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Carbon Measurement
For the past three years, BNSF has provided
its intermodal, automotive, industrial
and agricultural products customers with
individualized reports of their total rail
carbon footprint. In 2011, our analysis showed
that
customers reduced total
carbon output by more than
30 million metric tons of CO
2
.
This is equivalent to reducing the annual fuel
consumption and resultant greenhouse gas
emissions of more than six million
passenger vehicles.
Estimate Your Carbon Footprint
Visit
to f ind
out how shipping by rail (vs. long-haul truck)
can reduce your carbon footprint.
Environmental Remediation
BNSF also invests in programs and facilities to protect
water and wetlands, prevent chemical spills and
recycle used material including batteries, railroad
ties and lubricating oil. We are bringing sites where
rail operations have been conducted for a century or
more up to today’s standards. Over the past five years,
BNSF has invested
approximately $350 million
on
remediation efforts throughout our network.