"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.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Equipment and Components
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $130000.00
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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