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