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Table 4-17M: Class I Rail Freight Fuel Consumption and
Travel
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| Locomotivesa |
29,031 |
27,780 |
27,077 |
27,846 |
28,094 |
22,548 |
18,835 |
18,344 |
18,004 |
18,161 |
18,505 |
18,812 |
19,269 |
19,684 |
20,261 |
20,256 |
20,028 |
19,745 |
20,506 |
20,774 |
22,015 |
22,779 |
| Carsb |
1,965,486 |
1,800,662 |
1,784,181 |
1,723,605 |
1,710,827 |
1,421,686 |
1,212,261 |
1,189,660 |
1,173,136 |
1,173,132 |
1,192,412 |
1,218,927 |
1,240,573 |
1,270,419 |
1,315,667 |
1,368,836 |
1,380,796 |
1,314,136 |
1,299,670 |
1,278,980 |
1,287,920 |
1,312,245 |
| Kilometers
traveled (millions) |
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| Freight train-kilometersc |
651 |
677 |
687 |
648 |
690 |
559 |
611 |
603 |
628 |
653 |
710 |
738 |
754 |
764 |
764 |
789 |
811 |
804 |
804 |
830 |
861 |
881 |
| Locomotive
unit-kilometers |
N |
N |
N |
2,380 |
2,464 |
1,976 |
2,060 |
1,992 |
2,057 |
2,124 |
2,261 |
2,326 |
2,358 |
2,290 |
2,317 |
2,420 |
2,419 |
2,378 |
2,323 |
2,388 |
2,476 |
2,456 |
| Car-kilometers |
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 |
57,220 |
59,660 |
60,692 |
| Average
kilometers traveled per vehicle (thousands) |
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| Locomotives |
N |
N |
N |
85.5 |
87.7 |
87.6 |
109.4 |
108.6 |
114.2 |
117.0 |
122.2 |
123.6 |
122.4 |
116.3 |
114.4 |
119.5 |
120.8 |
120.5 |
113.3 |
115.0 |
112.5 |
107.8 |
| Cars |
23 |
26.2 |
27.0 |
25.8 |
27.5 |
28.2 |
34.7 |
34.7 |
35.8 |
36.9 |
38.4 |
40.1 |
41.1 |
40.1 |
39.9 |
39.8 |
40.3 |
41.9 |
42.9 |
44.7 |
46.3 |
46 |
| Average
kilometers traveled per liter |
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| Trains |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
| Cars |
3.46 |
3.47 |
3.58 |
3.22 |
3.19 |
3.41 |
3.57 |
3.75 |
3.70 |
3.70 |
3.63 |
3.71 |
3.77 |
3.77 |
3.87 |
3.87 |
3.97 |
3.92 |
3.95 |
3.95 |
3.88 |
3.91 |
| 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 |
14,483 |
15,365 |
15,513 |
| Average fuel consumed per locomotivea (thousand liters) |
451.5 |
489.5 |
495.6 |
497.1 |
526.0 |
522.1 |
626.0 |
599.7 |
631.8 |
643.7 |
682.0 |
700.3 |
703.1 |
687.5 |
669.4 |
694.3 |
699.3 |
711.3 |
688.6 |
697.2 |
697.9 |
681.0 |
KEY: N = data do not exist.
a For 1960-80, the total includes a small
number of steam and electric units, which are not included in the per
locomotive fuel consumption figure.
b Includes cars owned by Class I railroads,
other railroads, car companies, and shippers.
c Based on the distance run between terminals and / or
stations; does not include yard or passenger train-kilometers.
NOTES
1.609344 kilometers = 1 mile.
3.785412 liters = 1 gallon.
SOURCES
All data except for locomotive unit-kilometers:
Association of American Railroads, Railroad
Facts 2006 (Washington, DC: 2006), pp. 33,
34, 40, 49, and 51, and similar tables in earlier editions.
Locomotive unit-kilometers:
1975-92, 2002: Ibid., Railroad
Ten-Year Trends (Washington, DC: Annual
issues).
1993-2001, 2003-04: Ibid., Analysis
of Class I Railroads (Washington, DC:
Annual issues).
2005: Association of American Railroads, personal communication,
June 13, 2007.
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