As of 2000, Washington had 2,330 rail mi (2,738 km) of freight railroad lines. In the same year, farm products totaling 14.6 million tons, accounted for 37% of rail tonnage terminated in the state. Amtrak provides service from Seattle down the coast to Los Angeles, and eastward via Spokane to St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago. More than half of all Amtrak passengers in the state board trains in Seattle.
Washington had 80,209 mi (128,334 km) of public roads in 2000, of which 62,012 mi (99,219 km) were rural. Principal interstate highways include I-90, connecting Spokane and Seattle, and I-5, proceeding north-south from Vancouver in British Columbia through Seattle and Tacoma to Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. In 2000, the state had 4,154,501 licensed drivers and 5,166,904 registered motor vehicles, including 2,871,919 automobiles, 2,032,865, and 117,857 motorcycles.
Washington's principal ports include Seattle, Tacoma, and Anacortes, all part of the Puget Sound area and belonging to the Seattle Customs District; and Longview, Kalama, and Vancouver, along the Columbia River and considered part of the Portland (Oregon) Customs District. In 2000, Seattle handled 25.4 million tons of cargo; Tacoma, 21.1 million tons; Anacortes, 16.2 million tons; and Vancouver, 7.8 million tons.
Washington had 470 public and private airports, heliports, and seaplane bases in 2000; over 15 million passengers enplaned at Washington ariports that year. Seattle-Tacoma (SEATAC) International Airport was by far the busiest in the state, with more than 13 million passengers enplaning there in 2000.