Rail Overview

The most dramatic change in the passenger rail industry in recent years has been the increase in ridership, which followed sharp increases in fuel prices.

While passenger rail travel is highly seasonal, it is possible to measure ridership changes by comparing the...

FIGURE 3-4-3 - Amtrak Trains Arriving On-Time: 1995-2007

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Percent

FIGURE 1-2-10 - Vessel Detentions: January 1996-June 2008

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

TABLE 1-2-4 - Energy Intensity by Passenger Mode: 1995-2006

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Btu per passenger-mile

Environmental Stewardship

In the United States, transportation accounted for 28 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2006.1 Since 1995, GHG emissions related to transportation have grown 28 percent.2 During the same period, vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) increased by 591,420 million...

TABLE 1-2-3 - U.S. Petroleum Use by Sector: 1995-2007

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Millions of barrels per day

FIGURE 1-1-2 - U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions by End-Use Sector: 1995-2007

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Million metric tons CO2

TABLE 1-1-1 - Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Mode: 1995-2006

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Millions of metric tons, domestic activites only

FIGURE 1-2-3 - Percentage of Total U.S. Petroleum Use by Sector: 2007

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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information...

TABLE 1-2-1 - Energy Consumption by the Transportation Sector: 1995-2007

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Quadrillion Btu