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Table 4-18: Amtrak Fuel Consumption and Travel
KEY: Btu = British thermal unit; kWh = kilowatt hour; U = data are not available. NOTE The heat equivalent factors used in Btu conversions are: diesel = 138,700 Btu/gallon; electric = 3,412 Btu/kWh, negating electrical system loses (to include electrical system loses, multiply this conversion factor by approximately three). SOURCES Number of locomotives and cars: 1975–80: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication. 1985–2000: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues). 2001: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 2002), p. 77. Miles traveled: Train-miles: 1975–2001: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual issues). Car-miles: 1975: Association of American Railroads, Yearbook of Railroad Facts 1975 (Washington, DC: 1976), p. 40. 1980–85: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication. 1990–2000: Ibid., Amtrak Corporate Reporting, Route Profitability System, personal communication, Aug. 22, 2001. 2001: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 2002), p. 77. Locomotive fuel consumed: 1975–2000: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication. Find this web page at:
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