1-1 The Transportation Network: 2005
1-1 The Transportation Network: 2005
| Mode | Components |
|---|---|
| Highway | |
| Public roads | 46,873 miles of Interstate highway 115,500 miles of other National Highway System road s3,849,259 miles of other roads |
| Air | |
| Public-use airports | 5,270 airports |
| Airports serving large certificated carriers | 26 large hub areasa (69 airports), 484 million enplaned passengers 37 medium hub areas (60 airports), 141 million enplaned passengers 66 small hub areas (82 airports), 53 million enplaned passengers 930 nonhub areas (968 airports), 23 million enplaned passengers |
| Rail | |
| Miles of railroad operated | 95,664 miles by Class I freight railroads in the United
Statesb 15,388 miles by regional freight railroads 29,197 miles by local freight railroads 23,000 miles by Amtrak (passenger)c (2004) |
| Urban transit | |
| Directional route-milesd |
Bus: 165,854e Trolley bus: 425 Commuter rail: 4,407 Heavy rail: 1,596 Light rail: 1,097 |
| Stations |
Commuter rail: 1,153 Heavy rail: 1,023 Light rail: 723 |
| Water | |
| Navigable channels | 26,000 miles (2003) |
| Ferry routesf | 623 directional route miles (2004) |
| Commercial waterway facilitiesa | |
| Great Lakes | 600 deep-draft 154 shallow-draft |
| Inland | 2,320 shallow-draft |
| Ocean | 4,298 deep-draft 1,761 shallow-draft |
| Locks | Locks: 257 |
| Pipeline | |
| Oil | Crude lines:
60,043 miles of pipe Product lines: 71,310 miles of pipe |
| Gas (2004) | Transmission:
298,900 miles of pipe Distribution: 1,139,800 miles of pipe |
a See Glossary for definitions.
b There are also 1,368 miles of railroad operated within the U.S. Class I freight railroad system that are owned by Canadian railroads.
c The Amtrak mileage includes the 745 miles of trackage it owns and route-miles operated on the tracks of the freight railroads.
d Directly operated service. Does not include contracted service.
e Includes directional route-miles on exclusive right-of-way, controlled right-of-way, and mixed traffic.
Sources: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, available at http://www.bts.gov; Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts, 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006); USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2005 (Washington, DC: 2006), table HM-18; Oil & Gas Journal, Sept. 11, 2006; USDOT, Federal Transit Administration, 2004 National Transit Summaries and Trends, tables 21, 23, and 24, available at http://www.ntdprogram.com/ntdprogram/pubs.htm; USDOT, RITA, BTS, "Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers, Summary Tables, 12 Months Ending Dec. 31, 2005," 2005; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Navigation Data Center, The U.S. Waterway System Facts, December 2005 (Alexandria, VA: 2005).