Average revenue speed in miles per hour

A bar chart describing the comparison between Boston and other major cities' public transportation systems. For average revenue speed, Boston is near the bottom-middle of the selection.

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Revenue speed refers to the speed the vehicles travel while they are in service. The Globe selected the 10 American heavy rail services with the highest ridership levels for comparison purposes.

Chart: KIRKLAND AN/GLOBE STAFFSource: National Transit Database