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Re: Buffett's Berkshire buying Burlington Northern
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Originally Posted by daddio
rail could be key in energy conservation if it can innovate just a little.
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According to the industry, Railroads are 85% more energy efficient than they were in 1980. The average for 2007 was moving one ton 436 miles on one gallon of fuel.
FactCheck.org: Can a freight train really move a ton of freight 436 miles on a gallon of fuel?
As people movers they're grossly inefficient, unless Americans adopt the 3rd world MO of packing them in and having "riders" hang off the sides and sit on the top of cars.
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