4-2 Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels: 1980-2005
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
4-2 Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels: 1980-2005
| Mode | 1990 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | ||||
| Air carrier | 6,083 | 8,055 | 8,186 | 8,225 |
| General aviation | 198,000 | 217,533 | 219,426 | 224,352 |
| Highway | ||||
| Automobiles | 133,700,496 | 133,621,420 | 136,430,651 | 136,568,083 |
| Other 2-axle, 4-tire vehiclesa | 48,274,555 | 79,084,979 | 91,845,327 | 95,336,839 |
| Buses (municipally owned transit and commercial, federal, and school buses) | 626,987 | 746,125 | 795,274 | 807,053 |
| Motorcycles | 4,259,462 | 4,346,068 | R5,767,934 | 6,227,146 |
| Trucks | ||||
| Single-unit | 4,486,981 | 5,926,030 | 6,161,028 | 6,395,240 |
| Combination | 1,708,895 | 2,096,619 | 2,010,335 | 2,086,759 |
| Rail-Passenger | ||||
| Amtrak-Cars | 1,863 | 1,894 | 1,211 | 1,186 |
| Amtrak-Locomotives | 318 | 378 | 276 | 258 |
| Commuter railcars and locomotives | 5,007 | 5,498 | 6,228 | P6,392 |
| Transitb | 11,332 | 12,168 | 12,480 | P12,755 |
| Rail-freight | ||||
| Class I-Freight cars | 658,902 | 560,154 | 473,773 | 474,839 |
| Class I-Locomotives | 18,835 | 20,028 | 22,015 | 22,779 |
| Other freight cars | 553,359 | 820,642 | 814,147 | 837,461 |
| Waterborne | ||||
| Nonself-propelled vessels (barges)c,d | 31,209 | 33,152 | 31,296 | 32,052 |
| Self-propelled vesselsc,d | 8,236 | 8,202 | 8,994 | 8,976 |
| Oceangoing shipsd (1,000 gross tons and over) | 636 | 454 | 412 | 357 |
| Recreational boats (numbered boats) | 10,996,253 | 12,782,143 | 12,781,476 | 12,942,414 |
a Includes vans, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, and other 2-axle, 4-tire motor vehicles that are not passenger cars.
b Includes light and heavy rail transit only.
c See Glossary for definitions.
d U.S.-flag vessels.
Key: P = preliminary; R = revised.
Sources: Except as noted, various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-11, available at http://www.bts.gov as of September 2007.