Box 15-C - Aggregating Oil Spill Data

Until late 2001, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) summarized reported oil spill data in its Pollution Incidents In and Around U.S. Waters, A Spill Release Compendium: 1969-2001. USCG aggregated the source data into five categories:...

Transportation Services Index

The Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose to 112.6 in May 2005,1 the highest level attained in the 15-year period beginning January 1990, and a 4.0 percent increase from its May 2004 level of 108.3 (figure 9-1). The TSI is an experimental,...

Figure 14-6 - Average Jet Fuel Price and Air Carrier Aircraft-Miles ofTravel per Capita: 1994-2004

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NOTES: Railroad diesel fuel price and highway vehicle- and aircraft-miles of travel data were not available for 2004 when this report...

BOX 1-C - Measuring the Nation's Freight Movements

Accurately measuring the magnitude of freight movement is a challenge. No single data source provides complete and timely information on all freight transportation modes for all goods and sectors of the economy. The most...

Accessible Rail Stations and Buses

Transit rail stations that are compliant with requirements under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) (box 6-C) increased 178 percent from just 553 stations (out of 2,452) in 1993 to 1,537 stations (out of 2,799) in 2003 (figure 6-6)....

Figure 12-4 - New and Rebuilt Locomotives and Freight Cars: 1993-2003

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NOTES: Locomotive data are for Class 1 railroads only.  Freight car data cover Class 1 railroads, other railroads, and private car owners.

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Figure 14-4 - Average Transportation Fuel Prices by Type: 1994-2004

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NOTES: Railroad diesel fuel price and highway vehicle- and aircraft-miles of travel data were not available for 2004 when this report was prepared. To eliminate the...

Figure 1-20 - Train Border Crossings from Mexico and Canada: 1994-2004

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NOTES: Rail container crossings (full and empty)—A container is any conveyance entering the United States used for commercial purposes, full or empty...

Figure 5-11 - Amtrak Hours of Delay by Cause: 2000-2004

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NOTES: In 2000, Amtrak revised the methodology for reporting delays by cause, which makes data beginning in 2000 not comparable to previous years. See table 5-11 in appendix B...

Figure 15-6 - Total Oil Spills by Volume and Source: 1991-2001

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NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100 because of independent rounding.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology...