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2015 Data Dictionary

Dictionary that defines terms found on NTD Reporting Forms and the Database File in which they are included.  Please note that Data Tables and Time Series files include a Data Dictionary tab. 

Rail Safety Statistics Report

The Rail Safety Statistics Report (RSSR) analyzes data collected through the State Safety Oversight program and the National Transit Database (NTD). It provides a trend analysis of the safety performance of the rail transit industry for 2007-2O13. The report focuses on the types of events...

2015 NTST Appendix

Appendix to the Annual National Transit Summaries and Trends (NTST) Report for NTD Report Year 2015.

2015 Vehicles

Gives the age distribution and lifetime mileage of each agency's fleet, by vehicle type, and vehicle count by type per agency.

Keywords: commuter rail locomotive, coach, bus, van, automobile, cutaway, aerial tramway, articulated bus, automated guideway vehicle, cable car, commuter rail passenger coach, self-propelled commuter rail passenger car, double decker bus, ferryboat, heavy rail passenger car, inclined plane vehicle, light rail vehicle, minivan, monorail vehicle, over the road bus, school bus, sports utility vehicle, streetcar, trolleybus, vintage trolley

2015 Track and Roadway

Provides miles of track and roadway and grade crossings operated on by each agency, mode, and type of service, organized into categories by its physical characteristics.

Keywords: exclusive right of way, mixed traffic, elevated on structure, elevated on fill, open cut, subway, tunnel, controlled access, fixed guideway

2015 Stations

Gives the number of stations used by each agency, mode, and type of service.

Keywords: passenger station, ada accessible, inaccessible, elevator, escalator, multi-modal station, stops, transit centers, transit hubs

2015 Service

Contains data on service operated, organized by agency, mode, and type of service.

Keywords: vehicle, spare, mile, hour, schedule, directional route mile, drm, revenue mile, vehicle mile, vrm, revenue hour, vehicle hour, vrh, unlinked passenger trip, upt, ridership, boarding, passenger mile, pm, pmt, service supplied, service consumed, ridership, efficiency, train, speed, trip length, passengers per hour, deadhead