The ranking shows the track miles of the seven largest U.S. rail transit agencies in 2006. In that year, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was on position 5 of the ranking with 288 documented track miles.
Track miles of the seven largest U.S. rail transit agencies* in 2006
* The seven rail agencies included in this statistic were selected based on an analysis of National Transit Database (NTD) records of ridership of U.S. rail transit agencies operating commuter rail, heavy rail and light rail systems. The rail transit agencies with the largest total rail ridership were then selected:
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
** Includes New York City Transit (NYCT), Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), Metro-North Railroad (MNCR).
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Federal Transit Administration, & US Department of Transportation. (April 15, 2009). Track miles of the seven largest U.S. rail transit agencies* in 2006 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185151/track-miles-of-us-rail-transit-agencies/
Federal Transit Administration, und US Department of Transportation. "Track miles of the seven largest U.S. rail transit agencies* in 2006." Chart. April 15, 2009. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185151/track-miles-of-us-rail-transit-agencies/
Federal Transit Administration, US Department of Transportation. (2009). Track miles of the seven largest U.S. rail transit agencies* in 2006. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185151/track-miles-of-us-rail-transit-agencies/
Federal Transit Administration, and US Department of Transportation. "Track Miles of The Seven Largest U.S. Rail Transit Agencies* in 2006." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2009, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185151/track-miles-of-us-rail-transit-agencies/
Federal Transit Administration & US Department of Transportation, Track miles of the seven largest U.S. rail transit agencies* in 2006 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185151/track-miles-of-us-rail-transit-agencies/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Track miles of the seven largest U.S. rail transit agencies* in 2006 [Graph], Federal Transit Administration, & US Department of Transportation, April 15, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185151/track-miles-of-us-rail-transit-agencies/
