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1-3 Transportation Vehicles

Monday, December 21, 2015

Excel

number

Mode 2003 2013
Air    
Air carrier aircraft 8,176 7,523
General aviation aircraft 209,708 199,927
Highway    
Light-duty vehiclea 222,856,560 236,010,230
Truck 7,756,888 10,597,356
Motorcycle 5,370,035 8,404,687
Rail    
Class I freight locomotive 20,774 25,033
Class I freight car 467,063 373,838
Amtrak locomotive 442 418
Amtrak car 1,623 1,447
Transit rail    
Commuter railb 5,866 7,150
Heavy railb 10,754 10,380
Light railb, c 1,482 2,842
Water    
Nonself-propelled vessel 31,335 31,081
Self-propelled vessel 8,648 8,918
Oceangoing vessel 246 187
Recreational boat 12,794,616 12,013,496

aIncludes passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. bIncludes revenue vehicles available for maximum service. cLight Rail was revised beginning in 2011.

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 2015.