Show RAILROAD EFFICIENCY Showing Snowing the Increased efficiency cy In the use of fuels on the tho rail rail- railroads railroads roads the tho bureau of ot statistics of ot the Interstate Commerce commission ion sion has issued a statement show- show showIng Ing that in the first seven months ft t f the tho year the roads havo have mado made a paving 3 ving of ot In consumption consumption tion lion of ot locomotive fuel For the first seven mouths months of ot 1927 1921 Class Classi i f steam railroads consumed 55 5 tons ot of coal a a reduction of or 9 tons as compared with the corresponding period of 1926 1526 The Tho total cost of the coal coni for tho the h first seven months this year was a reduction of ot 2291 2201 42 J I as compared compare 1 with the first seven months mouths of ot Economy was also shown In the consumption ot or fuel oil oh by b freight and passenger p locomotives For the first seven months this year rear the tho commission reported that the tho fuel oil consumed amounted to gallons a decrease of gallons callons as ns compared with tho the first seven months of ot 1926 Tho The total cost of ot this fuel tuel oil was 33 33 n II decrease ot of as RS compared with the tho corresponding period a 1 year rear ago ego Tho The total cost of coal and fuel oil therefore for the seven months of 1927 1527 was a reduction reduction tion of ot as RS compared with tho the total cost ot of coal and fuel oil for the seven months of ot 1926 |