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FACT 2013

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industry data Top 10 Transit Bus Fleets 2012 2011 Agency 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 MTA New York City Transit New York City 3 New Jersey Transit Corp. Newark, N.J. 2 Metro Los Angeles 6 King County DOT/Metro Transit Seattle 4 Toronto Transit Commission Toronto 11 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Philadelphia 5 Coast Mountain Bus Co. Vancouver, B.C. 7 Pace Suburban Bus Chicago 8 Montreal Urban Transit Montreal 9 Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Fleet Mix 7% Articulated 21% Under 35 feet 71% 35 feet and over Other 0 5% 10 Buses 35-feet and longer remained the top choice for transit agencies, with the pie actually increasing 3% compared to 2011 when there were 100 additional agencies reporting. At 21%, vehicles 35-feet and under shrink by 3%, followed by artics and trolleys. 16 < mETRO mAGAZINE FACT BOOK 2013 20 30 40 50 60 With more than 7,200 vehicles, natural gas — CNG and LNG — is the top choice for many environmentally-conscious transit agencies, while hybrid-electric places second with more than 4,500 vehicles. Biodiesel 8% 505 1,454 102 44 1,102 355 1,500 1,525 228 0 202 208 0 7 0 0 1,835 1,816 1,804 1,777 632 0 470 477 1,865 1,200 657 0 155 158 0 38 1,924 1,865 1,863 under 35 ft. and 0 47 50 Over 35 ft. 3,704 2,263 1,956 Artic. Trolley 2012 Total 640 85 378 0 0 0 4,344 2,395 2,384 1% Trolley Hybrid-Electric Natural Gas 53% 34% Alternative-Fueled Vehicles metro-magazine.com

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