Trains weigh hundreds to thousands of tons [1] - a single passenger car (as in 'train car') weighs around 70 tons and carries around 60 people when fully occupi

Trains weigh hundreds to thousands of tons [1] - a single passenger car (as in 'train car') weighs around 70 tons and carries around 60 people when fully occupied (which does not happen that often on longer hauls but occurs frequently on commuter lines). In the linked article an example is given of an Amtrak passenger train carrying 560 passengers with an empty weight of 1228 tons empty, 1278 tons loaded. While this example is skewed by the inclusion of 50% sleeper wagons (which carry fewer passengers) it does show trains are not a good comparison when talking about moving heavy boxes to carry passengers. [1] https://www.trainconductorhq.com/how-much-does-a-train-weigh/ https://www.trainconductorhq.com/how-much-does-a-train-weigh...