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Old 03-10-2009, 10:48 AM   #26 (permalink)
Volones
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almightybmw,
I fully agree that a train is still more efficient at transporting huge loads over long distances. what I don't like is the little blurb they put on NPR saying that the train can move 1 ton 400 miles on a single tank of fuel, when in reality no trains ever carry only 1 ton of anything. The cars weigh more than that empty. And yes, I'm arguing semantics here, I'm fully aware of that.

Vol
BTW, I was too lazy to compute the efficiency of an auto in moving 1 ton, thanks for doing that it's pretty eye opening.
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