Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains
by arcticbull on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:07PM
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Rail infrastructure can be expensive (especially when done as inefficiently as in the US) but the actual economics of running trains are fantastic. They're the second-most efficient way of transporting goods and people - after marine shipping.
A freight train can move 1 ton of cargo 480 miles using a single gallon of diesel. [1]
Even city rail, Bart trains in SF average 249 miles per gallon equivalent.
Not to mention you only need what - one or two people - manning a train carrying the average equivalent of 700 truckloads. Once you commit to putting it up, it's super cheap and efficient, which is why we do it.
A freight train can move 1 ton of cargo 480 miles using a single gallon of diesel. [1]
Even city rail, Bart trains in SF average 249 miles per gallon equivalent.
Not to mention you only need what - one or two people - manning a train carrying the average equivalent of 700 truckloads. Once you commit to putting it up, it's super cheap and efficient, which is why we do it.
[1] https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-moving-miles-ahead-...
[2] https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/GreenSheet.pdf