Amtrak On-Time Performance

Seventy-one percent of Amtrak trains arrived at their final destination on time in 2004 [2]. This was below the system's performance peak of 76 percent in 2002 (figure 5-10). Amtrak counts a train as delayed if it arrives at least 10 to 30 minutes...

Figure 14-1 - U.S. Energy Consumption by Sector: 1994-2004

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KEY: Btu = British thermal units; GDP = Gross Domestic Product (in chained 2000 dollars).

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), Energy Information...

Passenger-Miles of Travel

Estimated U.S. passenger-miles of travel (pmt) increased 27 percent between 1992 and 2002 to total 5.0 trillion in 2002, an average of about 17,000 miles for every man, woman, and child (box 1-A) [2].

Almost 87 percent of pmt in 2002 was in...

Figure 15-5 - Oil Spills Reported to the U.S. Coast Guard by Source: 1991-2001

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SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Admin­istration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics calculations, using...

Figure 14-3 - U.S. Petroleum Use by Sector: 1993-2003

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NOTE: 2003 data are estimates, except for utilities, which are preliminary.

SOURCE: USDOE, EIA, Annual Energy Review 2003, table 5.13a-d, available at http://...

Figure 2-4 - Urban Roads in Poor or Mediocre Condition by Functional Class: 1993-2003

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NOTES: Data are for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The terms poor and mediocre as used here are Federal Highway Administration...

U.S. International Trade in Transportation-Related Goods

The United States traded $329.9 billion worth (in current dollars1) of transportation-related goods (e.g., cars, trains, boats, and airplanes and their related parts) in 2004 with its partners (figure 11-2). Motor...

Key Air Emissions

Transportation vehicles, ships, aircraft, and locomotives emitted 58 percent of the nation's carbon monoxide (CO), 45 percent of nitrogen oxides (NOX), 36 percent of volatile organic compounds (VOC), 4 percent of particulates, 8 percent of ammonia, and 5 percent...

Figure 12-1 - Roadside Truck Inspections: 1994-2004

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NOTES: Trucks are taken out of service (OOS) when inspectors find serious violations that warrant the issuance of a vehicle OOS order.  There may be data inconsistencies...

Figure 5-10 - Amtrak Trains Arriving On Time: 1994-2000 and 2001-2004

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NOTE: Amtrak revised its methodology for collecting and calculating on-time performance data in 2001. This resulted in minor changes in short-distance, long-...