National Transportation Statistics

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center;BTS Productshttps://doi.org/10.21949/15234501987PDFStatistical ReportBradley, KathleenJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs AdministrationUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs AdministrationUnited StatesAir transportationPublic transitRailroad transportationHighway transportationPipeline transportationStatisticsCostsPerformanceVehicle miles of travelOperating revenuesEnergy consumptionNTSDOT-TSC-RSPA-87-06National Transportation Statistics was formed by the union of: United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Plans, and International Affairs. Summary of national transportation statistics; and: Energy statistics. This edition covers 1955 through 1985/1986.This report is a summary of selected national transportation statistics from a wide variety of government and private sources. Featured in the report are cost, inventory, and performance data describing the passenger and cargo operations of the following modes: air carrier, general aviation, automobile, bus, truck, local transit rail, water, oil pipeline, and natural gas pipeline. The report illustrates basic descriptors of U.S. transportation, such as operating revenues and expenses, number of vehicles and employees, vehicle miles and passenger miles, etc. Supplementary sections include Transportation and the Economy; Energy in Transportation which is divided into Energy Consumption, Energy Intensiveness, Energy Transport, and Energy Supply and Demand; and Results of Nationwide Personal Transportation Study (NPTS). Also included are the operating costs of automobiles of different sizes. In this edition, the selected data cover the period 1955 through 1985/1986.123