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To: Eric who wrote (75587)3/23/2017 1:11:49 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86356
 
I did the math on that long ago.

Jordan Wirfs-Brock/Inside Energy

What will happen to all that crude carried on railroads? Much of it will become gasoline, and the rest will turn into diesel, jet fuel and petroleum products. This image used the Backhoe icon designed by Jev Downer from the Noun Project.

http://insideenergy.org/2014/06/16/30000-gallons-of-crude-by-rail-every-77-seconds/




Check the fuel capacity spec. For various B747's, it goes from 48,465 - 63,705 gallons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747