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Train system in the US is almost always slower (except for northeast corridor), and frustratingly not much greener per Amtrak’s own numbers. If I’m going to ta
by n8cpdx 2y ago
Train system in the US is almost always slower (except for northeast corridor), and frustratingly not much greener per Amtrak’s own numbers.
If I’m going to take days instead of hours, I want better than 34% more efficient.
https://www.amtrak.com/travel-green https://www.amtrak.com/travel-green
I’m actually posting this with the ulterior motive of having someone respond with better carbon numbers for Amtrak, because I have not been able to find any.
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- geysersam 2y agoIt says 34% more energy efficient. But that's not as relevant as carbon emission efficiency. It's certainly more carbon emission efficient than that. The page you linked says up to 73% less carbon emissions, but it's hard to know what that means. I don't believe they actually mean that an Amtrak train emits 27% of the emissions of the worst commerical air travel option in the US, that sounds too high.