U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Program

Fact #67: September 4, 1998
BTU per Passenger Mile for U.S. Transit in 1995

Graph showing BTU per passenger mile for U.S. transit in 1995

Supporting Information

National Rail Average 3172
Chicago 4204
New York City 3656
San Francisco 2788
Atlanta 2774
Pittsburgh 6043
Denver 4179
Portland, OR 4038
St. Louis 2785
National Bus Average 4650
New York City 3492
Chicago 4455
Washington, DC 4368
Boston 1249
Knoxville, TN 10826
Bakersville, CA 5896
Wichita, KS 7123
Appleton, WI 3227
Cars 3702
Airlines 4236

Source: Stacy C. Davis, Transportation Energy Databook Edition 17, ORNL-6919, August 1997 (aggregate data only). Specific city data was tabulated by Stacy C. Davis at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from U.S. Federal Transit Administration data.

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