Abstract Avoided emissions attributable to the reduction in personal automobile trips for passenger rail riders are quantified based on real-world measurements. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) sponsors the Piedmont passenger rail service between Raleigh and Charlotte, NC. Per passenger-kilometer locomotive emissions were quantified based on portable emissions measurement system measured exhaust concentrations and duty cycles, or the fraction of trip time spent in each throttle notch setting of the prime mover engine, from 68 one-way trips of six Tier 0+ and Tier 1+ locomotives, and actual ridership data. Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) software was used to estimate light-duty gasoline vehicle (LDGV) emission factors. Moving a passenger from an LDGV to a Piedmont train would lead to a net reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions by 44–94 %, respectively, between Raleigh and Charlotte, based on the assumption that the driver is the only LDGV passenger. However, locomotive nitrogen oxides (NO x ), hydrocarbons (HC), and particulate matter (PM) emission factors were 4–11 times higher than for the LDGV, respectively. Delays for either the train or highway vehicles did not substantially alter the key findings. If a Tier 4 locomotive was used, NO x , PM, and HC emission rates would be 90–99 % lower than current NCDOT locomotives. The use of real-world data representative of actual train operations provides an accurate basis for comparing rail and personal vehicle energy use and emissions and for identifying key factors affecting variability in the comparison.


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    Titel :

    Highway Vehicle Emissions Avoided by Diesel Passenger Rail Service Based on Real-World Data


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    Erschienen in:

    Urban Rail Transit ; 2 , 3 ; 153-171


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    26.10.2016


    Format / Umfang :

    19 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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