A modern diesel-electric locomotive can move one ton of freight 202 miles on a single gallon of diesel. An 18-wheeler can move the same load only 59 miles.
Tell me again why we dismantled the train system in this country?
Why are we not building fast passenger lines and moving more freight by rail given the shortage of fuels?
Blame the soon-to-be-defunct automotive firms I suppose.
Posted by artandscience at November 10, 2008 11:19 AM