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Table 11 Passenger-Miles

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Table 11 Passenger-Miles

(Millions)

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Mode 1970 1980 1990 2000 2001
Air carriers 108,442 204,368 345,873 R516,129 486,506
General aviation 9,100 14,700 13,000 U U
Passenger cars 1,750,897 2,011,989 2,281,391 R2,544,457 2,574,882
Motorcycles 3,277 12,257 12,424 R11,516 10,482
Other 2-axle, 4-tire vehiclesa 225,613 520,774 999,754 R1,467,664 1,491,164
Busesb N N 121,398 R160,919 148,113
Rail:          
Transitc N 10,939 12,046 P15,200 U
Commuter 4,592 6,516 7,082 P9,402 U
Intercity/ Amtrakd 6,179 4,503 6,057 5,498 U
Other transite N 390 841 P1,631 U

a In July 1997, the USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, reassigned some vehicles from "passenger car" to "other 2-axle, 4-tire."

b Includes municipally-owned transit, commercial, federal, and school buses.

c Includes light and heavy rail only.

d Fiscal year data. Amtrak began operations in 1971.

e Includes demand-responsive, ferry boat, and other transit not specified; 1980 data include ferry boat and "other transit" only.

Key: N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = unavailable.

Sources: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), table 1-34. 2001 air carriers-USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues).