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Scheduled Service


The total service scheduled to be provided for picking up and discharging passengers. Scheduled service is computed from internal transit agency planning documents (e.g., run paddles, trip tickets and [..]
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Exclusive right-of-way


Transit right-of-way (ROW) from which all other motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic, mixed and cross, is excluded. Can be found in: S&S-40
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Jitney


A transit mode comprised of passenger cars or vans operating on fixed routes (sometimes with minor deviations) as demand warrants without fixed schedules or fixed stops. Can be found in: B-10, MR-10, [..]
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NTD


National Transit Database
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oopa


Owned Outright by a Public Agency
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Twilight


The period of partial darkness between day and night both at dusk and at dawn. Can be found in: S&S-40
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Vehicle Hours


The hours (miles) that a vehicle is scheduled to or actually travels from the time it pulls out from its garage to go into revenue service to the time it pulls in from revenue service. It is often cal [..]
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Accounting System


An accounting system consists of the business papers, records, and reports plus the procedures that are used in recording transactions and reporting their effects. An example of an accounting system i [..]
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ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING


A method of financial accounting where revenues are recorded when earned instead of when received, and expenses are recorded when incurred instead of when paid.
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Accumulated Depreciation


Accumulated depreciation is the cumulative depreciation of an asset up to a single point in its useful life. An asset’s book value is the difference between its purchase price and accumulated deprec [..]
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