Submitted by ClockwiseOne09 t3_10rwut2 in springfieldMO
Morrow116 t1_j6ystq6 wrote
Reply to comment by lochlainn in Saw some tanks on a train today by ClockwiseOne09
.6 mpg moving 16,000 tons of cargo. Try doing that in a semi truck.
-lurkbeforeyouleap- t1_j6zcpy3 wrote
Tanks. Not trains.
Morrow116 t1_j74h26w wrote
I re read your comment. My apologies, I misunderstood what you said.
var23 t1_j74ghsi wrote
Trains get like 500 mpg.
Morrow116 t1_j74gyha wrote
Trains do not get 500 mpg, that’s a per ton measurement. So a loaded coal train ~16,000 ton, get about .03 miles per gallon of diesel.
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