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5 working locomotives
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up to286
thousand
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railcar, tank car, & locomotive repair
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Safe & Economical
Compared to trucking, rail offers a more economically attractive transportation option providing a pricing advantage in getting a customer to market.
Environmentally Friendly
Moving 10% of truck freight to rail would reduce associated greenhouse gas emissions by 17M tons. (AAR)
In 2017, rail accounted for just 2% of transportation-related emissions despite moving roughly one third of U.S. exports and intercity freight volume. (AAR)
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Safer, Fuel Efficient Bulk Transport, Rail Infrastructure, Timeliness
Moving by rail lowers road congestion and reduces opportunities for accidents. In 2017, semi-truck accidents accounted for 4,761 deaths (US DOT) as opposed to rail's 271 deaths (FRA).
A typical mile-long train replaces more than 500 trucks. An average railcar's capacity is equal to four trucks. 1.5B gallons of fuel would be saved per year by moving 10% of truck freight to rail. (AAR)
Compared to roadway infrastructure, which is funded by taxpayers, railroads invest approximately $25B/yr on infrastructure to maintain their own infrastructure.
Rail relies on multiple crews to continuously move cars 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.