US Metro (Heavy Rail) Rankings: 1996

US Metro (Heavy Rail) Rankings 1996

Cost per Vehicle Hour: 1996
Rank	Transit Agency	Cost per Vehicle Hour	Variance
1	Atlanta-MARTA	$95.91	0.0%
2	Chicago-RTA-CTA	$100.92	5.2%
3	NY-MTA-NYCTA	$104.96	9.4%
4	Boston-MBTA	$155.61	62.2%
5	Philadelphia-SEPTA	$164.19	71.2%
6	Miami-MDTA	$180.90	88.6%
7	Washington-WMATA	$180.94	88.7%
8	Baltimore-Maryland-MTA	$185.96	93.9%
9	Cleveland-RTA	$234.94	145.0%
10	LA-LACMTA-Metro	$540.67	463.7%
Source: Calculated from National Transit Database

Passenger Miles per Vehicle Mile: 1996

Rank Transit Agency Passenger Miles per Vehicle Mile Variance

1 Cleveland-RTA 30.4 0.0%

2 Philadelphia-SEPTA 24.7 -18.8%

3 Washington-WMATA 24.0 -21.2%

4 NY-MTA-NYCTA 22.1 -27.3%

5 Atlanta-MARTA 19.0 -37.6%

6 Miami-MDTA 18.8 -38.4%

7 Chicago-RTA-CTA 17.4 -42.7%

8 Boston-MBTA 17.4 -43.0%

9 LA-LACMTA-Metro 13.9 -54.4%

10 Baltimore-Maryland-MTA 10.9 -64.3%

Cost per Passenger Mile: 1996

Rank Transit Agency Cost per Passenger Mile Variance

1 Atlanta-MARTA $0.185 0.0%

2 NY-MTA-NYCTA $0.266 43.7%

3 Chicago-RTA-CTA $0.329 77.9%

4 Philadelphia-SEPTA $0.334 80.6%

5 Washington-WMATA $0.348 88.3%

6 Cleveland-RTA $0.362 95.9%

7 Miami-MDTA $0.406 119.3%

8 Boston-MBTA $0.407 120.4%

9 Baltimore-Maryland-MTA $0.687 271.8%

10 LA-LACMTA-Metro $2.628 1321.4%

Average $0.595

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