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Transit authorities reporting to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provide the number of passengers who board public transportation vehicles rather than the number of passengers they serve. Passenger boardings...
Highway-related capital stock (highway infrastructure, consumer motor vehicles, and trucking and warehousing) represented the majority of the nation’s transportation capital stock, $2,166 billion in 2000 (in 1996 chained dollars1). Highway infrastructure...
The volume of freight carried by railroads increased 26 percent (in tons) and 30 percent (by carload) on railcars between 1991 and 2001 (figure 22). However, on average, the weight of each railcar remained fairly constant. The average weight of a loaded railcar ranged from 63...
Two national estimates of passenger-miles of travel (pmt) are available; they differ in coverage, methodology, and other factors. The 2000 pmt data presented in Section 2 come from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...
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NOTES: Amtrak data are not available prior to 1993. All dollar amounts are chained 1996 dollars. Current dollar amounts are available in appendix B and...
Exports of freight transportation services occur when a U.S. carrier receives payments from a foreign company or individual for transporting merchandise. Imports of freight transportation services...
Transportation energy use grew 22 percent between 1991 and 2001, to 28 percent of the nation’s total energy consumption in 2001 (figure 111) [4]. Highway vehicles consumed an estimated 81 percent of transportation sector energy [5].
Still,...
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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Management Information System, available...
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NOTES: Data include only privately owned capital stock, except for highways and streets. Consumer motor vehicles are consumer durable goods. In-...
Passenger travel was 5 percent more energy efficient in 2000 than in 1990 (figure 117), mainly due to gains by domestic commercial aviation. Improved aircraft fuel economy and increased passenger loads resulted in a 32 percent increase in commercial air...