COORDINATED RAIL TRUCK SERVICES: ENERGY USE AND CONSERVATION POTENTIAL

The author discusses ways that fuel might be saved by shifting toward less energy intensive modes of freight transportation. In comparing truck and rail, it is noted that there is not much difference between the two when pickup and delivery type operations are involved. Substantial opportunities for improved fuel economy do exist in linehaul operations where the railroads' fuel economy is undisputed. Examined are merchandise traffic, bulk materials and intermodal services. Greater use of piggyback, it is concluded, has to be the primary means of effecting a reduction in freight energy consumption.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the conference held at the University of Wisconsin, May 6-8, 1974, sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation contained in "The Role of U.S. Railroads in Meeting the Nation's Energy Requirements."
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Graduate School of Business
  Madison, WI  United States  53706
• Authors:
  • Morton, A L
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-30
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Wisconsin University, Madison
  • Publisher: University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • ISSN: 1072-9496

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container traffic; Economic efficiency; Energy consumption; Freight transportation; Intermodal services; Piggyback transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy intensiveness
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072576
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proc Paper
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1976 12:00AM