4-2 Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels: 1990-2007
4-2 Number of Aircraft, Railcars, Vehicles, and Vessels: 1990-2007
| Mode | R1990 | R2000 | R2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | ||||
| Air carrier | 6,083 | 8,055 | 8,089 | 8,044 |
| General aviation | 198,000 | 217,533 | 221,943 | 231,607 |
| Highway | ||||
| Automobiles | 133,700,496 | 133,621,420 | 135,399,945 | 135,932,930 |
| Other 2-axle, 4-tire vehiclesa | 48,274,555 | 79,084,979 | 99,124,775 | 101,469,615 |
| Buses (municipally owned transit and commercial, federal, and school buses) | 626,987 | 746,125 | 821,959 | 834,436 |
| Motorcycles | 4,259,462 | 4,346,068 | 6,678,958 | 7,138,476 |
| Trucks | ||||
| Single-unit | 4,486,981 | 5,926,030 | 6,649,337 | 6,806,630 |
| Combination | 1,708,895 | 2,096,619 | 2,169,670 | 2,220,995 |
| Rail-Passenger | ||||
| Amtrak-Cars | 1,863 | 1,894 | 1,191 | 1,164 |
| Amtrak-Locomotives | 318 | 378 | 319 | 270 |
| Commuter railcars and locomotives | 4,982 | 5,498 | 6,403 | 6,391 |
| Transitb | 11,477 | 11,638 | 12,853 | 13,032 |
| Rail-freight | ||||
| Class I-Freight cars | 658,902 | 560,154 | 475,415 | 460,172 |
| Class I-Locomotives | 18,835 | 20,028 | 23,732 | 24,143 |
| Other freight carsc | 553,359 | 820,642 | 871,092 | 925,537 |
| Waterborne | ||||
| Nonself-propelled vessels (barges)d,e | 31,209 | 33,152 | 32,211 | 31,654 |
| Self-propelled vesselsd,e | 8,236 | 8,202 | 8,898 | 9,041 |
| Oceangoing shipse (1,000 gross tons and over) | 635 | 461 | 272 | 275 |
| Recreational boats (numbered boats) | 10,996,253 | 12,782,143 | 12,746,126 | 12,875,568 |
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 Includes Non-class I and car companies' and shippers' freight cars only. d See Glossary for definitions. e U.S.-flag vessels. 1990 and 2000 data include private and government owned vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over. Beginning in 2006, data are for privately-owned vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over.
Key: R = revised.
Notes: Transit, commuter rail, oceangoing ships, and motorcycles data for 2006 are revised. Transit and oceangoing ships data for 1990 and 2000 are revised, as is commuter rail data for 1990.
Sources: Air-Federal Aviation Administration, Highway-Federal Highway Administration, Rail: Amtrak and Association of American Railroads, Transit-American Public Transportation 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 2010.