The green economy. The greening of freight rail. Part 1 /

Since the early days of the railroad there has been the ability to move massive amounts of freight to expand the literal horizons of where business is done. Today that trend continues except technology and good old-fashioned American know-how is leading the way. Moving a ton of freight nearly 500 mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Blaricom, Tim van (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Wheeling, IL : Film Ideas, Inc., 2014.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Railroads > Freight. Shipment of goods > Environmental aspects. Sustainable development. Railroad trains > Environmental aspects. Transports ferroviaires > Marchandises. Expédition de marchandises > Aspect de l'environnement. Développement durable. Trains > Aspect de l'environnement. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Since the early days of the railroad there has been the ability to move massive amounts of freight to expand the literal horizons of where business is done. Today that trend continues except technology and good old-fashioned American know-how is leading the way. Moving a ton of freight nearly 500 miles on a gallon of fuel is now the benchmark for efficiency. You will see how the technology is revolutionizing the locomotives and companies like Gunderson, GE and others are looking to stretch that even further.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed March 02, 2018).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (22 min.)
Playing Time:	00:21:36