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May 17, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Bus and Trolleybus Statistics  

Bus and Trolleybus National Totals

Bus and Trolleybus National Totals, Fiscal Year 2004

  BUS TROLLEYBUS
Agencies, Number of

1,500

4

Fares Collected, Passenger

$4,546,503,000

$55,342,000

Fare per Unlinked Trip, Average

$0.75

$0.52

Expense, Operating Total (a)

$16,021,516,000

$184,948,000

Salaries and Wages (b)

$6,792,675,000

$97,166,000

Fringe Benefits (b)

$4,199,899,000

$62,157,000

Services (b)

$859,647,000

$14,269,000

Fuel and Lubricants (b)

$755,880,000

$108,000

Materials and Supplies, Other (b)

$943,550,000

$7,001,000

Utilities (b)

$191,616,000

$3,489,000

Casualty and Liability (b)

$444,634,000

$4,056,000

Purchased Transportation (b) (c)

$1,915,448,000

$72,000

Other (b)

-$81,832,000

-$3,371,000

Vehicle Operations (c)

$8,172,886,000

$108,544,000

Vehicle Maintenance (c)

$2,964,279,000

$26,182,000

Non-vehicle Maintenance (c)

$666,731,000

$14,517,000

General Administration (c)

$2,302,172,000

$35,633,000

Expense, Capital Total

$3,747,319,000

$143,082,000

Rolling Stock

$1,953,492,000

$51,216,000

Facilities, Guideway, Stations, Admin. Buildings

$1,213,098,000

$84,236,000

Other

$580,729,000

$7,631,000

Trips, Unlinked Passenger, Annual

5,731,487,000

105,927,000

Miles, Passenger

21,376,973,000

173,205,000

Trip Length, Average (miles)

3.7

1.6

Miles, Vehicle Total

2,470,991,000

13,423,000

Miles, Vehicle Revenue

2,150,535,000

13,026,000

Hours, Vehicle Total

189,704,000

1,804,000

Hours, Vehicle Revenue

170,604,000

1,642,000

Speed, Vehicle in Revenue Service, Average (m.p.h.)

12.6

7.9

Revenue Vehicles Available for Maximum Service

81,033

597

Vehicles Operated at Maximum Service

64,904

483

Age, Average (years)

7.5

8.9

Air-conditioned

93.1%

16.3%

Lifts, Wheelchair

59.7%

83.7%

Ramps, Wheelchair

37.1%

7.6%

Accessible Only via Stations

0.1%

0.0%

Power Source, Diesel or Gasoline

80.9%

0.0%

Power Source, Alternative

19.1%

100.0%

Rehabilitated

5.2%

2.7%

Employees, Operating

212,122

1,928

Vehicle Operations

143,493

1,406

Vehicle Maintenance

37,553

263

Non-vehicle Maintenance

7,681

129

General Administration

23,395

130

Employees, Capital

3,519

20

Diesel Fuel Consumed (gallons)

550,466,000

0

Other Fuel Consumed (gallons)

131,356,000

0

Electricity Consumed (kwh)

2,399,000

67,679,000

(a) Sum of (b) lines OR sum of (c) lines

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