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Table 11
Vehicle-Miles
(Millions)
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| Air
carrier |
2,068 |
2,523 |
3,963 |
5,664 |
6,085 |
| General aviation |
3,207 |
5,204 |
4,548 |
aN |
aN |
| Passenger cars |
916,700 |
1,111,596 |
1,408,266 |
1,600,287 |
1,672,079 |
| Motorcycles |
2,979 |
10,214 |
9,557 |
10,469 |
9,577 |
| Other 2-axle, 4-tire
vehiclesb |
123,286 |
290,935 |
574,571 |
923,059 |
984,094 |
| Trucks: |
|
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|
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| Single-unit |
27,081 |
39,813 |
51,901 |
70,500 |
77,757 |
| Combination |
35,134 |
68,678 |
94,341 |
135,020 |
140,160 |
| Busesc |
4,544 |
6,059 |
5,726 |
7,590 |
6,783 |
| Raild: |
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| Transite |
441 |
403 |
561 |
648 |
P694 |
| Commuter |
N |
179 |
213 |
271 |
P286 |
| Class 1 freight |
29,890 |
29,277 |
26,159 |
34,590 |
35,555 |
| Intercity/Amtrakf |
690 |
235 |
301 |
368 |
332 |
| Other transitg |
N |
15 |
324 |
833 |
P964 |
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 2005.
2003 transit, commuter, and other transit: American Public Transportation Association, 2005 Public Transportation Fact Book, table 19, available at
http://www.apta.com/research/stats/, forthcoming.
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