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Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Uses Renewable Diesel
The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, which manages the Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® service, announced the passenger rail fleet is being powered by a more sustainable fuel alternative.
Amtrak Accelerates Net-Zero Transportation
Amtrak announced the support of its company-wide climate commitment by making increased purchases of carbon-free energy and reducing diesel usage and GHG emissions by more than 450,000 metric tons of CO2 since 2010.
Amtrak Sets 2045 Goal
Amtrak pledged to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across the Amtrak Network by 2045.
Amtrak engineers 17% GHG reduction
Amtrak reached a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 17% in 2018 over a 2010 baseline, including a 1.75% reduction from 2017 to 2018. The decline was attributed to the reduction of train fuel use and of electricity consumption in traction power and at Amtrak facilities.
