US Light Rail Rankings: 1996

US Light Rail Rankings 1996

Passenger Miles per Vehicle Mile: 1996
Rank	Transit Agency	Passenger Miles per Vehicle Mile	Variance
1	LA-LACMTA-Metro	35.6	0.0%
2	St. Louis-Bi-State	31.2	-12.5%
3	Portland-Tri-Met	31.0	-13.1%
4	Philadelphia-SEPTA	27.5	-22.9%
5	San Francisco-Muni	26.7	-25.2%
6	San Diego- The Trolley	26.4	-25.9%
7	Boston-MBTA	25.6	-28.3%
8	Cleveland-RTA	24.7	-30.7%
9	Pittsburgh-PAT	23.1	-35.2%
10	Sacramento-RT	20.2	-43.3%
11	Denver-RTD	20.0	-43.8%
12	New Jersey Transit	19.5	-45.3%
13	Baltimore-Maryland-MTA	18.2	-49.0%
14	Buffalo-NFTA	17.7	-50.4%
15	New Orleans-RTA	17.6	-50.6%
16	San Jose-SCCTD	15.0	-58.0%
17	Seattle-Metro	12.7	-64.5%
18	Dallas-DART	7.4	-79.2%
19	Memphis-MATA	3.6	-89.9%
Source: Calculated from National Transit Database

Cost per Vehicle Hour: 1996

Rank Transit Agency Cost per Vehicle Hour Variance

1 Memphis-MATA $57.34 0.0%

2 New Orleans-RTA $58.72 2.4%

3 San Diego- The Trolley $94.03 64.0%

4 Seattle-Metro $112.43 96.1%

5 Denver-RTD $113.82 98.5%

6 Philadelphia-SEPTA $125.10 118.2%

7 St. Louis-Bi-State $127.93 123.1%

8 New Jersey Transit $134.11 133.9%

9 Sacramento-RT $141.50 146.8%

10 San Francisco-Muni $143.50 150.3%

11 Baltimore-Maryland-MTA $159.32 177.8%

12 Portland-Tri-Met $175.60 206.2%

13 Buffalo-NFTA $185.14 222.9%

14 Cleveland-RTA $190.16 231.6%

15 Boston-MBTA $210.11 266.4%

16 San Jose-SCCTD $210.89 267.8%

17 Pittsburgh-PAT $238.09 315.2%

18 LA-LACMTA-Metro $325.09 466.9%

19 Dallas $417.38 627.9%

Source: Calculated from National Transit Database

Cost per Passenger Mile: 1996

Rank Transit Agency Cost per Passenger Mile Variance

1 San Diego- The Trolley $0.187 0.0%

2 St. Louis-Bi-State $0.198 5.8%

3 Sacramento-RT $0.380 103.1%

4 Portland-Tri-Met $0.385 105.8%

5 New Orleans-RTA $0.408 118.4%

6 LA-LACMTA-Metro $0.419 124.0%

7 New Jersey Transit $0.437 134.0%

8 Cleveland-RTA $0.467 150.1%

9 Philadelphia-SEPTA $0.494 164.4%

10 Baltimore-Maryland-MTA $0.500 167.5%

11 San Francisco-Muni $0.515 175.4%

12 Boston-MBTA $0.536 186.7%

13 Denver-RTD $0.558 198.6%

14 Pittsburgh-PAT $0.657 251.5%

15 San Jose-SCCTD $0.884 373.3%

16 Buffalo-NFTA $0.890 376.3%

17 Seattle-Metro $2.389 1178.6%

18 Memphis-MATA $2.394 1180.9%

19 Dallas-DART $5.582 2886.7%

Average $0.962

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