US Commuter Rail Rankings: 1996

US Commuter Rail Rankings 1996

Passenger Miles per Vehicle Mile: 1996
Rank	Transit Agency	Passenger Miles per Vehicle Mile	Variance
1	VA-VRE	41.5	0.0%
2	Chicago-RTA-Metra	40.9	-1.4%
3	NY-MTA-Metro North RR	40.9	-1.4%
4	LA-SCRRA	40.0	-3.8%
5	NY-MTA-Long Island RR	36.6	-11.9%
6	SF-CalTrain	35.7	-13.9%
7	NW IN-NICTD	32.8	-21.1%
8	Boston-MBTA	29.7	-28.6%
9	Ft. Lauderdale-TCRA	27.8	-33.0%
10	San Diego-NCTD	27.7	-33.3%
11	Baltimore-Maryland-MTA	26.7	-35.7%
12	Philadelphia-SEPTA	26.2	-36.8%
13	New Jersey Transit	25.4	-38.8%
14	Philadelphia-Penn DOT	21.1	-49.1%
15	Hartford-Conn DOT	8.6	-79.3%
Source: Calculated from National Transit Database

Cost per Vehicle Hour: 1996

Rank Transit Agency Cost per Vehicle Hour Variance

1 Boston-MBTA $186.99 0.0%

2 VA-VRE $252.18 34.9%

3 NW IN-NICTD $253.86 35.8%

4 New Jersey Transit $277.02 48.1%

5 Philadelphia-SEPTA $303.02 62.1%

6 Chicago-RTA-Metra $319.27 70.7%

7 NY-MTA-Long Island RR $319.69 71.0%

8 Ft. Lauderdale-TCRA $346.92 85.5%

9 LA-SCRRA $362.84 94.0%

10 SF-CalTrain $367.70 96.6%

11 Hartford-Conn DOT $367.79 96.7%

12 NY-MTA-Metro North RR $380.22 103.3%

13 Baltimore-Maryland-MTA $394.76 111.1%

14 Philadelphia-Penn DOT $416.93 123.0%

15 San Diego-NCTD $657.23 251.5%

Source: Calculated from National Transit Database

Cost per Passenger Mile

Rank Transit Agency Cost per Passenger Mile Variance

1 Boston-MBTA $0.202 0.0%

2 VA-VRE $0.204 0.7%

3 NW IN-NICTD $0.219 8.4%

4 Chicago-RTA-Metra $0.242 19.7%

5 NY-MTA-Metro North RR $0.246 21.6%

6 NY-MTA-Long Island RR $0.274 35.3%

7 LA-SCRRA $0.293 45.1%

8 Ft. Lauderdale-TCRA $0.302 49.1%

9 SF-CalTrain $0.315 55.7%

10 New Jersey Transit $0.329 62.7%

11 Baltimore-Maryland-MTA $0.354 75.0%

12 Philadelphia-Penn DOT $0.379 87.6%

13 Philadelphia-SEPTA $0.420 107.6%

14 San Diego-NCTD $0.664 228.3%

15 Hartford-Conn DOT $0.967 378.3%

Average $0.361

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