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2-3 Passenger-Miles Traveled

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Excel

millions

Mode 2007 2014
Air    
U.S. air carrier, domestic 607,564 607,772
Highway    
Light-duty vehiclea 4,341,984 3,731,888
Motorcycle 27,173 21,510
Truck 304,178 279,132
Bus 307,753 339,177
Passenger rail    
Amtrakb 5,784 6,675
Commuter rail 11,137 11,600
Heavy rail 16,138 18,339
Light railc 1,930 2,675

aIncludes passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. bMeasured in revenue passenger-miles. cLight rail was revised beginning in 2011 and 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 1-40, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2016.