BTS | Table 1-46a M: U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight

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Table 1-46a M: U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight

(Millions)

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	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
TOTAL U.S. tonne-kilometers of freight (millions)	U	2,706,838	3,221,739	3,335,607	4,363,158	4,306,056	4,665,599	4,719,555	4,872,052	4,910,677	5,149,063	5,326,030	5,437,991	5,376,255	5,416,843	5,519,022	5,515,835	5,485,912	U	U	U	U
Air carrier, domestic, all services^a	807	1,975	3,955	5,066	6,611	7,528	13,233	12,935	14,337	15,585	17,232	18,279	18,777	19,857	20,206	20,735	21,874	19,400	20,267	(R) 22,236	24,019	22,932
Intercity truck^b	416,092	524,130	601,508	662,827	810,284	890,583	1,073,079	1,106,659	1,189,877	1,257,036	1,325,655	1,344,634	1,419,093	1,454,132	1,499,391	1,546,110	1,568,010	1,534,431	U	U	U	U
Class I rail^c	835,555	1,018,882	1,116,600	1,101,187	1,341,653	1,280,372	1,509,566	1,516,728	1,557,470	1,619,560	1,752,990	1,906,268	1,979,686	1,969,394	2,010,092	2,092,813	2,140,261	2,183,347	2,200,194	2,265,056	2,427,347	2,476,733
Domestic water transportation^d	U	715,099	870,428	826,321	1,345,855	1,303,711	1,216,951	1,238,639	1,250,736	1,152,878	1,189,759	1,179,260	1,116,421	1,032,799	982,262	957,539	942,849	907,644	893,620	884,957	906,891	863,248
Coastwise	U	441,708	525,275	461,126	(e) 921,460	892,009	699,522	733,100	733,360	654,658	668,084	642,892	595,794	510,761	459,692	427,378	414,445	400,848	384,977	407,213	408,584	384,650
Lakewise	U	110,838	115,946	100,033	90,149	70,347	88,956	80,794	81,444	82,398	85,063	87,166	85,168	90,760	90,014	83,284	84,502	74,245	78,332	69,406	81,369	75,808
Internal	U	160,161	227,487	263,378	331,914	339,746	426,886	423,332	434,544	414,477	434,725	447,232	433,306	429,265	430,540	444,889	441,727	430,489	428,371	406,387	414,772	400,568
Intraport	U	2,392	1,721	1,785	2,331	1,609	1,587	1,413	1,387	1,346	1,887	1,970	2,153	2,012	2,016	1,989	2,176	2,063	1,940	1,950	2,167	2,221
Oil pipeline^b	334,334	446,751	629,248	740,206	858,756	823,862	852,770	844,594	859,632	865,617	863,427	877,589	904,015	900,073	904,891	901,825	842,842	841,090	855,836	861,675	875,399	U

KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Includes freight, express, and mail revenue tonne-kilometers as reported on U.S. DOT Form 41.

^bIntercity truck and oil pipeline estimates are reported in billions. The U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics converted these estimates to millions.

^c Revenue tonne-kilometers.

^dExcludes intraterritorial traffic, for which tonne-kilometers were not compiled.

^eReflects startup between 1975 and 1980 of Alaska pipeline and consequent water transportation of crude petroleum from Alaskan ports to mainland United States for refining.

NOTES

Numbers may not add to totals due to roundings.

1.459972 tonne-kilometers = 1 ton mile.

SOURCES

Air carrier, domestic, all services:

1960-65: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington, DC: 1970).

1970-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), p. 2, line 3.

1985-2005: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), p. 3, line 3.

Intercity truck:

Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), p. 42.

Class I rail:

Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), p. 27.

Domestic water transportation:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the U.S. (New Orleans, LA: Annual issues), part 5, section 1, table 1-4, and similar tables in earlier editions.

Oil pipeline:

1960-70: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 1998 (Washington, DC: 1998), p. 44.

1975: Association of Oil Pipe Lines, Shifts in Petroleum Transportation (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 4.

1980-2004: Ibid., Shifts in Petroleum Transportation (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 1.