And yet Los Angeles claims to be the nations second largest city but is way in the bottom for transit ridership despite having 8 lines. Per mile ridership is only 100 riders per rail mile which means that it is also the most expensive system to run in the United States. What this means for Chicago is that Chicago can make the case for more federal money and to divert transit money from pits like LA back to our city.
4 Metra Chicago 66,783,600 274,000 487.5[9] 562 1984 11[9] 241[9]
5 SEPTA Regional Rail Philadelphia / Trenton / Wilmington 35,594,800 134,600 280[10] 481 1983 13[10] 153
6 MBTA Commuter Rail Boston / Worcester / Providence 32,420,400 121,700 388[11] 314 1973 13[11] 127[11]
7 Caltrain San Francisco / San Jose 18,693,500 67,500 77[12] 877 1987 1 32[12]
8 Metrolink Los Angeles / Anaheim / Riverside / Irvine 10,803,600 38,500 388[13] 99 1992 7[13] 62[13]
4 Metra Chicago 66,783,600 274,000 487.5[9] 562 1984 11[9] 241[9]
5 SEPTA Regional Rail Philadelphia / Trenton / Wilmington 35,594,800 134,600 280[10] 481 1983 13[10] 153
6 MBTA Commuter Rail Boston / Worcester / Providence 32,420,400 121,700 388[11] 314 1973 13[11] 127[11]
7 Caltrain San Francisco / San Jose 18,693,500 67,500 77[12] 877 1987 1 32[12]
8 Metrolink Los Angeles / Anaheim / Riverside / Irvine 10,803,600 38,500 388[13] 99 1992 7[13] 62[13]
