The Transportation and Warehousing Sector

Including section:

• Air Transportation,

• Rail Transportation,

• Water Transportation,

• Truck Transportation,

• Urban Transit Systems,

• Pipeline Transportation,

• Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation,

• Support Activities for Transportation,

• Postal Service,

• Couriers and Messengers,

• Warehousing and Storage

Definition: The Transportation and Warehousing sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo, warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to modes of transportation.

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation

     Industries in the Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation Sub-Section utilize transportation equipment to provide recreation and entertainment. These activities have a production process distinct from passenger transportation carried out for the purpose of other types of for-hire transportation. This process does not emphasize efficient transportation; in fact, such activities often use obsolete vehicles, such as steam trains, to provide some extra ambience. The activity is local in nature, usually involving a same-day return to the point of departure.
     The Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation Sub-Section is separated into three industries based on the mode: land, water, and other.

     Activities that are recreational in nature and involve participation by the customer, such as white-water rafting, are generally excluded from this Sub-Section, unless they impose an impact on part of the transportation system. Charter boat fishing, for example, is included in the Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water industry.

     Including Sub-Sections: Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land, Sightseeing buses , Horse Drawn Cabs and Carriages , Scenic Railroad, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water , Excursion and sightseeing boats (including dinner cruises & Charter fishing or party fishing boats), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other , Sightseeing airplanes and helicopters.