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| Author: | NH0401 [ Mon May 08, 2006 9:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Diesel Fuel Prices |
Does anyone wish to quote the price their operation is paying for diesel fuel ? All industries that use large amounts of fossil fuels employ elaborate mechanisms to protect against price escalation on fuel oil. These include long-term contracts, hedge funds and all sorts of other nonsense. Has anyone come across a cheap and dirty way to hedge against diesel fuel price increases on a smaller scale ? Dave |
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| Author: | E.B. Levin [ Mon May 08, 2006 9:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Fuel Prices |
Institute an agressive shutdown policy. One thing to keep in mind is that you need good starting batteries if you go this route. You'll be surprised to see how much lube oil you save as an additional benefit. EBL |
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| Author: | Howard P. [ Mon May 08, 2006 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Fuel Prices |
How "aggressive"? If there is a 15-20 minute layover between excursion trains, does it make sense to shut the unit down? Certainly, anything longer than a 1/2 hour layover would be worthwhile for shut down and restart. |
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| Author: | mxdata [ Tue May 09, 2006 6:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Fuel Prices |
Approximate Fuel consumption rates for EMD engines at idle: 12-567: 2.8 Gallons per hour 16-567: 3.7 Gallons per hour 16-645 Turbo: 5.1 Gallons per hour (4.1 at low idle) |
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| Author: | Dave [ Tue May 09, 2006 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Fuel Prices |
For more confusion, Nigel Day should be testing his biodiesel fired steam locomotive even as we email. Ought to make for some interesting comparisons. dave |
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| Author: | JimBoylan [ Tue May 09, 2006 1:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Diesel Fuel Prices |
TYBR paid $2.579 plus 2.4 cents tax per gal. to have 516.9 gals. of high sulfur off road fuel delivered to the locomotives on May 2. |
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