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Montana - Transportation Profile

Montana
Transportation Profile

2002


Table of Contents File Formats
Entire Report
Acknowledgments
Montana Fast Facts
Preface
Chapter A - Infrastructure
Table 1-1 - Montana Public Road Length, Miles by Functional System: 1995-2000
Table 1-2 - Montana Public Road Length, Miles by Ownership: 2000
Table 1-3 - Montana Road Condition by Functional System – Rural: 1995-2000
Table 1-4 - Montana Road Condition by Functional System – Urban: 1995-2000
Table 1-5 - Highway Bridge Condition: 2001
Table 1-6 - Characteristics of Directly Operated Motor Bus Transit in Montana: 2000
Table 1-7 - Civil and Joint-Use Airports, Heliports, STOLports, and Seaplane Bases in Montana: 2002
Table 1-8 - Montana Commercial Service Airport Enplanements: 2000
Table 1-9 - Freight Railroads in Montana and the United States: 2000
Table 1-10 - Freight Railroads Operating in Montana by Class: 2000
Figure 1-1 - Rural Road Conditions in Montana: 2000
Figure 1-2 - Urban Road Conditions in Montana: 2000
Figure 1-3 - Highway Bridge Condition in Montana and the United States: 1996-2001
Chapter B - Safety
Table 2-1 - Highway Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rates: 2000
Table 2-2 - Passenger Car Occupants Killed and Restraint Use: 2000
Table 2-3 - Key Provisions of Safety Belt Use Laws: 2000
Table 2-4 - Shoulder Belt Use: 2000
Table 2-5 - Pedestrian Fatalities Involving Motor Vehicles: 2000
Table 2-6 - Motor Vehicle Fatalities Involving High Blood Alcohol Concentration: 1995 and 2000
Table 2-7 - Impaired Driving Laws: 2000.
Table 2-8 - Maximum Posted Speed Limits by System: 2001
Table 2-9 - Total Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2000
Table 2-10 - Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incidents: 2000
Table 2-11 - Highway-Rail Grade Crossings by Type: 2000
Table 2-12 - Warning Devices at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: 2000
Table 2-13 - Types of People Injured in Montana Train Accidents/Incidents: 2000
Table 2-14 - Montana Transit Safety Data: 2000
Table 2-15 - U.S. Transit Safety Data: 2000
Table 2-16 - Recreational Boating Accidents: 2000
Table 2-17 - Alcohol Involvement in Recreational Boating Accidents: 1999 and 2000
Table 2-18 - Hazardous Materials Incidents: 2000
Table 2-19 - Montana Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode: 2000
Table 2-20 - Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Incidents: 1995-2000
Table 2-21 - Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Incidents: 1995-2000
Table 2-22 - Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Incidents: 1995-2000
Figure 2-1 - Shoulder Belt Use: 1998-2000
Figure 2-2 - Montana Train Accidents: 1995-2000
Figure 2-3 - Montana Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Fatalities and Injuries: 1995‑2000
Figure 2-4 - Railroad Trespasser Deaths and Injuries in Montana: 1995-2000
Figure 2-5 - Montana Recreational Boating Accidents: 1996-2000.
Figure 2-6 - Montana Recreational Boating Accidents Involving Alcohol: 1996-2000
Figure 2-7 - Montana Hazardous Materials Incidents: 1995-2000
Figure 2-8 - Montana Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode: 1995-2000
Chapter C - Freight Transportation
Table 3-1 - Domestic Shipments to Montana by State: 1997
Table 3-2 - Domestic Shipments from Montana by State: 1997
Table 3-3 - Shipments Originating in Montana by Mode of Transportation: 1997
Table 3-4 - Domestic Shipments from Montana by Truck: 1997
Table 3-5 - Domestic Shipments to Montana by Truck: 1997
Table 3-6 - Truck Shipments from Montana by Commodity: 1997
Table 3-7 - Rail Shipments Terminating in Montana: 1999 and 2000
Table 3-8 - Rail Shipments Originating in Montana: 1999 and 2000
Table 3-9 - Scheduled and Nonscheduled Air Freight and Mail Enplaned: 2000
Table 3-10 - Surface Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico: 2000.
Table 3-11 - Incoming Truck Crossings, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000
Table 3-12 - Incoming Truck Container (Loaded) Crossings, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995‑2000
Table 3-13 - Incoming Truck Container (Unloaded) Crossings, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000.
Table 3-14 - Incoming Train Crossings, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000.
Table 3-15 - Incoming Rail Container (Full) Crossings, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000
Table 3-16 - Incoming Rail Containers (Empty) Crossings, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995‑2000
Table 3-17 - Top 50 U.S. Foreign Trade Freight Gateways: 2000
Figure 3-1 - Montana Surface Merchandise Trade with Canada and Mexico: 1997-2000
Figure 3-2 - Truck and Rail Imports from Mexico to Montana by Weight: 1997-2000
Figure 3-3 - Truck and Rail Imports from Canada to Montana by Weight: 1997-2000
Map 3-1 - Montana Network Truck Flows: 1998
Map 3-2 - Montana Total Rail Flows: 1999
Chapter D - Passenger Travel
Table 4-1 - Commuting to Work: 2000
Table 4-2 - Licensed Drivers: 2000
Table 4-3 - Urban Transit Agencies in Montana: 2000
Table 4-4 - Incoming Personal Vehicle Crossings, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000
Table 4-5 - Incoming Passengers in Personal Vehicles, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995‑2000
Table 4-6 - Incoming Train Passengers, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000
Table 4-7 - Incoming Bus Crossings, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000
Table 4-8 - Incoming Passengers on Buses, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000
Table 4-9 - Incoming Pedestrians, U.S.–Canadian Border: 1995-2000
Figure 4-1 - Licensed Drivers in Montana by Age and Sex: 2000
Figure 4-2 - Overseas Visitors to Montana: 1995-2000
Chapter E - Registered Vehicles and Vehicle-Miles Traveled
Table 5-1 - Montana and U.S. Motor-Vehicle Registrations: 2000
Table 5-2 - Montana and U.S. Trailer and Semi-Trailer Registrations: 2000
Table 5-3 - Montana Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Table 5-4 - Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT): 2000
Table 5-5 - Highway, Demographic, and Geographic Characteristics of Urbanized Areas in Montana: 2000     
Table 5-6 - Montana and U.S. Recreational Boat Registrations by Propulsion Type: 1999 and 2000
Table 5-7 - General Aviation and Air Taxi Aircraft and Hours Flown: 2000
Table 5-8 - Active Aviation Pilots and Flight Instructors: 2000
Figure 5-1 - Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled, United States and Montana: 1995-2000
Figure 5-2 - Montana Recreational Boat Registrations: 1996-2000
Chapter F - Economy and Finance
Table 6-1 - Transportation and Warehousing Establishments and Employment in Montana: 1999
Table 6-2 - Transportation and Warehousing Establishments and Employment in the United States: 1999
Table 6-3 - Transportation Revenues Collected by State and Local Governments in Montana: 1995-1999
Table 6-4 - Transportation Expenditures by State and Local Governments in Montana: 1995-1999
Table 6-5 - State Motor-Fuel Tax Rates: 2000
Chapter G - Energy and Environment
Table 7-1 - Transportation Energy Consumption: 1999
Table 7-2 - Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector: 1999
Table 7-3 - Transportation Energy Consumption per Capita: 1999
Table 7-4 - Montana and U.S. Motor-Fuel Use: 2000
Table 7-5 - Montana Air Quality Nonattainment Areas for Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Table 7-6 - Montana Air Quality Nonattainment Areas for Particulate Matter (PM-10)
Table 7-7 - Highway Noise Barriers: 1999
Figure 7-1 - Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector: 1999
Figure 7-2 - Montana Transportation Energy Consumption: 1995-1999
Chapter H - Information on Data Sources
Chapter I - Glossary
Map: Montana Major Transportation Facilities