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Table 10
Vehicle-Miles
(Millions)
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CSV
| Air carriers
|
2,068 |
2,523 |
3,963 |
5,664 |
5,550 |
| General aviation |
3,207 |
5,204 |
4,548 |
aN |
aN |
| Passenger cars |
916,700 |
1,111,596 |
1,408,266 |
1,600,287 |
1,619,422 |
| Motorcycles |
2,979 |
10,214 |
9,557 |
10,469 |
9,529 |
| Other 2-axle,
4-tire vehiclesb |
123,286 |
290,935 |
574,571 |
923,059 |
937,839 |
| Trucks: |
|
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|
|
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| Single-unit |
27,081 |
39,813 |
51,901 |
70,500 |
72,286 |
| Combination |
35,134 |
68,678 |
94,341 |
135,020 |
135,400 |
| Busesc |
4,544 |
6,059 |
5,726 |
7,590 |
6,986 |
| Rail:d |
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|
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| Transite |
441 |
403 |
561 |
648 |
P662 |
| Commuter |
N |
179 |
213 |
271 |
P277 |
| Class I freight |
29,890 |
29,277 |
26,159 |
34,590 |
34,243 |
| Intercity/Amtrakf |
690 |
235 |
301 |
368 |
378 |
| Other transitg |
N |
15 |
324 |
833 |
P867 |
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 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.
d Car-miles.
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 are nonexistent;
P = preliminary;
R = revised.
Sources: Except as noted, various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Statistics 2002, available at
http://www.bts.gov, table 1-32. 2001 air carriers—USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues).
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