Re: Some interesting Rail Facts.

["David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au>]

Does anyone know what percentage of US domestic freight goes by rail? As
opposed to road, air, etc?
And the percentage for Australia?

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David Martin
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Maurie Daly <mdaly@pcug.org.au> wrote in message
news:Pine.GSO.3.95.1000303114345.19789A-100000@supreme...
> Whilst doing a bit of Net surfing I came across this Website.
> http://www.uprr.com/uprr/ffh/locorost.shtml.
> Its a very informative list of Union Pacifics Railroads loco roster.
> It takes a little while to realise just how big some of these US railroads
> are .
> In this case , this one company alone has more locos and rolling stock
> than all of the Railways in Australia both Govt and Private added
> together,and hauls more freight than the whole lot.
> You then have to look at the number of buracracies and Rail Authorities
> that are necessary in Australia to simply administer what is by world
> standards a tiny railway system.
>
> Its no wonder rail is going backwards.
>
> MD
>
>