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TABLE 2-17a/2-18a Change in Nonhighway Vehicle-Miles of Travel: 1992-2002

Index: 1992 = 1.00

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  1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Rail, total train-miles 1.00 1.04 1.12 1.16 1.18 1.20 1.20 1.24 1.27 1.26 1.27
Class I freight, train-miles 1.00 1.04 1.13 1.17 1.20 1.22 1.22 1.26 1.29 1.28 1.28
Intercity/Amtrak, train-miles 1.00 1.03 1.00 0.94 0.88 0.94 0.97 1.00 1.03 1.06 1.11
Air carrier, large certificated, domestic, all services 1.00 1.04 1.10 1.16 1.20 1.23 1.26 1.33 1.42 1.39 1.40
Rail transit                      
Light rail 1.00 0.97 1.19 1.21 1.31 1.44 1.53 1.70 1.85 1.89 2.13
Heavy rail 1.00 0.99 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.06 1.08 1.10 1.13 1.16 1.18
Commuter rail 1.00 1.02 1.05 1.09 1.11 1.15 1.19 1.22 1.24 1.27 1.30

NOTE: See Glossary for definitions of rail transit service types

SOURCES: Class I rail freight train-miles-Association of American Railroads (AAR), Railroad Facts 2003 (Washington, DC: 2003), p. 33. Intercity/Amtrak train-miles: 1992-2001-Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, (Washington, DC: Annual issues), statistical appendix. 2002-AAR, Railroad Facts 2003 (Washington, DC: 2003), p. 77. Air carrier-U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues). Rail transit-American Public Transit Association, Public Transportation Fact Book, 2004 (Washington, DC: 2004), table 18.