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Table 9
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| Mode | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1999 | 2000 |
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| Air carriers | 2,068 | 2,523 | 3,963 | 5,309 | 5,646 |
| General aviation | 3,207 | 5,204 | 4,830 | aN | aN |
| Passenger cars | 916,700 | 1,111,596 | 1,408,286 | R1,569,100 | 1,601,914 |
| Motorcycles | 2,979 | 10,214 | 9,557 | 10,584 | 10,479 |
| Other 2-axle, 4-tire vehiclesb | 123,286 | 290,935 | 574,571 | R901,022 | 924,018 |
| Trucks | |||||
| Single-unit | 27,081 | 39,813 | 51,901 | R70,304 | 70,583 |
| Combination | 35,134 | 68,678 | 94,341 | R132,384 | 135,208 |
| Busesc | 4,544 | 6,059 | 5,726 | R7,662 | 7,601 |
| Raild | |||||
| Transite | 441 | 403 | 561 | 627 | U |
| Commuter | N | 179 | 213 | p266 | U |
| Class 1 freight | 29,890 | 29,277 | 26,159 | 33,851 | 34,590 |
| Intercity/Amtrakf | 690 | 235 | 301 | 342 | U |
| Other transitg | N | 15 | R324 | 790 | U |
aThe Federal Aviation Administration has estimated vehicle-miles for general aviation aircraft through 1997, relying in part on hours-flown survey data. Vehicle-miles estimates for subsequent years are not yet available.
b In July 1997, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, reassigned some vehicle-miles from "passenger car" to "other 2-axle, 4-tire."
c Includes municipally owned transit, commercial, federal, and school buses.
e Includes light and heavy rail only.
f Fiscal year data. Amtrak began operations in 1971.
g Includes demand-responsive, ferry boat, and other transit not specified; 1980 data include "other transit" only.
Key: N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = unavailable.
Sources: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2001, table 1-29, available Spring 2002 at www.bts.gov, or email to answers@bts.gov.