Source:

Interstate Commerce Commission reports, except 1930-1949 from reports of railroads to Bureau of Railway Economics, AAR,

Source: Interstate Commerce Commission reports, except col. 1, 1925-1949 from reports of railroads to Bureau of Railway Iconomics, AR,

DISTRIBUTION OF INTERCITY FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN THE UNITED STATES*

* Includes intercity freight traffic of private as well as contract and common carriers. Excludes coastwise and intercoastal traffic. a Includes mail and expross, and includes electric railways.

b Includes movements between cities and between rural areas and urban areas. Rural-to-rural movements, city deliveries and city movements to or from contiguous suburbs are omitted.

g Includes Canadian and overseas traffic on tho Great Lakos. dlow coverage accounted for increases over the proceding year of 2.6 billion ton-miles in 1948; 4.3 billion in 1951; 6.4 billion in 1953; and 6.7 billion in 1954. Thus, the table indicates a greater increase than has actually occurred.

e Estimated.

**Revised

Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Corps of Engineers, and A.A.R.

DISTRIBUTION OF INTERCITY PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN THE UNITED STATES*

* Passenger-miles in private automobiles not included.
26.6

**

a Includes electric railways.

b Great Lakes, rivers and canals.

New series. Dus data beginning with 1949 expanded to include
urban portions of intercity trips.

Bus series from 1957 and

private auto estimates from 1958 reduced on basis of new

data developed by Bureau of Public Roads. Air carrier

series boginning with 1949 expanded to include nonscheduled
commercial carriers and private planes.

Estimated. ** Revised

Source: Interstate Commerce Commission, Civil Aeronautics Board, Corps of

Engineers, and A.A.R.