Amtrak Adds Carbon Emission Savings Information on All Northeast Corridor Tickets
Data provides emissions savings compared to other modes of travel for the same trip, showing trains are one of the greenest ways to travel
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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Amtrak announced today, in conjunction with Earth Day 2021 that all passengers traveling on the Northeast Corridor (NEC), between Boston and Washington, D.C., will be provided their trip-specific carbon emissions savings. Savings are calculated two ways: first by showing riders how much they saved by not driving and second, how much they saved by not flying. That difference between train travel and each of these alternative modes is the passenger s carbon emissions savings (Co2e) with taking Amtrak. On the NEC, travel with Amtrak produces 83% less emissions than driving alone and up to 73% less than flying.
Mar 9, 2021
LANSING –The Michigan Department of Transportation and Quandel Consultants recently received the highest honor with the Engineering Eminent Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan for their work on the Accelerated Rail Project, according to an MDOT news release.
The ACEC/M recognizes “worthy Michigan engineering and surveying projects from the past year, as well as engineering professionals who have significantly contributed to the profession,” the release states.
The award was announced at the organization’s annual gala held virtually in February.
“I am thrilled MDOT and Quandel Consultants won this top honor for their hard work involved in the important Accelerated Rail Project,” said Peter Anastor, MDOT Office of Rail director, in the release. “MDOT took bold initiative to become a nationally recognized leader in supporting intercity rail service by acquiring the railroad right of way and investing in these infr
Amtrak announces when passenger rail service will begin on Gulf Coast On Friday, Amtrak announced that it hopes to start running the trains in January 2022. (Source: WLOX) By WLOX Staff | March 5, 2021 at 1:50 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 4:53 PM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - After last weekâs announcement that the passenger rail service would be returning next year to the Gulf Coast, Amtrak is narrowing that timeframe down a bit.
On Friday, Amtrak announced that it hopes to start running the trains in January 2022.
During the quarterly meeting of the Southern Rail Commission on Friday, Amtrak Vice President of Stations and Accessibility Dr. David Handera made the announcement.
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New Delhi. Mumbai. Chechnya. Madrid. London. The question isn t whether America will suffer a jihadi attack on our passenger rail lines, but when. So, why has President Obama neutered the nation s most highly trained post-Sept. 11 counterterrorism rail security team?
All signs point to business-as-usual cronyism and pandering to power-grabbing union bosses.
Amtrak s Office of Security Strategy and Special Operations (OSSSO) grew out of a counterterrorism and intelligence unit developed by the Bush administration in the wake of global jihadi attacks on mass transit systems. The office was staffed with Special Forces veterans, law enforcement officers, railroad specialists, other military personnel and experts who