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Table 4-3
Vehicle-Miles
(Millions)
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Air |
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Air
carrier |
2,068 |
2,523 |
3,963 |
5,664 |
6,552 |
General aviation |
3,207 |
5,204 |
4,548 |
aN |
aN |
Highway |
|
|
|
|
|
Passenger cars |
916,700 |
1,111,596 |
1,408,266 |
1,600,287 |
1,704,982 |
Other 2-axle, 4-tire
vehiclesb |
123,286 |
290,935 |
574,571 |
923,059 |
1,014,342 |
Motorcycles |
2,979 |
10,214 |
9,557 |
10,469 |
10,048 |
Busesc |
4,544 |
6,059 |
5,726 |
7,590 |
6,637 |
Trucks: |
|
|
|
|
|
Single-unit |
27,081 |
39,813 |
51,901 |
70,500 |
81,107 |
Combination |
35,134 |
68,678 |
94,341 |
135,020 |
145,398 |
Raild: |
|
|
|
|
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Transite |
441 |
403 |
561 |
648 |
P710 |
Commuter |
N |
179 |
213 |
271 |
P295 |
Intercity/Amtrakf |
690 |
235 |
301 |
368 |
308 |
Class 1 freight |
29,890 |
29,277 |
26,159 |
34,590 |
37,071 |
Other transitg |
N |
15 |
324 |
833 |
P986 |
a The 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 Includes vans, pickup
trucks, sport utility vehicles, and other 2-axle, 4-tire motor vehicles that
are not passenger cars. c Includes municipally owned
transit and commercial, federal, and school buses. d Car-miles. e Includes light and heavy
rail only. f Fiscal year data. Amtrak
began operations in 1971. g Includes demand response,
ferryboat, and other transit not specified; 1980 data include "other transit"
only. Key: N = data are nonexistent; P = preliminary. Sources: Except as noted, various sources, as cited in U.S.
Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National
Transportation Statistics, table 1-32,
available at http://www.bts.gov, as of October 2006. 2004 transit, commuter, and other transit: American Public Transportation Association, 2006 Public Transportation Fact Book, table 12 and 15, available at
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