U.S. freight railroads are a major source of pollution, chuffing out more nitrogen oxide, the primary component of smog, than all the nation’s coal-fired power plants combined, according to a Reuters calculation using government data.
U.S. freight railroads are a major source of pollution, chuffing out more nitrogen oxide, the primary component of smog, than all the nation’s coal-fired power plants combined, according to a Reuters calculation using government data.
Well, trains are the cheapest and most fuel efficient way to move freight. Your move Reuters. Not saying locomotive emissions couldn’t use some work, but name an even remotely competitive alternative. We’ll wait. Nationalized rail would also be nice.
We had Conrail and they killed it
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Totally agree, though electric trains are definitely an option.