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us_air_carrier_cargo_revenue_ton_miles.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
The air mode is generally used for cargoes that are time-sensitive and high-value. BTS collects data for air freight and mail that moves on U.S. carriers' domestic and international...
transit_ridership.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
According to National Transportation Statistics, in 2009, 6% of workers used public transit as their principal means of getting to their place of work. A higher proportion of workers in urban areas use...
amtrak_revenue_passenger_miles_load_factor.xls
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 (...
amtrak_ridership.xls
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....
us_airline_revenue_passenger_miles_load_factor.xls
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...
us_airline_passengers.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
In 2011, airlines based in the United States originated 728 million passengers. Eighty-eight percent of passengers had a destination in the United States, and 12 percent had an international destination...
Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)
freight_rail_yields.xls
For freight, revenue per ton-mile is a measure of operating yield. This is a way of showing the average price paid by freight rail users. Yields break down into costs (such as fuel and...
amtrak_ticket_prices_and_yields.xls
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...
rail_fuel_price.xls
Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
Fuel prices affect the prices charged to rail customers, as well as rail company profitability. This data series represents the average monthly price for fuels purchased by freight railroads during a month,...
domestic_airline_jet_fuel_prices.xls
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...