Thread: Full steam ahead for US railways (BBC News)
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Old 17th November 2009, 11:55
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Well it seems a US gallon of diesel weighs 7.3 lbs.

So a ton is 2000 lbs and 2000 divided by 7.3 = 274 gallons per ton.

So if you knew the total weight of fuel in a trainload of tankers you could work out the cost of loco fuel per mile, that might mean something.
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