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Table 1
Condition of Transit Vehicles: 1987–1997

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Type of vehicle	Rating 1987	Rating 1997
Articulated buses	3.1	2.7
Full-size buses	3.0	3.0
Mid-size buses	3.0	3.0
Small buses	3.3	3.4
Vans	3.2	3.5
Locomotives	4.5	4.5
Heavy railcars	4.7	3.9
Unpowered commuter railcars	4.2	4.2
Powered commuter railcars	4.8	3.7
Light-rail vehicles	4.5	4.6

Key to ratings: 0.0–1.99 = poor; 2.0–2.99 = substandard; 3.0–3.99 = adequate; 4.0–4.9 = good; 4.9–5.0 = excellent.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, 1999 Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System: Condition and Performance (Washington, DC: 2000).

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Table 1 Condition of Transit Vehicles: 1987–1997

Table 1
Condition of Transit Vehicles: 1987–1997