Trains could be used more in supply chains
By Hicbd
Thu May 19 2022 9:26 am
"Rail moves 40 percent of freight as measured in ton-miles but is responsible for only 8 percent of freight transportation carbon emissions. Even though both trucks and locomotives use the same fuel—diesel—railways emit less CO2 per ton-mile of freight movement because rail is much more energy-efficient than trucking. By one estimate, moving freight by rail instead of trucks could save up to 1,000 gallons of fuel per carload. And freight rail has the potential to get cleaner more quickly than trucks, ships, or planes."
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