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.