Rail versus truck fuel efficiency: The relative fuel efficiency of truck-competitive rail freight and truck operations compared in a range of corridors. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5161841

The report summarizes the findings of a study to evaluate the fuel efficiency of rail freight operations relative to competing truckload service. The objective of the study was to identify the circumstances in which rail freight service offers a fuel efficiency advantage over alternative truckload options, and to estimate the fuel savings associated with using rail service. The findings are based on computer simulations of rail and truck freight movements between the same origins and destinations. The simulation input assumptions and data are based on actual rail and truck operations. Input data was provided by U.S. regional and Class I railroads and by large truck fleet operators.

• Research Organization: Abacus Technology Corp., Chevy Chase, MD (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5161841
• Report Number(s): PB-91-233619/XAB; CNN: DTFR-53-90-C-00017
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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Consumption
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
EVALUATION
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL ECONOMY
LAND TRANSPORT
LOCOMOTIVES
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAILWAYS
ROAD TRANSPORT
SIMULATION
TRAINS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
TRUCKS
VEHICLES