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Freight Train Fuel Consumption: Economic Analysis and Correlation of Predictions with Field Data

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • John D. Muhlenberg
Report Number
FRa/ORD-78/04.III
Office
RRD
Subject:
Freight Operations
Keywords:
Train Resistance, Fuel Consumption, Prediction and Field Data Correlation
Document
1981_RESISTANCE OF A FREIGHT TRAIN TO FORWARD MOTIO(1).PDF (13.58 MB)

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Last updated: Sunday, February 1, 1981