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Rail Four Times More Efficient Than Trucks

May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

An article posted at Progressive Railroading highlights the fuel efficiency of using rail over trucks to transport freight.

Since 1980, railroads have reduced fuel consumption by 48 billion gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 538 million tons — making railroads about four times more fuel efficient than trucks, the AAR said.

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-Brian Doherty

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