The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Hall Company, which manages the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service, is proud to announce that the passenger rail fleet is now powered by a extra sustainable gasoline different.
The Pacific Surfliner trains will now function on renewable diesel (RD) which is chemically much like fossil diesel however made out of renewable uncooked supplies comparable to used cooking oil, as a substitute of crude oil. In comparison with fossil diesel, RD considerably reduces greenhouse gasoline emissions by an estimated 63 p.c1 all through its lifecycle, offering a steep enhance to the sustainability of rail journey in Southern California. Moreover, the swap to RD presents the potential to scale back different dangerous emissions, together with tremendous particulates and nitrogen oxides resulting in improved native air high quality.
“The adoption of renewable diesel for our Pacific Surfliner service is a crucial milestone in our ongoing dedication to environmental preservation and the battle in opposition to local weather change,” stated Jewel Edson, chair of the LOSSAN Company Board of Administrators. “We take immense delight in becoming a member of forces with Amtrak, state and federal businesses, rail gear producers, and gasoline distributors who share our dedication to lowering greenhouse gasoline emissions and selling sustainability.”
The adoption of renewable diesel for the Pacific Surfliner fleet is the results of a collaborative effort that engaged key stakeholders, together with the California Division of Transportation (Caltrans), Amtrak, the Capitol Hall Joint Powers Authority, San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, and varied different companions.
It’s value noting that the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner is already an environment friendly mode of journey as practice journey is 46 p.c2 extra vitality environment friendly than touring by automobile. Moreover, the Pacific Surfliner presently operates with diesel-electric Charger locomotives, the primary passenger locomotive to obtain the stringent Tier IV emissions certification from the U.S. EPA, making it one of many cleanest diesel-electric passenger locomotives in operation. The transition to renewable diesel serves as one more vital stride in lowering the Pacific Surfliner and our passengers’ carbon footprint.
1 Calculated utilizing the Division of Vitality GREET mannequin
2 Division of Vitality Transportation Vitality Knowledge Ebook
