Apr 23, 2011

Freight on Rail is Cleaner

"Of all freight-transportation options, rail is the most environmentally friendly way to move goods over land. In fact, if just 10% of the nation's freight were shifted to rail, fuel savings would approach a whopping one billion gallons annually."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/15/8-railroad-innovations-pr_n_849712.html#s264477&title=Trees_for_Tracks

For further economic and environmental gains, rail should be expanded and utilized for light local commuter and freight trains.

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