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Railroad energy study: description of rail transportation in the United States. Volume I. Freight railroading

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6369075

The objectives of the study are to: provide a current, comprehensive, and accurate data baseline 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. Volume I comprises a summary; a history of the railroads that provides historical perspective for the current structure and practices of the industry; a description of the freight railroad industry, facilities, and equipment; a description of freight railroad costs and how they vary with the volume and nature of activities; and a discussion of energy use by freight railroads. (MOW)

Research Organization:
Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76CS51176
OSTI ID:
6369075
Report Number(s):
DOE/CS/51176-T12; ON: DE81024166
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English