第二.的用英语怎么说,

第二.的用英语怎么说,
Between 1985 and 2000,there was an obvious growth in the use of train,which took the place of local bus as the second most popular vehicle.
1、between用的对不对
2、took the place of ...as...
3、第二大交通工具怎么说,the second most popular vehicle 有没有更好的说法.
或者出了BETWEEN ,这里用什么更好，表示从1985到2000，...的使用增长了...