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1-3 Transportation Vehicles

Monday, January 13, 2014

Excel

number

Mode 2001 2011
Air    
Air carrier aircraft 8,497 7,028
General aviation aircraft 211,446 222,250
Highway    
Light duty vehiclea 221,821,103 233,841,422
Truck 7,857,675 10,270,693
Motorcycle 4,903,056 8,330,210
Rail    
Class I freight locomotive 19,745 24,250
Class I freight car 499,860 380,699
Amtrak locomotive 401 287
Amtrak car 2,084 1,301
Transit rail    
Commuter railb 5,528 6,971
Heavy railb 10,718 14,942
Light railb 1,359 1,969
Water    
Nonself-propelled vessel 33,042 31,498
Self-propelled vessel 8,546 8,979
Oceangoing vessel 274 214
Recreational boat 12,876,346 12,173,935

aIncludes passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. bIncludes revenue vehicles available for maximum service.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-11, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2013.