Amtrak Adds Carbon Emission Savings Information on Northeast Corridor Tickets

Amtrak, The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, announced that all passengers traveling on the Northeast Corridor, between Boston and Washington, D.C., will be provided their trip-specific carbon emissions savings. Savings are calculated two ways: first by showing riders how much they saved by not driving and second, how much they saved by not flying. That difference between train travel and each of these alternative modes is the passenger’s carbon emissions savings with taking Amtrak. On the NEC, travel with Amtrak produces 83% less emissions than driving alone and up to 73% less than flying.