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Rail vs. Truck Fuel Efficiency: The Relative Fuel Efficiency of Truck Competitive Rail Freight and Truck Operations Compared in a Range of Corridors - Summary of Findings

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Abacus Technology Corporation
Office
RRD
Subject:
Evaluation
Keywords:
Ton-Miles per Gallon, Lading Weight, Payload Weight, Average Speed, Horsepower per Trailing Ton, Train Performance Simulator, Vehicle Mission Simulation
Document
1991_RAIL VS TRUCK FUEL EFFICIENCY - THE RELATIVE F(2).PDF (695.45 KB)

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Last updated: Wednesday, May 1, 1991