6 Economy

Transportation is a major sector of the U.S. economy. The transportation system moves people and goods, employs millions of workers, generates revenue, and consumes resources and services provided by other sectors.

5-7 Amtrak Delays by Cause: FY2015

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percent of delayed time

a Delays not attributable to Amtrak or other host railroads, such as customs and immigration, law enforcement action, weather, or waiting for scheduled departure time.

Source: As...

5-6 Amtrak On-Time Performance: FY1990–FY2015

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Note: On-time performance is a percentage measure of train performance. A train is considered on time if it arrives at the final destination, or end-point, within an allowed number of minutes, or tolerance, of its scheduled arrival time....

5-5 U.S. Major Airport Performance Rankings: 2015

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by percent of on-time arrivals

Note: Flights arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival time are on time.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,...

5-4 U.S. Airport Delays by Cause: 2015

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 percent of delayed time

a Includes weather events that prevent flying. Other weather delays that slow operations are included under other categories. b Delay resulting from a previous flight with the same aircraft arriving...

5-3 U.S.Airport On-TimePerformance:1995–2015

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Note: Flights arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival time are on time.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, available at...

5-2 Top 10 Urban Congested Area Rankings: 2014

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by hours of delay per car commuter

Notes: Ranks include very large geographic areas only. The methodology was updated to reflect more comprehensive data collection efforts for each of the 471 U.S. urban areas.

5-1 Road Congestion: 1985–2014

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Notes: The methodology to calculate congestion performance measures was updated to reflect more comprehensive data collection, including congestion estimates for each of the 471 U.S. urban areas. The congestion estimates for all study...

5 Performance

The physical capacity of the U.S. transportation system has not kept pace with growth in travel and commerce. The resulting congestion and delays have significant impacts on passengers and freight shippers.

4-6 Distracted Driving Fatalities and Injuries: 2005–2015

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Note: Distracted driving fatality data for 2010 and on are not comparable with previous years due to changes in methodology

Note: Distracted driving involves any activity that could divert a...