BTS | TABLE 2-17b/2-18b Nonhighway Vehicle-Miles of Travel: 1992-2002

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TABLE 2-17b/2-18b Nonhighway Vehicle-Miles of Travel: 1992-2002

Millions of miles

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	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Rail, total train-miles	424	440	475	490	499	507	508	524	539	536	537
Class I freight, train-miles	390	405	441	458	469	475	475	490	504	500	500
Intercity/Amtrak, train-miles	34	35	34	32	30	32	33	34	35	36	38
Air carrier, large certificated, domestic, all services	3,995	4,157	4,380	4,629	4,811	4,911	5,035	5,332	5,664	5,550	5,612
Rail transit
Light rail	29	28	34	35	38	41	44	49	53	54	61
Heavy rail	525	522	532	537	543	558	566	578	595	608	621
Commuter rail	219	224	231	238	242	251	260	266	271	277	284

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.