Table 4-18:  Amtrak Fuel Consumption and Travel ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007
Number in use,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Locomotives,355,419,291,318,316,336,360,338,313,299,332,345,329,378,401,372,442,276,258,319,270
Cars,"1,913","2,128","1,854","1,863","1,786","1,796","1,853","1,852","1,722","1,730","1,728","1,962","1,992","1,894","2,084","2,896","1,623","1,211","1,186","1,191","1,164"
Miles traveled (millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Train-miles,30,30,30,33,34,34,35,34,32,30,32,33,34,35,36,38,37,37,36,36,37
Car-miles,253,235,251,301,313,307,303,304,292,276,288,312,342,368,378,379,332,308,265,264,267
Locomotive fuel consumed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Electric (million of kWh hours),180,254,295,330,303,300,301,(R) 309,(R) 336,(R) 363,(R) 390,(R) 416,(R) 443,(R) 470,456,518,537,551,531,549,578
Diesel (million gallons),63,64,65,82,82,82,83,(R) 74,(R) 72,(R) 71,(R) 76,(R) 76,(R) 79,(R) 95,97,84,75,69,65,62,62
Average miles traveled per car (thousands),132,110,135,162,175,171,164,164,170,160,167,159,172,194,181,131,204,255,223,222,229
KEY:  kWh = kilowatt hour; R = revised; U = data are not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number of locomotives and cars:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975–80: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"1985–2000: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,
"2001–07: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 77 and similar pages in earlier editions.",,,,,,,,,,,,
Miles traveled:,,,,,,,,,,,,
Train-miles: ,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975–2002: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,
"2003–07: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 77 and similar pages in earlier editions.",,,,,,,,,,,,
Car-miles:,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975: Association of American Railroads, Yearbook of Railroad Facts 1975 (Washington, DC: 1976), p. 40.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980–85: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication. ",,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990–2000: Ibid., Amtrak Corporate Reporting, Route Profitability System, personal communication, Aug. 22, 2001.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"2001–07: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 77 and similar pages in earlier editions.",,,,,,,,,,,,
Locomotive fuel consumed:,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975–93: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"1994–2006: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and U.S. Department of Energy, Transportation Energy Data Book, available at http://cta.ornl.gov/data/index.shtml as of June 10, 2009. ",,,,,,,,,,,,
"2007:  Amtrak, Government Affairs, Personal Communication, June 10, 2009. ",,,,,,,,,,,,
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