TY - GOVDOC KW - decarbonization, locomotives, overhead catenary, rail, U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization AU - Natalie Popovich AU - Michael Johnsen AU - Morgan Ellis AU - John Cabaniss AU - Ben Simon AU - Ben Gould AU - Pete Devlin AU - Siddiq Khan AU - Robert Natelson AU - Aaron Hula AU - Lauren Steele AU - Melissa Shurland AU - Andrea Wohleber AU - Paige Shevlin AU - Hal Connelly AU - Katherine Bourdon AU - Madeleine Parker AU - Theodore Krause AU - Thomas P Wenzel AU - Matthew Simon AU - Kara Podkaminer AU - Matt Dannenberg AU - Noel Crisostomo AU - Julie Peacock AU - Christopher Irwin AU - Austin Brown AU - Alexis Zubrow AU - Gurpreet Singh AU - Avi Mersky AU - Jesse Adams AU - Nichole Fitzgerald AU - Sunita Sayapal AU - Valerie Reed AU - Deborah Sunter AU - Anna Waldman-Brown AU - Liya Rechtman AU - Tina Hodges AU - Kevin MacWhorter AU - Kristin Ferriter AU - Marlys Osterhues AU - Alexandra Brun AU - Vanessa Shoenfelt AU - Alejandra Nunez AU - Chad Bailey AU - Abby Swaine AU - Chris Ramig AU - Anjuliee Mittelman AU - Andrew Kodjak AU - Diego Nunez AU - Alycia Gilde AU - Catherine Ledna AU - Abigail Wheelis AU - Michael Berube AU - Karl Simon AU - Alexis Pelosi AU - Ann Shikan AB -

The Action Plan for Rail Energy and Emissions Innovation proposes actions to reduce and nearly eliminate emissions in the U.S. rail sector, in line with the U.S. economy-wide goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It also proposes actions to leverage the rail system to reduce emissions from other modes. The national goal of achieving a zero-emission freight system by 2050 draws our attention to the fact that freight transport cannot be addressed simply mode by mode, but it should instead be treated as an interdependent system. This is especially true when pursuing decarbonization. This action plan presents how both rail transport and decarbonization intersect with our national transportation decarbonization blueprint, the decarbonization of the freight system, and national transmission goals. The intended audience of this report is the stakeholders who will advance rail decarbonization in a just and economical way by propelling the suite of actions listed here. This includes government at all levels, rail companies, locomotive manufacturers, labor unions, Amtrak, and more.

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NREL Publication Number: NREL/MP-5400-92102

DOE Report Number: DOE/EE-286

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The Action Plan for Rail Energy and Emissions Innovation proposes actions to reduce and nearly eliminate emissions in the U.S. rail sector, in line with the U.S. economy-wide goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. It also proposes actions to leverage the rail system to reduce emissions from other modes. The national goal of achieving a zero-emission freight system by 2050 draws our attention to the fact that freight transport cannot be addressed simply mode by mode, but it should instead be treated as an interdependent system. This is especially true when pursuing decarbonization. This action plan presents how both rail transport and decarbonization intersect with our national transportation decarbonization blueprint, the decarbonization of the freight system, and national transmission goals. The intended audience of this report is the stakeholders who will advance rail decarbonization in a just and economical way by propelling the suite of actions listed here. This includes government at all levels, rail companies, locomotive manufacturers, labor unions, Amtrak, and more.

PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) PY - 2024 TI - An Action Plan for Rail Energy and Emissions Innovation: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) UR - https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/doe-eere-modal-reports_rail-energy-emissions-action-plan.pdf ER -