FUEL CONSERVATION AND TRAIN HANDLING

Several measures of fuel conservation are presented: (1) When charging a train the Revving-Up should not be done unnecessarily or for too long a period of time; (2) Fuel is wasted by excessive use of stretch or power braking; (3) Fuel consumption can be reduced by lowering the train speed, reducing the speed when operating trains consisting of open top equipment, and shutting down diesel engines during layovers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Thirty-Seventh Annual Proceedings of the Railway Fuel and Operating Officers Association, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Fuel and Operating Officers Association

  10414 South Wood Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60643
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy resources; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Supply
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel shortage
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054599
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1974 12:00AM