RAIL CAR ROUTES AND FUEL CONSERVATION

With fuel conservation in mind, this paper discusses fuel implications of routing rail freight cars by more direct and "fuel-efficient" routes, rather than by those which are circuitous and less fuel efficient. It is suggested that both shippers and railroads need voluntarily to be conscious of fuel conservation needs as they determine routings for rail cars.

• Corporate Authors:

  Association Interstate Commerce Comm Practitioner

  1112 ICC Building
  Washington, DC  United States  20423
• Authors:
  • Allman, W P
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 734-739
• Serial:
  • ICC Practitioners Journal
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: N/A

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Optimization; Regulations; Routing; Traffic managers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shippers
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations; Operating strategies; Route optimization
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Law; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141577
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1977 12:00AM