2012 Rail Trends - Railway Association of Canada
2012 Rail Trends - Railway Association of Canada
2012 Rail Trends - Railway Association of Canada
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Glossary<br />
Track operated: First main track only. Excludes second and other main<br />
track, passing tracks and crossovers, industrial tracks, spurs and yard tracks.<br />
Trip plan: A detailed chain <strong>of</strong> train handling events describing car<br />
handling from shipper’s door to consignee’s door. Trip plans are<br />
expressed in hours and are tailored for each specific customer location.<br />
Unit train: A train with a fixed, coupled consist <strong>of</strong> cars operated<br />
continuously in shuttle service under load from origin and delivered<br />
intact at destination and returning usually for reloading at the same<br />
origin.<br />
CONVERSION FACTORS<br />
miles to kilometres 1.6093<br />
tons (short) to metric tonnes 0.9072<br />
gallons to litres 4.5461<br />
revenue ton-miles to revenue tonne-kilometres 1.4599<br />
kilometres to miles 0.6214<br />
metric tonnes to tons (short) 1.1023<br />
litres to gallons 0.2200<br />
revenue tonne-kilometres to revenue ton-miles 0.6850<br />
<strong>2012</strong><br />
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LIST OF ACRONYMS<br />
BGTM Billion gross ton-miles<br />
CAC Criteria Air Contaminants<br />
CDP Carbon Disclosure Project<br />
DG Dangerous Goods<br />
GHG Greenhouse Gas Emissions<br />
LEM Locomotive Emissions Monitoring<br />
MOU Memorandum <strong>of</strong> Understanding<br />
RAC <strong>Rail</strong>way <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong><br />
RTK Revenue ton-kilometres<br />
RTM Revenue ton-miles<br />
TSB Transportation Safety Board
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