Long Island R/R - Source: en.wikipedia.org
As a follow-up to the post on the World’s Busies Metros/Subways, here’s a list of the busiest commuter railroads in the United States and Canada. Considering the number of folks who utilize metros, subways, and/or commuter rail in American cities, it sure seems dumb of certain members of the United States Congress to propose (or even consider) the elimination of mass transit funding. By the way, I believe the systems listed below are operating in 15 or 16 different states. These figures don’t even account for bus transit ridership, bus rapid transit, light rail systems, or ferries – those data will be presented in future posts.
Metra - Source: the dieselshop.com
The figures presented in the chart below are daily ridership per weekday for commuter railroads with a minimum of 5,000 riders per weekday.
- Long Island Railroad – New York City: 345,300
- New Jersey Transit (rail) – New York City: 301,746
- Metra – Chicago: 296,600
- Metro-North – New York City: 286,100
- GO Transit (rail) – Toronto: 180,000
- MBTA (rail) – Boston: 129,400
- SEPTA (rail) – Philadelphia: 125,300
- Agence Metropolitaine de Transport – Montreal: 66,100
- Metrolink – Los Angeles: 39,500
- Caltrain – San Francisco Bay Area: 37,200
- MARC – Washington, DC: 31,300
- Virginia Railway Express – Washington, DC: 19,000
- Tri-Rail – Southeast Florida: 14,500
- South Shore Line – Chicago: 11,500
- West Coast Express – Vancouver: 10,900
- Sounder – Seattle-Tacoma: 8,600
- Trinity Railway Express – Dallas-Fort Worth: 8,300
- Front Runner – Salt Lake City: 5,400
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_rail_in_North_America
Source: thetransportpolitic.com
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