US Urban Rail Speed
by System: 1997

Rank System Average Speed (MPH) Mode
1 San Francisco-BART 34.5 Metro
2 Atlanta-MARTA 29.1 Metro
3 Philadelphia-PATCO 29.0 Metro
4 Washington-WMATA 25.2 Metro
5 Baltimore-Maryland-MTA 25.0 Metro
6 Miami-MDTA 25.0 Metro
7 St. Louis-Bi-State 25.0 Light Rail
8 Chicago-RTA-CTA 22.5 Metro
9 San Diego- The Trolley 22.1 Light Rail
10 Boston-MBTA 22.0 Metro
11 Cleveland-RTA 21.8 Metro
12 Philadelphia-SEPTA 21.4 Metro
13 NY-MTA-Staten Island 20.6 Metro
14 LA-LACMTA-Metro 19.6 Metro
15 Port Authority-PATH 18.9 Metro
16 NY-MTA-NYCTA 18.2 Metro
17 Sacramento-RT 18.2 Light Rail
18 Baltimore-Maryland-MTA 17.2 Light Rail
19 New Jersey Transit 16.3 Light Rail
20 San Jose-SCCTD 15.8 Light Rail
21 Cleveland-RTA 15.8 Light Rail
22 Pittsburgh-PAT 15.4 Light Rail
23 Boston-MBTA 15.0 Light Rail
24 Portland-Tri-Met 15.0 Light Rail
25 Denver-RTD 14.8 Light Rail
26 Dallas-DART 14.1 Light Rail
27 Buffalo-NFTA 12.3 Light Rail
28 Philadelphia-SEPTA 12.1 Light Rail
29 San Francisco-Muni 10.2 Light Rail
30 New Orleans-RTA 9.1 Light Rail
Calculated from National Transit Database: 1997

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