Carriage weight has nothing to do with efficiency. A train is more efficient due to the roadbed and lack of rolling resistance. Also a factor is the number of pbuttengers per unit. A car hold six at best, while a train is unlimited to a large degree.
For me to travel from Philadelphia to Washington D.C., I must pay for fuel, which would be approximately $15 buttuming traffic was good. Parking in D.C. would cost me $20 for the day, if I was lucky. Travel time would be four hours or so, costing roughly $100 in productive time, depending on pay rate-salary. Meanwhile, a ticket for Amtrak would cost $40-$55 for a two hour ride. During the ride, I could do paperwork or relax.
Note, I did not include the cost of maintaining the vehicle, nor its purchase price. Train seems cheaper to me.
Perhaps if conserving fuel is an issue, those who wish to conserve must become more flexible, rather than the method of transit.
-- Max
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