CityNerd | 10 Transit Services That Do Huge Numbers At the Farebox @CityNerd | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Farebox Recovery Ratio is the proportion of operating costs that transit agencies recoup from fares alone. Today we're looking at the ten US transit services (by mode) that perform the best -- and also, the one that does the very worst!

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- The 10 Busiest Ferry Services in North America! youtu.be/PUaNGCY6JZo

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Resources:
- 2019 National Transit Database data: transit.dot.gov/ntd/ntd-data?field_product_type_target_id=All&year=2019&combine=

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Images
- DC Metro Gallery Place station By Dr. Blazer - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128839531
- Chi Loop By Daniel Schwen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7526448
- Loop Junction By I, Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3076712
- NJ Transit By AEMoreira042281 - self-made (all photos), CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3922533
- PATH train By Trevor Logan.Fan Railer at English Wikipedia.Later version(s) were uploaded by Beao at English Wikipedia. - "Photos by Trevor Logan/www.ttmg.org", CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11987747
- SEPTA heavy rail By Ben Schumin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12517214
- SEPTA regional rail By Dough4872 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67252404
- SEPTA streetcar By studio34 from Philadelphia - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3901039
- SEPTA bus By GK tramrunner RU - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81337823
- NJ T commuter rail By Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15333628
- MBTA loco By Lexcie - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124160605
- Caltrain By DF4D-0070 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38005469
- BART in southern SF By Pi.1415926535 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=133924249
- BART at 19th St By Pi.1415926535 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67038550
- BART viaduct near Walnut Creek By Pi.1415926535 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73144398
- BART at SFO By Stilfehler - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86707212
- MBTA Green Line By Adam E. Moreira - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2483628
- MBTA Silver Line By Jason Lawrence from New York - MBTA New Flyer XDE60, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75608566
- MBTA Line 77 By Pi.1415926535 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57504253
- PATH turnstiles By TFSyndicate - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=122518071

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