Rail Energy Efficiency
From OnTrackNorthAmerica
Goals
- Transform how we collectively evaluate and commit resources to major new technology options
- Improve the sustainability of how freight is moved
- Reduce the energy requirements of moving railcars
- A 50% reduction in overall carbon emissions by 2030.
Core Question
- How can technology developers, railroads, investors, and policymakers make the wisest energy-efficiency decisions so that North American railroads contribute to lowering the emissions and resource requirements of freight movement?