| A single freight train can take the load of 280 or more trucks — equivalent to 1,100 cars — off our overcrowded highways. |
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| A freight train moves a ton of freight an average of 484 miles on a single gallon of fuel. |
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| In 2008, 384.4 million tons of freight originated, terminated or passed through Texas by rail. it would have taken about 21.4 million trucks to handle this freight. |
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| As of July 2011, there were 62 designated railroad crossing "quiet zones" in Texas where trains do not need to sound their horn on approach. |
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| Texas has 10,573 public highway and rail crossings. It leads all other states in total rail miles, with 10,804. In 2007, more than 2 million rail carloads traveled through the state, the second-largest volume in the nation. |
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| Between 1956-2006 for every $16 that the federal government spent on highway projects with our general tax dollars, $6 was spent on aviation and only $1 was spent on rail. |
| Source: Amtrak Media Relations |
| Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Travelers Will Use High-Speed Rail |
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| Traffic congestion costs the U.S. $87.2 billion a year. The amount of time wasted in traffic annually nearly equals one full week per traveler. |
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| For those that demand passenger rail make a "profit", you may be surprised to learn that highway user fees pay for only 51 percent of highway costs - the public pays the rest of the bill View PDF |
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| In 2009, highways got 76% of subsidies (non gas-tax). Rail and maritime combined got 3% of subsidies. Source: Pew Charitable Trusts View Source |
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