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Used by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as a primary source of information and statistics on transit systems in the United States.

In PASS, the time agreed to with a client for pick-up or drop-off.

(Used in UK) See node.

1. Designated timing point, relief point, check point, or garage along a route designated with a schedule time (a specific location within the transit system).

   A node may or may not be located at a stop. Nodes may be identified by a number, a name, or both. Street relief may occur at nodes.

   See also timepoint.

2. In traffic, a planning zone centroid used in traffic assignment.

A set of from and to nodes.

Primarily used to establish run time.

Miles and hours omitted from the National Transit Database (NTD) reporting (not including revenue deadheads).

See also deadhead and exempt service.

Vehicles that don't collect revenue. For example, maintenance, supervisor, and administration vehicles.