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- From: mwilson@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Mark Wilson)
- Newsgroups: sci.energy
- Subject: Re: Electric TrRail System
- Keywords: trains
- Message-ID: <78569@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 14:46:16 GMT
- References: <1992Dec22.015607.14646@clipper.ingr.com>
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- In <1992Dec22.015607.14646@clipper.ingr.com> brian@clipper.ingr.com (Brian Smith) writes:
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- | I am thinking in terms of energy input per passenger-mile. How does the
- |efficiency compare with transportation by auto? One advantage I can see is that
- |a train car is usually full during commute hours but, must autos carry a single
- |passenger. It seems a train should be more aerodynamically efficient as well.
- |Are these the only advantages or are there obvious others?
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- When calculating the _total_ effieciency of rapid rail, don't forget to
- add in the off peak times, when that train is only hauling 1 or 2 passangers.
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