Table 4-25: Energy Intensity of Class I Railroada Freight Service
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 4-25: Energy Intensity of Class I Railroada Freight Service
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue freight ton-miles (millions) | 572,309 | 697,878 | 764,809 | 754,252 | 918,958 | 876,984 | 1,033,969 | 1,038,875 | 1,066,781 | 1,109,309 | 1,200,701 | 1,305,688 | 1,355,975 | 1,348,926 | 1,376,802 | 1,433,461 | 1,465,960 | 1,495,472 | 1,507,011 |
| Car-miles (millions) | 28,170 | 29,336 | 29,890 | 27,656 | 29,277 | 24,920 | 26,159 | 25,628 | 26,128 | 26,883 | 28,485 | 30,383 | 31,715 | 31,660 | 32,657 | 33,851 | 34,590 | 34,243 | 34,680 |
| Tons per car load | 44 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 |
| Fuel consumed (million gallons) | 3,463 | 3,592 | 3,545 | 3,657 | 3,904 | 3,110 | 3,115 | 2,906 | 3,005 | 3,088 | 3,334 | 3,480 | 3,579 | 3,575 | 3,583 | 3,715 | 3,700 | 3,710 | 3,730 |
| Energy intensity (Btu/revenue freight ton-mile) | 839 | 714 | 643 | 672 | 589 | 492 | 418 | 388 | 391 | 386 | 385 | 370 | 366 | 368 | 361 | 359 | 350 | 344 | 343 |
| Energy intensity (Btu/car-mile) | 17,051 | 16,983 | 16,450 | 18,341 | 18,495 | 17,310 | 16,516 | 15,727 | 15,952 | 15,932 | 16,234 | 15,886 | 15,652 | 15,662 | 15,218 | 15,222 | 14,836 | 15,027 | 14,918 |
KEY: Btu = British thermal unit.
a Class I railroads are those that have operating revenues of $272 million or more.
NOTE
The heat equivalent factor used for Btu conversion is 138,700 Btu/gallon.
SOURCE
Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: November 2003), pp. 34, 37, and 40.