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Alaska Fast Facts 2000

Alaska Fast Facts 2000 Transportation System Extent

All public roads: 12,823 miles Interstate: 1,083 miles Road bridges: 1,049 Railroad trackage: 482 miles Inland waterways: 5,497 miles Ferry routes: 65 Ferry route-miles: 8,520 Public use airports: 301 (34 certificated for air carrier...

I - Glossary

I - Glossary

British thermal unit (Btu): The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit (F) at or near 39.2 degrees F and 1 atmosphere of pressure.

Commuter rail: Urban passenger train service for short-distance travel between a central...

H - Information on Data Sources

H - Information on Data Sources Airline freight and passenger data

The U.S. Department of Transportations (USDOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) collects and compiles data on the volume of revenue passengers, freight, and mail traffic handled and reported by the nations large...

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments U.S. Department of Transportation

Norman Y. Mineta Secretary

Michael P. Jackson Deputy Secretary

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Ashish K. Sen Director

Rick Kowalewski Deputy Director

Susan J. Lapham Associate Director for Statistical Programs...

Table 7-6: Highway Noise Barriers: 1999

Table 7-6: Highway Noise Barriers: 1999

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State Total length (meters) Barrier cost($ 1998) Alabama 0 0 Alaska 9,338 2,742,486 Arizona 48,593 15,130,670 Arkansas 1,989 653,497 California 777,160 487,177,331...

Table 7-4: Alabama and U.S. Motor-Fuel Use: 2000

Table 7-4: Alabama and U.S. Motor-Fuel Use: 2000

(Millions of gallons)

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Vehicle ownership Gasoline Highway use Gasoline Nonhighway use Special fuel (mainly diesel) Total use Alabama United States Alabama United States Alabama United...

Table 7-3: Transportation Energy Consumption per Capita: 1999

Table 7-3: Transportation Energy Consumption per Capita: 1999

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State Population (thousands) Petroleum All energy sources Total (trillion Btu) Per capita1 (million Btu) Total(trillion Btu) Per capita1 (million Btu) Alabama 4,370 437.8 100.2...

Table 7-2: Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector: 1999

Table 7-2: Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector: 1999

(Trillion Btu)

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State Total energy consumed1 End-use sector2 Transportation End-use sector2 Residential End-use sector2 Commercial End-use sector2 Industrial Number Percent Number Percent...