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In the United States Of America , transit describes local area Common Carrier passenger transportation configured to provide scheduled service on fixed routes on a non- Reservation basis. ''Transit'' is often viewed as Synonym ous with mass transit or Mass Transportation , but the latter two terms tend to be more inclusive than the term ''transit'' used on its own. For example, the term '' Transit Bus '' is understood to mean a Bus equipped for City or frequent-stop Suburban service, typically with fareboxes, multiple doors, and efficient and spartan seating, as opposed to more comfortably appointed inter-city or "express" buses, though all would be considered ''mass transit''. Typical examples of transit operations include Rapid Transit lines such as Light Rail and city or suburban Omnibus es. The majority of ''transit'' passengers are traveling within a local area or region between their homes and places of employment, shopping, or schools. ''Transit'' is distinct from other forms of common carrier passenger transportation, such as long-distance or Commuter Railroad s, inter-city Buses , or Intercity Rail ways on the one hand, or Taxicab s on the other. Commuter Railroads are not generally consider transit, although the inner Urban operations of some may perform of a transit-like service. Some railroads, such as the Long Island Rail Road in earlier times, maintained a separate fleet of specially configured Electric railway cars to provide a Rapid Transit service on designated routes that was distinct from its regular passenger operations. The largest transit system in North America is in New York City , which accounts for about one in every three users of mass transit in the United States. SEE ALSO |