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October 11, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Public Transportation Vehicle Statistics  

Revenue Vehicle Power Sources

Revenue Vehicle Power Sources, 2006

POWER SOURCE

BUS

COMMUTER RAIL CAR

COMMUTER RAIL LOCO- MOTIVE

HEAVY RAIL

LIGHT RAIL

PARA-TRANSIT

TROLLEY BUS

OTHER

TOTAL

Compressed              Natural Gas

7,488

0

0

0

0

311

0

30

7,829

CNG Blends

169

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

 171

Clean Diesel

618

0

0

0

0

207

0

0

 825

Diesel

46,266

18

639

0

24

7,714

0

286

54,947

Electric & Diesel

750

0

0

0

0

0

26

28

 804

Electric & Other

211

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

 226

Electric Third Rail      or Catenary

0

3,008

79

11,151

2,046

0

686

144

17,114

Gasoline

336

0

0

0

0

3,498

0

3,969

7,803

Liquefied                   Natural Gas

1,092

0

0

0

0

38

0

0

1,130

Propane

310

0

0

0

0

161

0

0

 471

Other (a)

376

0

0

0

0

39

0

0

 415

Unpowered

0

3,044

0

3

0

0

0

49

3,096

TOTAL

57,616

6,070

718

11,154

2,070

11,970

712

4,521

94,831

Source: APTA January 1, 2005 survey of about 300 transit agencies.
(a) Includes bio/soy fuel, biodiesel, hydrogen and propane blends.

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