Freightful Efficiency\text{Freightful Efficiency}

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A 70-car freight train is hauling 3,000 tons of cargo. It is pulled by one engine, which has a 4,500-gallon fuel tank. It travels 300 miles from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC, using half a tank of fuel.

Per ton of cargo, how many miles per gallon does it achieve?

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