2005 Data Dictionary

Table of descriptions of fields in NTD Database and Rural Data files.

Keywords: annual, dictionary, terms, fields, acronyms, column heading, abbreviation

2005 Table 27: Service Supplied and Consumed Ratios

Gives several ratios expressing cost per unit service, by agency, mode, and type of service (TOS), as well as cost per mile by cost function.

Keywords: cost per vehicle, cost per hour, cost per trip, cost per passenger mile, cost per employee work hour, cost pers, cost statistics

2005 Table 26: Fare per Passenger and Recovery Ratio

Gives fare recovery ratio and related data.

Keywords: fare, operating expense, operating cost, unlinked passenger trip, ridership, boarding, fare per trip, average fares, fare earnings, fare revenues, fare box

2005 Table 25: Age Distribution of Active Vehicle Inventory

Gives the age distribution of each agency's fleet, by vehicle type. 

2005 Table 24: Transit Way Mileage - Non-Rail Modes

Provides miles of roadway operated on by each agency, mode, and type of service (TOS), organized into categories according to exclusivity.

Keywords: exclusive right of way, controlled access right of way, mixed traffic right of way

2005 Table 23: Transit Way Mileage - Rail Modes

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

Keywords: exclusive right of way, mixed traffic, elevated on structure, elevated on fill, open cut, subway, directional route miles

2005 Table 22: Maintenance Facilities

Contains the number of maintenance facilities used by each agency, mode, and type of service (TOS).

Keywords: information on facility size, ownership, owned, leased, garage, heavy maintenance, transit garages, maintenance garages

2005 Table 21: Passenger Stations

Contains the number of stations used by each agency, mode, and type of service (TOS).

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

2005 Table 20: Transit Operating Statistics: Service Supplied and Consumed - Train Statistics - Rail

Contains data on service operated by agencies, organized by agency, mode, and type of service (TOS).

Keywords: train, mile, hour, schedule, revenue mile, train mile, revenue hour, train hour, service supplied

2005 Table 19: Transit Operating Statistics: Service Supplied and Consumed

Contains data on service operated by agencies, organized by agency, mode, and type of service (TOS).

Keywords: vehicle, spare, mile, hour, schedule, 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