BTS | Table 4-18M: Amtrak Fuel Consumption and Travel

Table 4-18M: Amtrak Fuel Consumption and Travel

	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Number in use
Locomotives	355	419	291	318	316	336	360	338	313	299	332	345	329	378	401	372	442	276	258
Cars	1,913	2,128	1,854	1,863	1,786	1,796	1,853	1,852	1,722	1,730	1,728	1,962	1,992	1,894	2,084	2,896	1,623	1,211	1,186
Kilometers traveled (millions)
Train-kilometers	48	48	48	53	55	55	56	55	51	48	51	53	55	56	58	61	60	60	58
Car-kilometers	407	378	404	484	504	494	488	489	470	444	463	502	550	592	608	609	534	496	426
Locomotive fuel consumed
Electric (million of kWh hours)	180	254	295	330	303	300	301	309	304	293	282	275	283	350	U	U	U	U	U
Diesel (million litres)	238	242	246	310	310	310	314	284	250	269	284	284	280	288	U	U	U	U	U
Average kilometers traveled per car	213,000	178,000	218,000	260,000	282,000	275,000	263,000	264,000	273,000	257,000	268,000	256,000	276,000	313,000	292,000	210,000	329,000	306,000	352,000

KEY: kWh = kilowatt hour; U = data are not available.

SOURCES

Number of locomotives and cars:

1975–80: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication.

1985–2000: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

2001–05: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), p. 77 and similar pages in earlier editions.

Miles traveled:

Train-miles:

1975–2002: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

2003–05: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), p. 77 and similar pages in earlier editions.

Car-miles:

1975: Association of American Railroads, Yearbook of Railroad Facts 1975 (Washington, DC: 1976), p. 40.

1980–85: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication.

1990–2000: Ibid., Amtrak Corporate Reporting, Route Profitability System, personal communication, Aug. 22, 2001.

2001–05: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), p. 77 and similar pages in earlier editions.

Locomotive fuel consumed:

1975–2000: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication.