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Figure 5-6 - Share of Long-Distance Trips by Purpose: 2001

Figure 5-6 - Share of Long-Distance Trips by Purpose: 2001

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NOTES: Other purpose includes spending the night, giving someone a ride, and responses not elsewhere classified. Excludes trips where purpose was not reported.

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Transportation Capital Stock

Transportation Capital Stock

Highway-related capital stock (highway infrastructure, consumer motor vehicles, and trucking and warehousing) represented the majority of the nation’s transportation capital stock, $2,432 billion in 2001 (in chained 2000 dollars1). Highway infrastructure...

Railcar Weights

Railcar Weights

The amount of freight carried by railroads between 1992 and 2002 increased 26 percent (in tons) and 32 percent (by carload) on railcars (figure 4-5). However, on average, the weight of each railcar remained fairly constant. The average weight of a loaded railcar ranged from 62...

Transportation Sector Energy Use

Transportation Sector Energy Use

The transportation sector used 17 percent more energy in 2003 than it did in 1993, an average annual growth rate of 1.6 percent. Transportation’s share of the nation’s total energy consumption also grew between 1993 and 2003, from 26 percent...