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Freight Usage

U.S. Air Carrier Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles Rail Freight: Revenue Ton-Miles

Transit Ridership

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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 transit to get to...

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 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...

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 2011, the 728 million...

U.S. Airline Passengers

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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. For international...

Passenger Usage

U.S. Airline Passengers U.S. Airline Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor Amtrak Ridership Amtrak Revenue Passenger-Miles and Load Factor Transit Ridership

Freight Rail Yields

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Operating Yield (quarterly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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 labor) and profits...

Amtrak Ticket Prices and Yields

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

Amtrak ticket yields (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)

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