Freight Rail Yields

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Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

U.S. Air Carrier Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles

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U.S. Air Carrier Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles

The air mode is generally used for shipments that are time-sensitive and high-value. BTS collects data for air freight and mail that moves on U.S. carriers' domestic and international operating entities....

Average Domestic Air Fares

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Quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted

The U.S. air transportation network connects commerce across the country and helps enable personal travel and the tourism industry. Ticket prices reflect costs such as labor, capital, and fuel prices, as well as market...

Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields

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Average Amtrak ticket prices (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Amtrak ticket yield (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Ticket yield is a normalized measure of revenue, based on the amount of service provided....

Amtrak Ridership

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) officially began service in May 1971. Amtrak serves more than 500 stations in 46 states and operates over a network of more than 21,000 route miles. Ridership is highly...

Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor

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Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load factor measures usage by capacity. It is calculated by dividing passenger-miles (the aggregation of trip lengths for...

Amtrak On-Time Performance

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

On-time performance is a measure of service quality and system reliability as Amtrak operates principally over host railroad tracks.

National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) trips of up to 250 miles are...

U.S. Airline Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor

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Revenue Passenger-Miles (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Load Factor (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

Airline revenue passenger-miles (RPM) are a measure of intensity of use of the air travel system. In 2012, the 734 million...

Domestic Airline Jet Fuel Prices

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Jet fuel prices reported to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) differ from producer prices. Reports to BTS show the cost per gallon of fuel used by an airline during the month rather than the price charged by a...

Air Fatalities

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Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Improved safety is the foremost goal of the United States Department of Transportation. The Federal Aviation Administration regulates safety, and the National Transportation Safety Board (independent of the U.S. DOT) leads...