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APTA releases 2024 edition of Public Transportation Vehicle Database

By Trains Staff | September 28, 2024

Document offers information on equipment fleets of 158 transit agencies in U.S., six in Canada

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Metra’s F40PH-3 painted to honor the city of Chicago leads a Union Pacific West train at La Fox, Ill., on May 31, 2024. Metra has the nation’s largest commuter locomotive fleet at 170 units, according to the APTA Public Transportation Vehicle Database. David Lassen

WASHINGTON — The American Public Transportation Assocation this week released the latest edition of its Public Transprtation Vehicle Database, which offers a detailed look at the fleets of approximately 158 transit agencies in the U.S. — accounting for approximately 77% of U.S. transit ridership — as well as six in Canada.

Purple document cover featuring side view of bus
The cover of the 2024 APTA Public Transportation Vehicle Database. APTA

The database offers details on alternative energy use, safety and technology, and support for multimodal transportation (such as the fact that half of light rail vehicles and 77% of buses are equipped with bike racks). It provides information on age of agency equipment fleets, new vehicle orders, equipment manufacturers, and other data, such as an agency-by-agency count of the number of commuter rail locomotives in use.

“APTA’s Public Transportation Vehicle Database is an indispensable tool for understanding the current state and future direction of our nation’s transit fleets,” APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas said in a press release. “Through this resource, we’re equipping policymakers, including Members of Congress and their staffs, with the data they need to make informed decisions about critical public transportation infrastructure and funding needs.”

The current edition of the vehicle database is available here, along with earlier editions dating to 2015.

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