0.8

$3.5

574.7

25.3

 

 

Total

$9.7

$118.9

$2.9

$0.7

29.8%

3.3

$0.9

175.4

12.2

NJ

New Jersey Transit Corporation

DO

$8.6

$126.8

$4.0

$0.6

41.3%

2.1

$1.7

206.1

14.7

NJ

New Jersey Transit Corporation

PT

$5.6

$77.6

$4.0

$1.0

23.0%

1.4

$0.9

78.7

13.8

 

 

Total

$8.3

$120.8

$4.0

$0.6

39.9%

2.1

$1.6

190.5

14.6

NY

MTA New York City Transit

DO

$17.8

$139.7

$1.9

$0.9

42.4%

9.4

$0.8

151.6

7.9

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

DO

$3.6

$69.2

$18.9

$3.5

6.2%

0.2

$1.2

19.6

19.4

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

PT

$10.9

$112.9

$2.3

$0.8

34.1%

4.7

$0.8

144.4

10.4

 

 

Total

$17.8

$139.7

$1.9

$0.9

42.4%

9.4

$0.8

151.6

7.9

PA

Port Authority of Allegheny County

DO

$8.5

$109.9

$4.0

$0.9

23.5%

2.1

$0.9

119.9

13.0

TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

DO

$6.8

$97.4

$3.4

$0.6

17.2%

2.0

$0.6

165.9

14.4

TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

PT

$4.7

$72.0

$2.5

$0.4

21.9%

1.9

$0.5

169.7

15.3

 

 

Total

$6.3

$92.5

$3.2

$0.6

17.9%

2.0

$0.6

166.6

14.6

TX

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

DO

$6.7

$95.2

$3.8

$0.8

12.7%

1.8

$0.5

119.6

14.3

WA

King County Department of Transportation - Metro Transit Division

DO

$9.6

$120.3

$4.1

$0.7

19.8%

2.3

$0.8

170.2

12.5

 

Average of Agencies 

$10.1

$114.8

$2.5

$0.8

31.7%

4.1

$0.8

148.2

11.4

 

National Averages 

$7.8

$98.7

$2.8

$0.8

27.8%

2.8

$0.8

130.8

12.7

Key Bus Infrastructure Characteristics 2005

State

Agency

Lane Miles

Vehicles
Operated in Maximum Service

Vehicles
Available for Maximum Service

Fleet Age

CA

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

56.7

525

626

5.6

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

85.8

2,106

2,502

7.2

CO

Denver Regional Transportation District

52.5

928

1,254

6.7

DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

94.8

1,236

1,441

9.3

FL

Miami-Dade Transit

46.4

751

981

4.8

IL

Chicago Transit Authority

3.7

1,722

2,041

9.7

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

15.8

857

1,106

12.0

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

31.8

180

180

1.5

NJ

New Jersey Transit Corporation

29.6

1,731

2,029

6.9

NY

MTA New York City Transit

49.3

3,858

4,512

6.7

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

2.4

1,180

1,382

6.3

PA

Port Authority of Allegheny County

56.5

997

1,012

6.3

TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

249.9

1,161

1,400

5.8

WA

King County Department of Transportation - Metro Transit Division

245.5

1,176

1,177

5.6

 

Total 

1,092.2

19,013

22,385

6.6

Uses of Bus Capital Funds 2005

State

Agency

Revenue Vehicles

(000)

Guideway (000)

Systems (000)

Fare Collection Equipment (000)

Maintenance Facilities

(000)

Administration Buildings (000)

Stations (000)

Other Vehicles (000)

Other Capital

(000)

Total

(000)

CA

Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

$139,384.8

$8,488.2

$11,676.2

$438.5

$6,811.5

$212.0

$10,408.6

$782.3

$3,319.5

$181,521.8

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

$149,282.6

$1,008,789.9

$113,111.4

$132,378.2

$876,437.9

$385,497.0

$751.5

$0.0

$33,214.7

$2,699,463.0

CO

Denver Regional Transportation District

$107,776.0

$0.0

$7,742.6

$3,798.9

$14,280.1

$0.0

$24,624.8

$0.0

$2,366.8

$160,589.1

DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

$136,390.2

$0.0

$0.0

$3,442.4

$88.5

$0.0

$0.0

$0.0

$20,581.6

$160,502.7

FL

Miami-Dade Transit

$81,075.8

$63,904.2

$9,711.8

$0.0

$117,673.1

$0.0

$0.0

$14,065.0

$0.0

$286,430.0

IL

Chicago Transit Authority

$101,561.3

$0.0

$17,792.6

$5,724.2

$33,541.1

$3,575.5

$22.8

$3,745.1

$64,478.7

$230,441.1

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

$691,293.8

$14,186.0

$12,838.4

$0.0

$240,531.6

$0.0

$0.0

$981.6

$1,118.0

$960,949.4

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

$219,697.5

$314.3

$5,078.1

$57,268.7

$7,013.8

$2,202.1

$839.2

$482.4

$2,294.2

$295,190.4

NJ

New Jersey Transit Corporation

$57,631.3

$0.0

$0.0

$0.0

$17,246.6

$17,030.2

$198,003.3

$0.0

$21,461.9

$311,373.4

NY

MTA New York City Transit

$220,620.6

$0.0

$0.0

$0.0

$211,182.8

$0.0

$0.0

$0.0

$0.0

$431,803.4

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

$282,422.5

$2,041.1

$7,566.5

$0.0

$14,390.9

$944.3

$530.8

$0.0

$0.0

$307,896.1

PA

Port Authority of Allegheny County

$71,234.5

$177,991.8

$16,119.4

$0.0

$2,808.5

$1,154.7

$4,476.1

$6,584.3

$120,450.6

$400,820.0

TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

$55,583.6

$630,928.0

$96,805.1

$12,583.9

$42,280.5

$124,195.7

$27,508.2

$4,233.0

$6,227.8

$1,000,345.7

TX

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

$44,264.3

$6,149.0

$8,311.6

$44,450.6

$890.7

$22,172.6

$623.4

$5,093.2

$0.0

$131,955.5

WA

King County Department of Transportation - Metro Transit Division

-$3,433.6

$0.0

$6,856.5

$7,153.3

$44,776.4

$0.0

$73,832.3

$2,792.4

$28,378.4

$160,355.6

 

Total 

$2,354,785.2

$1,912,792.4

$313,610.2

$267,238.7

$1,629,954.0

$556,984.1

$341,621.0

$38,759.3

$303,892.2

$7,719,637.0

 

National Totals (Millions) 

$5,860,343.8

$2,230,908.4

$866,183.0

$377,875.4

$2,739,534.0

$1,012,070.0

$1,454,062.1

$111,075.2

$931,222.8

$15,583,274.6

Key Heavy Rail Operating Characteristics 2005

State

Agency

Type of Service

Operating Expense (000)

Fare Revenues Earned (000)

Train Revenue Miles (000)

Passenger Car Revenue Miles (000)

Passenger Car Revenue Hours (000)

Unlinked Passenger Trips (000)

Average Weekday Unlinked Passenger Trips (000)

Passenger Miles (000)

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

DO

$76,372.9

$16,298.5

1,310.5

5,876.5

258.7

36,272.6

111.2

173,934.8

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

DO

$411,858.1

$233,110.1

8,450.7

60,004.4

1,774.7

99,296.0

329.2

1,255,541.0

DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

DO

$572,873.4

$373,329.8

12,638.7

62,152.9

2,460.4

259,430.1

882.6

1,401,105.2

FL

Miami-Dade Transit

DO

$71,834.4

$11,432.8

1,690.0

9,345.7

395.1

17,034.5

58.6

134,854.5

GA

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

DO

$132,993.2

$42,744.9

4,660.7

22,980.5

874.8

70,984.1

229.7

481,149.5

IL

Chicago Transit Authority

DO

$435,480.0

$168,117.5

12,310.1

68,920.6

3,697.6

186,759.5

608.2

1,136,464.6

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

DO

$229,069.1

$106,478.5

4,509.1

20,813.3

1,426.8

141,994.8

460.5

503,458.2

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

DO

$40,440.1

$12,496.2

972.3

4,715.7

189.8

12,863.4

42.9

73,439.3

NJ

Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation

DO

$188,453.2

$84,767.3

1,813.0

12,691.0

683.4

69,168.8

232.2

301,282.5

NJ

Port Authority Transit Corporation

DO

$35,695.0

$19,092.8

1,034.1

3,969.0

136.9

9,362.8

32.8

80,676.9

NY

MTA New York City Transit

DO

$2,717,451.1

$1,856,977.9

37,585.6

335,689.5

18,383.6

1,804,034.3

5,881.4

8,402,147.3

NY

Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, dba: MTA Staten Island Railway

DO

$27,335.7

$4,592.4

549.0

2,102.3

100.0

3,482.4

12.7

21,280.9

OH

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

DO

$23,186.8

$4,389.3

1,409.9

2,373.1

108.5

7,472.9

25.0

49,849.2

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

DO

$138,855.4

$72,423.8

3,129.1

16,013.3

818.1

88,045.7

291.4

391,912.2

PR

Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority

PT

$42,856.0

$599.1

222.5

889.9

42.6

2,182.7

26.7

10,602.8

 

Total 

 

$5,144,754.5

$3,006,850.8

92,285.2

628,537.8

31,351.1

2,808,384.6

9,225.1

14,417,698.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Heavy Rail Performance Indicators 2005

State

Agency

Type of Service

Operating Expense per Passenger Car Revenue Mile

Operating Expense per Passenger Car Revenue Hour

Operating Expense per Unlinked Passenger Trip

Operating Expense per Passenger Mile

Fare Revenues per Operating Expense (Recovery Ratio)

Unlinked Passenger Trips per Passenger Car Revenue Mile

Fare Revenues per Unlinked Passenger Trip

Passenger Mile per Passenger Car Revenue Hour

Passenger Car Revenue Mile per Passenger Car Revenue Hour

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

DO

$13.0

$295.2

$2.1

$0.4

21%

6.2

$0.4

672.3

22.7

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

DO

$6.9

$232.1

$4.1

$0.3

57%

1.7

$2.3

707.5

33.8

DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

DO

$9.2

$232.8

$2.2

$0.4

65%

4.2

$1.4

569.5

25.3

FL

Miami-Dade Transit

DO

$7.7