July 07, 2005
Thursday

The Bush administration kicked up the terror alert to code orange for U.S. mass-transit systems in response to Thursday's bombings in London. Here are facts about major U.S. transit systems:

ATLANTA - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit System (MARTA): Subway, heavy rail: 104-mile, 38-station system; 72 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 71 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.itsmarta.com.

BOSTON - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Subway, heavy rail: 103-mile, 53-station system. Light rail: 78-mile, 70-station system. 220 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 119 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.massport.com.

MIAMI - Miami-Dade Transit Authority: Heavy rail, subway: 56-mile, 28-station system; 14 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 65 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/transit/.

NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA - Metropolitan Transit Authority: Heavy rail, subway: 853-mile, 468-station system; 1.7 billion passenger trips a year. Bus system: 912 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.mta.nyc.ny.us.

- New York-New Jersey Port Authority Transit: Heavy rail, subway: 43-mile, 13-station system; 61 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.panynj.gov.

- New Jersey Transit Corp.: Light rail: 32-mile, 27-station system, 200 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 148 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.njtransit.com.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Metro: Subway, heavy rail: 103-mile, 86-station system; 243 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 148 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.wmata.com.

CHICAGO - Chicago Transit Authority: Subway, heavy rail: 288-mile, 144-station system; 181 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 292 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.transitchicago.com.

DALLAS - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART): Light rail: 45-mile, 34-station system; 17 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.dart.org.

DENVER - Denver Regional Transit District: Light rail: 32-mile, 24-station system; 10 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 49 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.rtd-denver.com.

LOS ANGELES AREA - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transport Authority: Light rail: 86-mile, 36-station system; 64 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 375 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.mta.net.

PHILADELPHIA - Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA): Heavy rail, subway: 102-mile, 75-station system; 86 million passenger trips a year. Light rail: 171-mile, 46-station system; 18 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 176 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.septa.org.

PITTSBURGH - Port Authority of Allegheny County: Light rail: 45-mile, 14-station system; 7 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 61 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.portauthority.org.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Tri-County Transportation District: Light rail: 81-mile, 52-station system; 30 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 61 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.trimet.org.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento Regional Transit District: Light rail: 41-mile, 41-station system; 12 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 18 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.sacrt.org.

SAN DIEGO - San Diego Trolley: Light rail: 97-mile, 41-station system; 29 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 29 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.sdcommute.com.

SAN FRANCISCO - Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority (BARTA): Heavy rail, subway: 268-mile, 43-station system; 94 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.bart.gov.

- San Francisco Municipal Railway: Light rail: 73-mile, nine-station system; 45 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 91 million passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.sfmuni.com.

ST. LOUIS -Metro St. Louis: MetroLink light rail: 81-mile, 28-station system;12 million passenger trips a year. Bus system: 26 million weekday passenger trips a year. On the Net: www.metrostlouis.org.

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Sources:

U.S. Department of Transportation, American Public Transportation Association, transit authorities.

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