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1-3 Transportation Vehicles

Friday, December 23, 2016

Excel

number

Mode 2004 2014
Air    
Air carrier aircraft 7,764 6,676
General aviation aircraft 219,426 204,408
Highway    
Light-duty vehiclea 228,275,978 240,155,238
Truck 8,171,364 10,905,956
Motorcycle 5,767,934 8,417,718
Rail    
Class I freight locomotive 22,015 25,916
Class I freight car 473,773 371,642
Amtrak locomotive 276 428
Amtrak car 1,211 1,419
Transit rail    
Commuter railb 6,130 7,177
Heavy railb 10,858 10,551
Light railb, c 1,622 2,444
Water    
Nonself-propelled vessel 31,296 31,043
Self-propelled vessel 8,994 9,039
Oceangoing vessel 233 179
Recreational boat 12,781,476 11,804,002

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 2016.