Celebrate Earth Day with Tri-Rail: "The Green Way To GO!"

Tri-Rail Eco Facts and more!

~If an individual switches a 20-mile round-trip commute
to public transportation his or her annual CO2 emissions
will fall by 4,800 pounds per year, equal to a 10 percent
reduction in a two-car household’s carbon footprint.

~The typical public transit rider consumes, on average,
one-half of the oil consumed by an automobile rider.

~Public transportation reduces the nation’s carbon
emissions by 37 million metric tons annually –
equivalent to the electricity used by 4.9 million
households. To achieve similar reduction in carbon
emissions, every household in New York City,
Washington, Atlanta, Denver and Los Angeles combined
would have to completely stop using electricity.

~Public transportation use saves the equivalent of
300,000 fewer automobile fill-ups every day.

~Each year, public transportation use in the U.S. saves
1.4 billion gallons of gasoline. This represents almost
four-million gallons of gasoline per day.

~Each year, public transportation use saves the equivalent
of 140,769 service-station, tanker-truck trips clogging
our streets each year.

~By reducing smog-producing pollutants, greenhouse
gases and by conserving ecologically sensitive lands and
open spaces -- public transportation is helping to meet
national air quality standards.

~Each year an individual can achieve an average annual
savings of over $8,000 by taking public transportation
instead of driving and by living with one less car.

~Public transportation produces 95 percent less carbon
monoxide (CO), 90 percent less in volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), and about half as much carbon
dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), per passenger
mile, as private vehicles. Energy-related carbon dioxide
emissions represent 82 percent of total US humanmade
greenhouse emissions.

The Green Way To GO! Campaign also features a 4 day trip to Yosemite for one lucky winner!

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