Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Table 3-18: Total Operating Revenues

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  1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Air carrier, domestic, all services 2,178 3,691 7,180 12,020 26,440 37,629 57,961 56,165 57,654 63,233 65,949 70,885 76,891 82,250 86,494 90,931 98,896 86,511 79,220 88,830 99,229 (R) 111,730 119,967
Truckinga N N N N N N 127,314 126,772 135,437 142,547 155,713 161,806 174,743 183,153 197,314 207,751 223,197 221,355 222,383 228,311 248,191 272,911 U
Class I bus, intercity 463 607 722 955 1,397 1,233 943 981 938 928 870 917 912 996 999 1,014 1,088 1,076 1,070 U U U U
Transitb 1,407 1,444 1,707 3,451 6,510 12,195 16,053 16,533 16,915 17,276 17,968 18,241 19,151 19,515 21,062 22,220 24,243 25,288 26,632 28,021 29,718 U U
Class I rail 9,514 10,208 11,992 16,402 28,258 27,586 28,370 27,845 28,349 28,825 30,809 32,279 32,693 33,118 33,151 33,521 34,102 34,576 35,327 36,639 40,517 46,118 52,152
Intercity / Amtrakc N N N 253 454 832 1,308 1,347 1,320 1,400 1,409 1,490 1,550 1,669 2,244 2,011 2,111 2,109 2,228 2,074 1,865 1,886 2,042
Water transportation (domestic)d 1,722 1,822 2,070 3,293 7,219 7,704 7,940 7,964 7,935 8,028 7,745 7,712 7,283 6,940 6,824 6,795 6,930 6,235 U U U U U
Oil pipelinee 895 1,051 1,396 2,220 7,548 8,910 8,506 8,095 8,548 8,470 8,676 9,077 8,637 8,632 8,579 9,067 8,958 9,066 U U U U U
Gas pipeline (investor-owned)f 8,700 11,500 16,400 30,551 85,918 103,945 66,027 63,922 66,405 69,965 63,430 58,435 72,025 U 57,548 59,142 72,075 79,276 68,594 75,567 80,331 102,062 U
Transmission companies 3,190 4,088 5,928 11,898 41,604 45,738 21,756 19,818 20,193 19,873 13,841 12,092 12,050 10,339 9,450 9,555 10,404 10,257 10,096 10,892 11,313 16,547 U
Distribution companies N N N 5,938 14,013 21,510 18,750 17,812 19,854 20,307 20,911 19,421 30,407 30,864 28,182 28,135 34,696 39,179 31,210 38,199 40,410 48,957 U
Integrated companies N N N 6,962 17,300 17,396 10,117 11,047 10,279 12,506 11,827 10,899 11,941 12,125 2,974 3,086 3,755 4,184 3,150 3,753 2,424 2,803 U
Combination companies N N N 5,753 13,001 19,301 15,404 15,245 16,079 17,279 16,851 16,023 17,627 U 16,942 18,366 23,220 25,656 24,138 22,723 26,184 33,755 U

KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.

a Data from 1990 through 1997 include local trucking (4212), trucking, except local (4213), local trucking, without storage (4214), and courier services, except air (4215) based on SIC (Standard Industrial Classification). For 1998 and later, data includes truck transportation (484) and couriers and messengers (492) based on NAICS (North American Industry Classification System). Therefore, data from 1998 onward are not directly comparable with data prior to 1998.

b Excludes commuter rail, automated guideway, urban boat, demand responsive, and most rural and smaller systems prior to 1984. Includes operating assistance.

c Amtrak began operations in 1971.

d Includes foreign traffic moving on domestic inland waterways.

e Oil pipeline revenues are much smaller than gas pipeline revenues because oil pipeline companies are common carriers that include transportation costs only.

f Data are not directly comparable from year to year due to acquisition and mergers. Prior to 1975, pipeline companies are not categorized by distribution, integrated, or combination. Total numbers for these companies are 1960 = 5,505; 1965 = 7,437; 1970 = 10,542. In 1997, the American Gas Association revised the database that identifies companies by type (distribution, integrated, or transmission). This reclassification of companies has resulted in numerous additions to the distribution company sample, in particular from the integrated company sample.

SOURCES

Air carrier, domestic, all services:

1960-70: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: March 1974).

1975-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), p. 1.

1985-2006: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Financial Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues).

Trucking:

1990-97: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Transportation Annual Survey, 1998 (Washington, DC: January 2000), table 1.

1998-2005: Ibid., Service Annual Survey, 2004 (Washington, DC: February 2006), table 2.1.

Intercity Class I bus:

1960-93: Interstate Commerce Commission, Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

1994-2001: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Selected Earnings Data, Class 1 Motor Carriers of Passengers (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

2002: Ibid., personal communication, Oct. 6, 2004.

Transit:

1960-2004: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book, 2007 (Washington, DC: 2007), table 50 and similar tables in earlier editions.

Class I rail:

1960-2006: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 2007), p. 12 and similar tables in earlier editions.

Intercity/Amtrak:

1975-80: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication.

1985-2001: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

2002: Ibid., Consolidated Financial Statements, Internet site http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/03financial.pdf as of July 21, 2004.

2003: Ibid., Consolidated Financial Statements, Internet site http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/04financial.pdf as of Feb. 2, 2006.

2004-06: Ibid., Consolidated Financial Statements, Internet site http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/07financial.pdf as of Jan. 4, 2008.

Water transportation:

1960-2001: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America (Washington, DC: 2002), p. 38-40.

Oil pipeline:

1960-2001: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America (Washington, DC: 2002), p. 38-40.

Gas pipeline:

1960-2005: American Gas Association, Gas Facts, (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, and 11-4, and similar tables in earlier editions.



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