2-1 The Transportation Network: 2009
2-1 The Transportation Network: 2009
| Mode | Components |
|---|---|
| Highway (2008) | |
| Public roads | 47,011 miles of Interstate highway 117,084 miles of other National Highway System roads 3,895,244 miles of other roads |
| Air | |
| Public-use airports | 5,178 airports |
| Airports serving large certificated carriers (enplaned passengers) | 25 large hub areasa (71 airports), 461 million passengers 36 medium hub areas (65 airports), 127 million passengers 74 small hub areas (93 airports), 55 million passengers 890 nonhub areas (924 airports), 20 million passengers |
| Rail (2008) | |
| Miles of railroad operated | 94,082 miles by Class I freight
railroads in the United Statesb 16,690 miles by regional freight railroads 28,554 miles by local freight railroads 21,178 miles by Amtrak (passenger)c |
| Urban transit | |
| Directional route-milesd | Bus: 238,360e Trolley bus: 456e Commuter rail: 7,561 Heavy rail: 1,623 Light rail: 1,477 |
| Stations | Commuter rail: 1,214 Heavy rail: 1,041 Light rail: 836 |
| Water | |
| Navigable channels: | 25,320 miles (2008) |
| Ferry routes: | 697 directional route-miles |
| Commercial waterway facilitiesa | |
| Great Lakes: | 646 |
| Inland: | 1,883 shallow-draft |
| Ocean: | 5,821 |
| Lock chambers: | 238 |
| Pipeline | |
| Miles of oil pipe | Total oil: 172,048 |
| Miles of gas pipe | Transmission: 301,896 Distribution: 1,217,967 |
a See Glossary for definitions. b There are also 561 miles of railroad operated within the U.S. Class I freight railroad system that are owned by Canadian railroads. c Approximately 97% of the trackage on which Amtrak operates is owned by other railroads. d Directional route-miles includes both directly operated and purchased transport service. e Includes directional route-miles on exclusive right-of-way, controlled right-of-way, and mixed traffic.
Sources: HighwayUSDOT, FHWA, Highway Statistics 2008 (Washington, DC: 2009), table HM-18. AirPublic-use airports: FAA as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, tables 1-3, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of October 2010. Airports serving large certificated carriers: USDOT, RITA, BTS, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers, Summary Tables, October 2010. RailAssociation of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2009. TransitUSDOT, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database 2009, tables 21, 23, and 24, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm as of November 2010.
WaterCommercial waterway facilitiesU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Navigation Data Center, The U.S. Waterway System Facts, December 2009 (Alexandria, VA: 2009). Navigable channelsU.S. Army Corps of Engineers as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-1, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of October 2010. PipelinePHMSA as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, tables 1-1 and 1-10, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of January 2011.