Heavy Rail (i.e. subway/el, etc)
- NYC Subway-26 lines, with a 27th under construction
- Staten Island Railway-1 line
- PATH train-4 lines
Light Rail/Streetcar
- Newark Light Rail-2 lines
- Hudson/Bergen Light Rail-2 lines
Commuter Rail
- NJ Transit-9 lines/10 branches
- Long Island Railroad-4 lines/branches
- Metro North Railroad-3 lines/5 brances
- Shore line East-1 line, connects to Metro North
Bus Service
- MTA New York City Bus-243 lines
- NJ Transit-247 lines (some operate in Philly area)
- Suffolk County Transit-53 lines
- Westchester County Bee-line-63 lines
- Many other smaller or private bus companies
There are also several ferryboat systems to aid in getting across the Hudson and other waterways in the NYC area
Total trips in 2006: 3,556,942,008
Trips/2000 urbanized area resident: 199.83
A-: San Francisco/Oakland (very, very good within the relatively small by today's standards city of San Francisco, but less so in Oakland, and commuter service has some issues)
Light Rail/streetcar
* Muni Railway-7 lines and 1 streetcar lines
Cable Cars
* Muni Railway-3 lines
Trolleybuses
* Muni Railway-17
Heavy Rail
* Bay Area Rapid Transit-5 lines (functions somewhat as commuter rail as well)
Commuter Rail
Buses
- Muni Railway-54 lines
- SamTrans-55 lines
- AC Transit-105 lines
- Golden Gate Transit-52 lines
- Western Contra Costa Transit-16 lines
- Union City Transit-5 lines
- Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board lines
Total Trips in 2006: 420,202,662
Trips/Urbanized area resident in 2000: 140.27
