Railroad energy study: efficiency improvements. Volume I. Freight railroading

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6163841

The objectives of the study are to: provide a current, comprehensive, and accurate data base of railroad economic activity and energy consumption; describe planned and postulated expansion and the time frame of future developments; identify research and development needs related to improvements in energy utilization; and provide data that the Federal government may use to determine its future role. The study is organized into 4 tasks. This reseach Task III catalogues energy-conserving technological and operational improvements to freight railroading and estimates capital investment, maintenance, life cycle, and operating costs for each improvement where appropriate. The maximum expected improvements in railroad fuel consumption on a national basis are desribed. Energy-saving and operational improvements are reviewed and potential model shifts to railroad freight are discussed. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76CS51176
• OSTI ID: 6163841
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/51176-T11; ON: DE81026107
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320202* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Transportation-- Railway
CAPITAL
CARGO
COST
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
LAND TRANSPORT
NORTH AMERICA
OPERATING COST
OPERATION
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAILWAYS
SERVICE LIFE
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
TRANSPORT
USA