Railroad vs Trucking
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legolistic
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I don't know. CSX says "1 train takes 280 trucks off the road."
simulatortrain
jointed freaking rails
More long-haul goes by train, more short-haul by truck.
This doesn't really answer your question, but a major issue with Trucks vs. Trains ordeal is that trucks can deliver freight to someones doorstep or a supermarket, whereas trains can usually only transport it to a depot or freight yard near the intended destination.
In ton-miles, trucks carry between 70%-80%...that justifies government tax-breaks for rail-freight corridor planning.
Is that a valid statistic that you obtained somewhere?
PereMarquette1225fan
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According to a friend of mine who works on the Canadian National Railway, trains haul ten times what truck haul in a month, in just a few days.
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/archive/conferences/railworkshop/background-McCullough.pdf
This seems to indicate that trucks carry more freight over all, which is understandable, because except for some bulk shipments train loads transfer to truck loads for local distribution. Bulk loads carried in trains, grain, etc... usually are made into items that are shipped by truck afterwards. Even some coal loads and energy products are transloaded.
This seems to indicate that trucks carry more freight over all, which is understandable, because except for some bulk shipments train loads transfer to truck loads for local distribution. Bulk loads carried in trains, grain, etc... usually are made into items that are shipped by truck afterwards. Even some coal loads and energy products are transloaded.
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legolistic
also a rubiks cube fan
Fix the link. There's 2 http://'s
