"Green" and Efficient Rail Transportation - Analysis of Options (AOA) and Trade-Offs

The objective of this project is to: (1) review United States (US) and UIC/European Union (EU) initiatives on "green" passenger and freight rail transportation, underlying technologies and "Best Practices" (BPs); (2) identify BPs applicable and transferrable to the US rail environment; (3) analyze the cost-benefit tradeoffs of US rail energy efficiency and environmental emissions; (4) address Transportation Research Board (TRB) recommendation #5 to undertake R&D on rail energy efficiency and environmental footprint; and (5) issue a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) summary report and guidance to respond to the President's "20 in 10" energy initiative.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Equipment and Components

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $130000.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Performing Organizations:

  Association of American Railroads Technical Center

  3140 South Federal Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616
• Start Date: 20061001
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20091001
• Source Data: RiP Project 30694

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Best practices; Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Railroad transportation
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01465249
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:57PM