Table 4-18M: Amtrak Fuel Consumption and Travel

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	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
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	278	274
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	1,177	1,214
Kilometers traveled (millions)
Train-kilometers	48	48	48	53	55	55	56	55	51	48	51	53	55	56	58	61	60	60	58	58	60	61	62
Car-kilometers	407	378	404	484	504	494	488	489	470	444	463	502	550	592	608	609	534	496	426	425	429	437	455
Locomotive fuel consumed
Electric (million of kWh)	180	254	295	330	303	300	301	309	336	363	390	416	443	470	456	518	537	551	531	549	578	582	565
Diesel (million liters)	239	240	245	311	310	309	313	278	274	270	286	288	300	359	367	320	282	260	248	236	234	240	234
Average kilometers traveled per car (thousands)	213	178	218	260	282	275	263	264	273	257	268	256	276	313	292	210	329	410	359	357	369	372	375

KEY: kWh = kilowatt hour.

NOTE

1 gallon = 3.785412 liters and 1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers.

SOURCES

Number of locomotives and cars:

197580: National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication.

19852000: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).

200109: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 77 and similar pages in earlier editions.

Miles traveled:

Train-miles:

19752002: National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).

200309: 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.

198085: National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication.

19902000: Ibid., Amtrak Corporate Reporting, Route Profitability System, personal communication, Aug. 22, 2001.

200109: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 77 and similar pages in earlier editions.

Locomotive fuel consumed:

1975-2000: National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication.

2001-09: National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), personal communication, May 2, 2011.