4-2 Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels: 1990-2006
4-2 Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels: 1990-2006
| Mode | 1990 | 2000 | R2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | ||||
| Air carrier | 6,083 | 8,055 | 8,225 | U |
| General aviation | 198,000 | 217,533 | 224,352 | 221,943 |
| Highway | ||||
| Automobiles | 133,700,496 | 133,621,420 | 136,568,083 | 135,399,945 |
| Other 2-axle, 4-tire vehiclesa | 48,274,555 | 79,084,979 | 95,336,839 | 99,124,775 |
| Buses (municipally owned transit and commercial, federal, and school buses) | 626,987 | 746,125 | 807,053 | 821,959 |
| Motorcycles | 4,259,462 | 4,346,068 | 6,227,146 | 6,686,147 |
| Trucks | ||||
| Single-unit | 4,486,981 | 5,926,030 | 6,395,240 | 6,649,337 |
| Combination | 1,708,895 | 2,096,619 | 2,086,759 | 2,169,670 |
| Rail-Passenger | ||||
| Amtrak-Cars | 1,863 | 1,894 | 1,186 | 1,191 |
| Amtrak-Locomotives | 318 | 378 | 258 | 319 |
| Commuter railcars and locomotives | 5,007 | 5,498 | 6,392 | 6,403 |
| Transitb | 11,332 | 12,168 | 12,755 | 12,853 |
| Rail-freight | ||||
| Class I-Freight cars | 658,902 | 560,154 | 474,839 | 475,415 |
| Class I-Locomotives | 18,835 | 20,028 | 22,779 | 23,732 |
| Other freight cars | 553,359 | 820,642 | 837,406 | 871,092 |
| Waterborne | ||||
| Nonself-propelled vessels (barges)c,d | 31,209 | 33,152 | 32,052 | 32,211 |
| Self-propelled vesselsc,d | 8,236 | 8,202 | 8,976 | 8,898 |
| Oceangoing shipsd (1,000 gross tons and over) | 636 | 454 | 357 | 286 |
| Recreational boats (numbered boats) | 10,996,253 | 12,782,143 | 12,942,414 | 12,746,126 |
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: R = revised, U = unavailable.
Note: Other Freight Cars data for 2005 are revised. Transit and Commuter Rail data for 2006 are preliminary.
Sources: Air-Federal Aviation Administration, Highway-Federal Highway Administration, Rail-Amtrak and Association of American Railroads, Transit-American Public Transit Association, Waterborne-U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard 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 January 2009.