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The post on fuel consumption should read 4 gallons per HOUR at idle on a UP freight locomotive. The dollar sign was a typo in the fuel consumption of 750-800 gallons per hour of jet fuel for a 737.
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You can edit your post...just click on the "pencil" icon in the row that gives the "posted" time and date.
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Also keep in mind that UP pulls hundred-plus-car-long freight trains through mountainous territory whilst Amtrak trains are typically ten to fifteen passenger cars long, not nearly as heavy.
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