Amtrak Fuel Consumption and Travel (Metric)

Dataset Excel:

Notes:

1 gallon = 3.785412 liters and 1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers.

Description:

KEY: kWh = kilowatt hour.

Source:

Number of locomotives and cars:

1975-80: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication.

1985-2000: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).

2001-19: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 73 and similar pages in earlier editions.

Miles traveled:

Train-miles:

1975-2002: Amtrak, Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).

2003-19: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 73 and similar pages in earlier editions.

Car-miles:

1975: Association of American Railroads, Yearbook of Railroad Facts 1975 (Washington, DC: 1976), p. 40.

1980-85: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department and Public Affairs Department, personal communication.

1990-2000: Amtrak, Amtrak Corporate Reporting, Route Profitability System, personal communication, Aug. 22, 2001.

2001-19: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 73 and similar pages in earlier editions.

Locomotive fuel consumed:

1975-2000: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs Department, personal communication.

2001-19: Amtrak, personal communications, Apr. 20, 2011, May 9, 2013, Sept. 14, 2015, Oct. 11, 2018, May 23, 2019, Aug. 31, 2020.

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