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2-1 Vehicle-Miles Traveled

Monday, December 21, 2015

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Mode 2003 2013
Air    
U.S. air carrier, domestica 6,106 5,965
Highway    
Light-duty vehicleb * 2,677,771
Motorcycle * 20,366
Truck * 275,018
Bus * 15,167
Passenger rail    
Amtrakc 332 325
Commuter railc 286 355
Heavy railc 630 674
Light railc 64 109

*2003 highway data are omitted because they are not comparable to 2013 data due to a change in vehicle occupancy rates derived from National Household Travel Surveys.

aMeasured in revenue aircraft-miles. bIncludes passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. cMeasured in passenger car-miles. dIn 2013 includes Light Rail, Street Car Rail, and Hybrid Rail.

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-35, available at www.bts.gov as of September 2015.