Transit and Grade-Crossing Fatalities by Rail Transit Mode
KEY: N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; U = data are not available.
Public Transit
Legacy ID
236
Transit Safety Data by Mode for All Reported Incidents
Key: R = revised, U = data are not available.
a The figures for cable car, inclined plane, jitney, aerial tramway, and ferry boat are lumped together and appear in this footnote. Note that the 2003 data include 11 fatalities and 70 injuries that resulted from the Oct. 16, 2003 Staten Island Ferry incident.
bIncidents include non-major (Single-injury slips/falls, fire that do not meet major thresholds) or major (Fatality, injury (requiring transport), property damage of $25,000 or more, evacuation due to or to a...
Transit Safety Data by Mode for All Reported Accidents
KEY: N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a Accident statistics for cable car, inclined plane, jitney, and ferry boat were not available prior to 2015. The number of Incidents, Fatalities, and Injuries for these modes appear in the footnotes for table 2-34.
b Accidents include transit vehicle collisions with motor vehicles, objects, and people (excluding suicides), as well as derailments / vehicles going off the road. Accident figures do not include fires, security events, or not otherwise...
Transit Safety and Property Damage Data
KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.
a Totals do not include data for cable car, inclined plane, jitney, and ferry boat. This data appears in the footnotes for table 2-34.
b The drop in the number of Incidents, Accidents, Injuries, and Property damage beginning from 2002 is due largely to a change in definitions by the Federal Transit Administration, particularly the definition of Injuries. The Injury threshold for filing an incident report changed to be two or more Injuries requiring immediate medical transportation away from...
Average Length of Haul, Domestic Freight and Passenger Modes
KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a Amtrak began operations in 1971. Data are reported for fiscal years.
U.S. Sales or Deliveries of New Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances
KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a U.S.-manufactured fixed-wing aircraft over 33,000 pounds empty weight, including all jet transports plus the 4-engine turboprop-powered Lockheed L-100.
b Includes domestic and imported vehicles. Prior to 1985, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) were included in the motorcycle total. In 1995, the Motorcycle Industry Council revised its data for the years 1985 to present to exclude ATVs from its totals. 2008 and later data are real counts based on...
Number of U.S. Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances
KEY: N = data do not exist; U = data are not available.
aAir carrier aircraft are those carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135. Beginning in 1990, the number of aircraft is the monthly average of the number of aircraft reported in use for the last three months of the year. Prior to 1990, it was the number of aircraft reported in use during December of a given year.
b 1991-94 data revised to reflect changes in adjustment for nonresponse bias with 1996 telephone survey factors; 1995-97 data...