The very high prices are a gold mine for the Railroads. Trains are the
MOST effecent use of Fuel You can move a Ton of cargo one mile by rail
using less fuel than by any other method.
Lang haul shippers feeling the crunch of higher fuel costs are shifting
their loads to the Railroads where ever posable.

Of course using the Good Old Amercian Way the Railroads are raping the
customers on "Fuel Cost Surcharges" collecting far more than the
acualt increased costs of Diesel.
There are several Lawsuits in litigation right now over Unfair
Practices.


BA> RN> How far will it go on 10 gallons of fuel?

BA>If you believe CSX commercials, one gallon of diesel will move a ton of frei
BA>423 miles on their railroad.

BA>OTOH, Union Pacific's articulated steam locomotive gets about 10 gallons per
BA>mile on bunker oil (5,000 gallons to go from Cheyenne, WY, to Omaha, NE) - a
BA>that's without much of a load.

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