Rail Operator

Population in cities in the United States is growing causing a greater need for mass transit of residents to work or play. If you have been to a professional sporting event in a large city then you probably know about the problem of traffic jams and accidents in populated areas. Many people who live in these urban areas have low income jobs and can not afford to drive to work or park a car in a secure area. This leaves the mass transit system a great opportunity for them to carry on with their life as most others do. New York is the only city that mass transit use is higher than those who use automobiles as a source of primary transportation. According to research completed by Eric Schenker and John Wilson from The Use of Public Mass Transportation in the Major Metropolitan Areas of the United States race has no effect on those who choose to use mass transit as a means for transportation. In New York there is an estimated 1.5 million people who use a source of subway system and 481 thousand bus riders opposed to 1.2 million people who use automobiles. In Atlanta Georgia MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) is a great source of mass transit around the city and in to some urban areas. In the photo is a rail operator who is proud of his job transporting people through Atlanta.

 

Schenker, John. “The Use of Mass Transportation in the Major Metropolitan Areas of the United States,” Land Economics. Vol. 43 (August 1967): 361-367.

 

(Photo) Rail Operator, www.itsmarta.com/newsroom/p12.html. (2004).

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_transit

 

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