These numbers are pretty different than the ones here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fuel_efficiency_in_transportation" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Fuel_efficiency_in_transportat...</a><p>citation:<p>Davis, Stacy C.; Susan W. Diegel; Robert G. Boundy (2011). Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 30. US Department of Energy. pp. Table 2.12. ORNL-6986 (Edition 30 of ORNL-5198). Retrieved 2012-02-22.<p>Passenger trains are more efficient than planes, even when low capacity is assumed.<p>What surprised me is how efficient air travel has become, it really is quite impressive.