Thread: Why are trains no longer streamlined ?
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Old 03-10-2009, 01:13 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Volones View Post
almightybmw,
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
That's not what they say. They say, "move a ton of freight 436 miles on a gallon of fuel."

FactCheck.org: Can a freight train really move a ton of freight 436 miles on a gallon of fuel?
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