Table 1-41: U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight
Table 1-41: U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight
(Millions)
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air carrier, domestic, all servicesa | 553 | 1,353 | 2,709 | 3,470 | 4,528 | 5,156 | 9,064 | 8,860 | 9,820 | 10,675 | 11,803 | 12,520 | 12,861 | 13,601 | R13,840 | 14,202 | 14,983 | 13,288 |
| Intercity truck | 285,000 | 359,000 | 412,000 | 454,000 | 555,000 | 610,000 | 735,000 | 758,000 | 815,000 | 861,000 | 908,000 | 921,000 | 972,000 | 996,000 | 1,027,000 | 1,093,000 | U | U |
| Class I railb | 572,309 | 697,878 | 764,809 | 754,252 | 918,958 | 876,984 | 1,033,969 | 1,038,875 | 1,066,781 | 1,109,309 | 1,200,701 | 1,305,688 | 1,355,975 | 1,348,926 | 1,376,802 | 1,433,461 | 1,465,960 | U |
| Domestic water transportation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coastwise | U | 302,546 | 359,784 | 315,846 | d631,149 | 610,977 | 479,134 | 502,133 | 502,311 | 448,404 | 457,601 | 440,345 | 408,086 | 349,843 | 314,864 | 292,730 | 283,872 | U |
| Lakewise | U | 75,918 | 79,416 | 68,517 | 61,747 | 48,184 | 60,930 | 55,339 | 55,785 | 56,438 | 58,263 | 59,704 | 58,335 | 62,166 | 61,654 | 57,045 | 57,879 | U |
| Internal | U | 109,701 | 155,816 | 180,399 | 227,343 | 232,708 | 292,393 | 289,959 | 297,639 | 283,894 | 297,762 | 306,329 | 296,791 | 294,023 | 294,896 | 304,724 | 302,558 | U |
| Intraport | U | 1,638 | 1,179 | 1,222 | 1,596 | 1,102 | 1,087 | 968 | 950 | 922 | 1,293 | 1,350 | 1,475 | 1,378 | 1,381 | 1,362 | 1,490 | U |
| Total domestic water transportationc | U | 489,803 | 596,195 | 565,984 | R921,836 | 892,970 | 833,544 | 848,399 | 856,685 | 789,658 | 814,919 | 807,728 | 764,687 | 707,410 | 672,795 | 655,862 | 645,799 | U |
| Oil pipeline | 229,000 | 306,000 | 431,000 | 507,000 | 588,200 | 564,300 | 584,100 | 578,500 | 588,800 | 592,900 | 591,400 | 601,100 | 619,200 | 616,500 | 619,800 | 617,700 | U | U |
| TOTAL | 1,562,000 | 1,854,000 | 2,207,000 | 2,285,000 | 2,989,000 | 2,949,000 | 3,196,000 | 3,233,000 | 3,337,000 | 3,364,000 | 3,527,000 | 3,648,000 | 3,725,000 | 3,682,000 | 3,710,000 | 3,814,000 | U | U |
KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.
a Includes freight, express, and mail revenue ton-miles as reported on U.S. DOT Form 41.
b Revenue ton-miles.
c Excludes intraterritorial traffic, for which ton-miles were not compiled.
d Reflects startup between 1975 and 1980 of Alaska pipeline and consequent water transportation of crude petroleum from Alaskan ports to mainland United States for refining.
NOTE: Domestic water transportation numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES:
Air carrier, domestic, all services:
1960-65: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington, DC: 1970).
1970-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), p. 2, line 3.
1985-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), p. 2, line 3.
Intercity truck:
1960-99: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001), p. 12.
Class I rail:
1960-2000: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 2001), p. 27.
Domestic water transportion:
1965-2000: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce of the U.S. (New Orleans, LA: Annual issues), part 5, section 1, table 1-4, and similar tables in earlier editions.
Oil pipeline:
1960-70: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 1998 (Washington, DC: 1998), p. 44.
1975: Association of Oil Pipe Lines, Shifts in Petroleum Transportation (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 4.
1980-99: Ibid., Shifts in Petroleum Transportation (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 1.