Table 1-46b: U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight (BTS Special Tabulation) (Millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005, TOTAL U.S. ton-miles of freight (millions),"3,404,015","3,366,977","3,195,585","3,251,983","3,340,242","3,313,968","3,328,383","3,474,621","3,597,143","3,567,921","3,621,943","3,636,104","3,746,398","3,767,376","3,944,968","4,104,235","4,174,096","4,179,411","4,228,559","4,300,631","4,328,642","4,357,472","4,409,000","4,414,797","(R) 4,541,668","4,537,921", Air ,"4,840","5,090","5,140","5,870","6,500","6,710","7,340","8,670","9,330","10,210","10,420","9,960","10,990","11,540","12,030","12,720","13,760","13,900","14,140","14,500","15,810","13,288","13,837","15,096","16,451","15,731", Truck,"629,675","630,899","646,693","674,021","706,896","716,808","735,213","774,923","800,858","828,508","848,779","867,938","890,231","927,980","987,923","1,034,041","1,061,952","1,110,554","1,139,777","1,176,388","1,192,825","1,213,208","1,245,542","1,264,773","(R) 1,281,573","1,293,326", Railroad,"932,000","924,000","810,000","841,000","900,091","876,209","891,235","951,940","1,025,683","1,045,628","1,064,408","1,041,929","1,098,379","1,135,016","1,221,073","1,317,010","1,377,095","1,391,089","1,448,352","1,503,665","1,546,319","1,599,332","1,605,532","1,603,564","1,684,461","1,733,777", Domestic water transportation,"921,835","929,413","886,469","919,566","887,719","892,971","873,401","895,415","890,029","815,550","833,544","848,399","856,683","789,657","814,917","807,728","764,687","707,410","672,795","655,861","645,799","621,687","612,080","606,146","621,170","591,276", Coastwise,"631,149","634,765","632,707","649,750","593,923","610,977","580,889","586,818","561,595","483,889","479,134","502,133","502,311","448,404","457,600","440,345","408,086","349,843","314,864","292,730","283,872","274,559","263,688","278,919","279,857","263,464", Lakewise,"61,747","62,148","35,623","43,088","49,784","48,184","43,198","50,077","58,160","58,308","60,930","55,339","55,784","56,438","58,263","59,704","58,335","62,166","61,654","57,045","57,879","50,854","53,653","47,539","55,733","51,924", Internal,"227,343","231,184","217,027","225,628","242,855","232,708","248,117","257,336","269,036","272,157","292,393","289,959","297,638","283,894","297,762","306,329","296,791","294,023","294,896","304,724","302,558","294,861","293,410","278,352","284,096","274,367", Intraport,"1,596","1,316","1,112","1,100","1,157","1,102","1,197","1,184","1,238","1,196","1,087",968,950,921,"1,292","1,350","1,475","1,378","1,381","1,362","1,490","1,413","1,329","1,336","1,484","1,521", Pipeline,"915,666","877,574","847,284","811,526","839,037","821,270","821,195","843,673","871,243","868,025","864,792","867,878","890,114","903,183","909,025","932,737","956,602","956,458","953,495","950,217","927,889","909,957","932,009","925,218","938,013","903,811", Oil and oil products,"588,000","564,000","566,000","556,000","568,000","564,000","578,000","587,000","601,000","584,000","584,100","578,500","588,800","592,900","591,400","601,100","619,200","616,500","619,800","618,000","577,000","576,000","586,000","590,000","599,600","572,000", Natural Gas,"327,666","313,574","281,284","255,526","271,037","257,270","243,195","256,673","270,243","284,025","280,692","289,378","301,314","310,283","317,625","331,637","337,402","339,958","333,695","332,217","350,889","333,957","346,009","335,218","338,413","331,811", KEY: R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, NOTES,,,,,,,,,, "BTS is developing more comprehensive and reliable estimates of ton-miles for the air, truck, rail, water, and pipeline modes than are presented in table 1-46a. These improved estimates are not comparable to data in table 1-46a. Improved estimates for 1960-1989, which will allow more comprehensive and reliable data for the entire period from 1960 to present, are still under development and will be reported when they are completed. ",,,,,,,,,, Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, SOURCE,,,,,,,,,, "U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation.",,,,,,,,,,