RJ wrote:
There's some pretty smart people in this newsgroup.

Maybe someone can clear up this puzzler;

CSX ( railroad ) has been running TV ads that claim;

"We can move one ton of freight 486 miles
on ONE GALLON of fuel........."

I'm sure it's not an outright lie,
so how could they get these numbers ?

Maybe cars of the future should run on rails ??




That's probably for a fully loaded train running on flat ground. A ton
is nothing, those things are immense.

And yes, rail is a lot more efficient than even a semi-truck. Could be
more efficient if/when they incorporate regen braking.

nate

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