TABLE 4-4 - U.S. Vehicle-Miles: 2004-2009
TABLE 4-4 - U.S. Vehicle-Miles: 2004-2009
Millions
| Year | Air carrier, large certificated, domestic, all services | Highway | Transit (car-miles) |
Rail (train-miles) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6,602 | 2,964,788 | 3,972 | 572 |
| 2005 | 6,716 | 2,989,430 | 4,054 | 584 |
| 2006 | 6,605 | 3,014,371 | 4,127 | 599 |
| 2007 | 6,733 | 3,032,399 | 4,238 | 581 |
| 2008 | 6,446 | 2,973,509 | 4,375 | 562 |
| 2009 | 5,936 | U | 4,475 | 475 |
KEY: U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES: Transit rail modes are measured in car-milesthe movement of 1 vehicle the distances of 1 mile. This differs from a train-milethe movement of a train, which can consist of multiple vehicles (cars), the distance of 1 mile. The Transit mode increased by 137 million car-miles from 2007 to 2008 and 100 million car-miles from 2008 to 2009. Rail train-miles decrease by 87 million from 2008 to 2009.
SOURCES: Air Carrier: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information; Highway: Federal Highway Administration; Transit: Federal Transit Administration; Rail: Association of American Railroads as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-34, available at http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ as of April 2011.