[ARC5] OT: Diesel

[Tim]

Hi Brooke - yep, Mr. Newton was right....  F = MA
Except for friction, rolling resistance and air drag it would take no fuel
once you got 'er moving....
;o)
Tim
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Brooke Clarke <brooke at pacific.net> wrote:

> Hi Tim:
>
> The efficiency comes about because of the low rolling friction of metal
> wheels on metal RR track.
>
> Bar chart showing the increase in fuel efficiency by the railroad from 240
> ton-miles per gallon in 1980 to over 400 ton-miles per gallon in 2003.
> from: http://nationalatlas.gov/**articles/transportation/a_**
> freightrr.html<http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/transportation/a_freightrr.html>
> diesel trucks are in the 130 area.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Energy_efficiency_in_**transportation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiency_in_transportation>
>
> Have Fun,
>
> Brooke Clarke
> http://www.PRC68.com
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>
> Tim wrote:
>
>> One of the U.S. RR companies was running a TV ad awhile back.  They
>> claimed
>> they could ship one ton of freight 400 miles on a gallon of fuel.  Pretty
>> impressive....The economies of scale!
>>
>> I wonder if any RR's ever used ARC-5's for comms.....hmmmm
>> Tim
>> N6CC
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