Fuel use on six-engine passenger train climbing the Rockies any Insights?

[railunionrep761]

I'm wondering how much fuel a six-engine passenger train burns when it's climbing the steep parts of the Rocky Mountains.

I know it changes, but can anyone give me an idea of the most gallons per hour each engine uses on those hard climbs? Just trying to get a feel for what it might be.

 

[Tillman]

Yeah, it definitely varies based on load, grade, and throttle setting, amodern freight or passenger locomotive like an EMD F40PH or a GE Genesis can burn somewhere between 150 to 200 gallons per hour each when working hard. If you've got six of them all throttled up, you're easily looking at 900 to 1,200 gallons per hour total during the steepest sections

 

[v0ndangerous]

On the steep parts of the Rockies, each engine on a 6-engine passenger train usually burns about 100 to 200 gallons of fuel per hour. It varies, but that's a good ballpark.

 

[Strawberry]

If one train burns thousands of gallons climbing a mountain, isn't it time to ask why railroads haven't pushed harder for hybrid or electric engines especially when freight rail is supposed to be the "green" option?