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Table 3-18: Total Operating Revenues

(Current $ millions)

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	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Air carrier, domestic, all services	2,178	3,691	7,180	12,020	26,440	37,629	57,961	56,165	57,654	63,233	65,949	70,885	76,891	82,250	^R86,494	90,931
Trucking^f	N	N	N	N	N	N	127,314	126,772	135,437	142,547	155,713	161,806	174,743	183,153	195,706	209,438
Class I bus, intercity	463	607	722	955	1,397	1,233	943	981	938	928	870	917	912	^R996	^R999	1,268
Transit^a	1,407	1,444	1,707	3,451	6,510	12,195	16,053	16,533	16,915	17,276	17,968	18,241	19,151	19,515	^R21,062	^P22,220
Class I rail	9,514	10,208	11,992	16,402	28,258	27,586	28,370	27,845	28,349	28,825	30,809	32,279	32,693	33,118	^R33151	33,521
Intercity/Amtrak^b	N	N	N	253	454	832	1,308	^R1,347	^R1,320	^R1,400	^R1,409	^R1,490	^R1,550	^R1,669	^R2,244	2,011
Water transportation (domestic)^c	1,722	1,822	2,070	3,293	7,219	7,703	7,940	7,964	7,935	8,028	7,745	7,712	^R7,283	^R6,940	^R6,824	6,795
Oil pipeline^d	895	1,051	1,396	2,220	7,548	8,910	^R8,506	^R8,095	^R8,548	^R8,470	^R8,676	^R9,077	^R8,637	^R8,632	^R8,579	9,067
Gas pipeline (investor-owned)^e	8,700	11,500	16,400	30,551	85,918	103,945	66,027	63,922	66,405	69,965	63,430	58,435	72,025	U	^R57,548	66,320
Transmission companies	3,190	4,088	5,928	11,898	41,604	45,738	21,756	19,818	20,193	19,873	13,841	12,092	12,050	10,339	9,450	14,097
Distribution companies	N	N	N	5,938	14,013	21,510	18,750	17,812	19,854	20,307	20,911	19,421	30,407	30,864	^R28,182	29,713
Integrated companies	N	N	N	6,962	17,300	17,396	10,117	11,047	10,279	12,506	11,827	10,899	11,941	12,125	^R2,974	3,149
Combination companies	N	N	N	5,753	13,001	19,301	15,404	15,245	16,079	17,279	16,851	16,023	17,627	U	^R16,942	19,361

KEY: N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Excludes commuter rail, automated guideway, urban boat, demand responsive, and most rural and smaller systems prior to 1984. Includes operating assistance.

^b Amtrak began operations in 1971.

^c Includes foreign traffic moving on domestic inland waterways.

^d Oil pipeline revenues are much smaller than gas pipeline revenues because oil pipeline companies are common carriers that include transportation costs only.

^e Data are not directly comparable from year to year due to acquisition and mergers. Prior to 1975, pipeline companies are not categorized by distribution, integrated, or combination. Total numbers for these companies are 1960 = 5,505; 1965 = 7,437; 1970 = 10,542. In 1997, the American Gas Association revised the database that identifies companies by type (distribution, integrated, or transmission). This reclassification of companies has resulted in numerous additions to the distribution company sample, in particular from the integrated company sample.

^f Data from 1990 through 1997 include local trucking (4212), trucking, except local (4213), local trucking, without storage (4214), and courier services, except air (4215) based on SIC (Standard Industrial Classification). For 1998 and later, data includes truck transportation (484) and couriers and messengers (492) based on NAICS (North American Industry Classification System). Therefore, data from 1998 onward are not directly comparable with data prior to 1998.

NOTE: In January 2000, the American Public Transit Association changed its name to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The APTA Transit Fact Book is now referred to as the Public Transportation Fact Book.

SOURCES:

Air carrier, domestic, all services:

1960-70: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: March 1974).

1975-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), p. 1.

1985-99: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), p. 1.

Trucking:

1990-97: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Transportation Annual Survey, 1998 (Washington, DC: January 2000), table 1.

1998-99: Ibid., Service Annual Survey, 1999 (Washington, DC: July 2001), table 2.2.

Intercity Class I bus:

1960-93: Interstate Commerce Commission, Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

1994-99: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Selected Earnings Data, Class 1 Motor Carriers of Passengers (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

Transit:

1960-99: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: March 2001), table 17, and similar tables in earlier editions of the APTA Transit Fact Book.

Class I rail:

1960-99: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 2000), p. 12.

Intercity/Amtrak:

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

1985-99: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

Water transportation:

1960-99: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America (Washington, DC: 2000), p. 4-7.

Oil pipeline:

1960-99: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America (Washington, DC: 2000), p. 4-7.

Gas pipeline:

1960-99: American Gas Association, Gas Facts (Arlington, VA: Annual issues), tables 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, and 12-4; and similar tables in income accounts section in earlier editions, and personal communication, Dec. 14, 2001.