So if you have a multiple engined train- say with 300 cars, is the
individual fuel consumption of the engines higher or lower?
On Mar 12, 2008, at 11:50 PM, Steve Cotsford wrote:

> That ad is misleading.   Diesel locomotives burn lots of  fuel.
> Its just
> that they can pull lots of tons too.
> The rolling resistance of a train can be as low as 10 lbs per ton,
> about
> 1/5th of a road going truck.
> A loaded freight car weighs about 130 tons and a train can be 100
> cars  long.
>    That adds up to 13000 tons.   CSX says it can  carry 1 ton 432
> miles on 1
> gallon of diesel fuel.   If that train goes  432 miles, it uses
> 13000 gallons.
>
> Steve
>
>
> In a message dated 3/12/2008 11:14:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> inua@CHARTER.NET writes:
>
> Duh! Am  I dumb - I didn't get it.
> CSX Railroad has an advertisement going right now  touting 432 mile
> per
> gallons. It the autmobile  being carried 432  miles that makes the
> mileage.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> John  Rodgers wrote:
>> Here's a question  ............. what current  multiwheel (greater
>> than
>> two) vehuckes gets 432 miles to the  gallon???
>>
>> Yes - it's for real!
>>
>> John  Rodgers
>>
>>
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