@John Rowlen posted:Really? How much fuel did they save running the car backwards?
If they saved fuel this way, why would they ever turn the car around and waste fuel?
It sounds rather "Fuelish" to do that.
Eric, The American Orient Express" is still a beautiful set of cars. Keep up the good work.
I agree, i.e. questionable "fuel economy". The only proper way to measure fuel consumption and related "economy" on a diesel electric locomotive, under a fully controlled stationary test, where the fuel is being weighed on a scale, and the KW output of the main generator is measured & recorded.
Besides, unless the passenger train is operating at speeds well over 100 MPH, the wind resistance of any dome car, no matter which way it is oriented, is inconsequential.