Fun Facts:
[spoiler title=’How many more times are railways more energy efficient than trucks?’ style=’orange’ collapse_link=’false’] Railways are about 3 times more efficient than trucks![/spoiler]
[spoiler title=’How many miles does a train moving 1 ton of freight move per 1 gallon of fuel?’ style=’yellow’ collapse_link=’false’]Trains can move a ton of freight 413 miles on just 1 gallon of fuel! Your family car likely only moves 25 miles on 1 gallon of gas.[/spoiler]
[spoiler title=’How many people rode an Amtrak train in 2010?’ style=’orange’ collapse_link=’false’]Traveling by rail is popular for people too! There were 28.7 million Amtrak passengers in 2010.[/spoiler]
[spoiler title=’If 5% of the freight that moves by truck moved by rail instead how many trees could we plant? ‘ style=’yellow’ collapse_link=’false’]If just 5% of the freight that moves by truck moved by rail instead, fuel savings would be approximately 800 million gallons/year, which is equivalent to taking 1.8 million cars off the road or planting more than 200 million trees![/spoiler]
