Table 1-29: Average Age of Urban Transit Vehicles (Years)
| 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commuter rail locomotivesa | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19.4 |
| Commuter rail passenger coaches | 19.1 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 24.1 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 18.1 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 20.0 | 20.8 | 18.8 |
| Commuter rail self-propelled passenger cars | 12.3 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 25.4 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 25.4 | 23.6 | 19.4 | 15.9 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 17.2 |
| Heavy-rail passenger cars | 17.1 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 21.7 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 20.4 |
| Light rail vehicles (streetcars) | 20.6 | 15.2 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
| Transit busb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Articulated | 3.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Full-size | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | (R) 7.6 | (R) 7.8 | (R) 7.9 | (R) 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | U |
| Mid-size | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | (R) 6.7 | (R) 7.0 | (R) 7.0 | (R) 7.0 | (R) 6.5 | (R) 6.5 | 6.7 | U |
| Small | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | (R) 4.8 | (R) 4.8 | (R) 4.8 | (R) 4.5 | (R) 4.4 | (R) 4.4 | 4.4 | U |
| Trolley | U | 10.9 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 14.3 |
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vans | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Ferry boats | U | 21.7 | 19.6 | 22.7 | 24.7 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 21.7 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 23.8 |
KEY: U = data are not available.
a Locomotives used in Amtrak intercity passenger services are not included.
bFull-size buses have more than 35 seats; Mid-size buses have 25-35 seats; Small buses have fewer than 25 seats.
SOURCES
All data, except full-size, mid-size, small, and articulated transit bus:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (Washington, DC: Annual reports), table 25 and similar tables in earlier editions, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/ as of May 5, 2016.
Full-size, mid-size, small, and articulated transit bus:
1985-91: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database 1991 (Washington, DC: 1993), table 29 and similar tables in earlier editions.
1992-2013: Ibid., National Transit Summaries and Trends (Washington, DC: Annual reports), table 25, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/ as of May 5, 2016.