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From: "David MonteVerde" david AT gvtrail DOT com
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 13:49:12 -0400
Subject: MA&N former EL C425 2455 westbound on CSX Water Level in route from Utica to Rome on Access Rights granted by Conrail
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MA&N wb on the Water Level Kyle Walsh DMV


Freight Rail Works


Eight Unbelievable Facts About America's Freight Railroads


April 5, 2015

Supporting the world's largest economy is no small task. Every day,
thousands of customers rely upon American freight railroads to safely and
efficiently transport everything from the food on your table to the energy
resources that power your home. What does it takes to keep America's economy
moving 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year?

60 football fields: The length of the longest freight train in American
history

4 American time zones: First established by freight railroads in 1883

107.3 billion pounds of steel: The amount of steel contained in America's
freight rail network

6,667 Eiffel Towers: Could be built with all that steel

489.4 million railroad ties: The number of railroad ties maintained by Class
I freight railroads

5.6 trips around the Earth: The length of America's freight rail network
laid end-to-end

473 miles: How far a freight train can move a ton of freight on one gallon
of fuel

75 percent: The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions achieved by moving
freight by rail instead of truck











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