Truck and Rail Energy Comparisons - Project 1275 |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A Proposed Transportation RevenueEnergy Use Index | 16 |
Initial Development of the Proposed Index | 27 |
Common terms and phrases
Allied Products American Trucking Association CARLOAD WAYBILL STATISTICS cents per ton-mile Coal Products commodity groups COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT dollars per gallon DOUBLES efficiency improvements EFFICIENT AS TRUCK energy comparison index ENERGY CONSUMED ENERGY USE COMPARISONS energy use data Equipment Extracted Fabricated Metal FACING TABLE FREIGHT TRANSPORT MODES freight transportation system fuel economy diesels GALLON INDEX EXAMPLES gallon of fuel index for comparing intermodal comparisons intramodal LOCOMOTIVE lodestone Menlo Park Metal Products MILES MIXED FREIGHT MODAL Modified by SRI Mooz 37 motor vehicles nities Without Rail Note Petroleum and Coal POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT quantities RAIL ENERGY COMPARISONS RAIL ENERGY EFFICIENCIES RAIL FREIGHT Rail Service ratio RESULTING REVENUE/ENERGY REVENUE/ENERGY USE INDEX selected examples SERVICE ELEMENTS shipped by truck SOURCE SRI International SUMMARY POINTS TOFC Service ton-miles per gallon total system TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Truck 20 Tons TRUCK ADVANTAGE TRUCK AND RAIL unit of energy unit trains valid index value added WOODS CROSS