Table 4-25M:  Energy Intensity of Class I Railroada Freight Service,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960  ,1965  ,1970  ,1975  ,1980  ,1985  ,1990   ,1991   ,1992   ,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001 ,2002
Revenue freight tonne-kilometers (millions),"835,555","1,018,882","1,116,600","1,101,187","1,341,653","1,280,372","1,509,566","1,516,728","1,557,470","1,619,560","1,752,990","1,906,268","1,979,686","1,969,394","2,010,092","2,092,813","2,140,261","2,183,347","2,200,194"
Car-kilometers (millions),"45,335","47,212","48,103","44,508","47,117","40,105","42,099","41,244","42,049","43,264","45,842","48,897","51,040","50,952","52,556","54,478","55,667","55,109","55,812"
Tonnes per car load,40,44,50,55,61,61,60,60,60,58,58,59,60,58,58,58,57,58,57
Fuel consumed (million liters),"13,109","13,597","13,419","13,843","14,778","11,773","11,792","11,000","11,375","11,689","12,621","13,173","13,548","13,533","13,563","14,063","14,006","14,044","14,120"
Energy intensity (kilojoule / revenue freight tonne-kilometer),606,516,465,486,426,355,302,280,282,279,278,267,265,266,261,260,253,249,248
Energy intensity (kilojoule / car-kilometer),"11,178","11,134","10,784","12,024","12,125","11,348","10,828","10,311","10,458","10,445","10,643","10,415","10,261","10,268","9,976","9,979","9,726","9,852","9,780"
a Class I railroads are those that have operating revenues of $272 million or more.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"The heat equivalent factor used for joule conversion is 38,655,900 joules/liter.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1.459972 tonne-kilometer = 1 ton-mile.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1.609344 kilometers = 1 mile.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
0.9071847 tonnes = 1 ton.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3.785412 liters = 1 gallon.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
SOURCE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: November 2003), pp. 34, 37, and 40.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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