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1-3 Transportation Vehicles

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

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1-3 Transportation Vehicles

number

Mode 2002 2012
Air    
Air carrier aircraft 8,194 7,422
General aviation aircraft 211,244 209,043
Highway    
Light-duty vehiclea 220,931,982 233,760,558
Truck 7,927,280 10,659,380
Motorcycle 5,004,156 8,454,939
Rail    
Class I freight locomotive 20,506 24,707
Class I freight car 477,751 380,641
Amtrak locomotive 372 485
Amtrak car 2,896 2,090
Transit rail    
Commuter railb 5,631 6,938
Heavy railb 10,849 10,469
Light railb 1,448 2,348
Water    
Nonself-propelled vessel 32,381 31,550
Self-propelled vessel 8,621 8,980
Oceangoing vessel 261 198
Recreational boat 12,854,054 12,101,936

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

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-11, available at www.bts.gov as of September 2014.