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August 28, 2008
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Commuter and Heavy Rail Power Sources

TABLE 125: Commuter and Heavy Rail Power Sources, 2006

  COMMUTER
RAIL
CAR
PER CENT LOCOMO-
TIVE
PER CENT HEAVY
RAIL
PER CENT
Total 5,880 100.0% 701 100.0% 11,153 100.0%
Diesel 21 0.4% 622 88.7% 0 0.0%
Electric catenary/third rail 2,896 49.3% 79 11.3% 11,150 100.0%
Unpowered 2,963 50.4% 0 0.0% 3 0.0%

Source: APTA survey. Data are about 99% of national totals.

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