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Comment 79 for Transportation Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-transport-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Jim
Last Name: Antone
Email Address: jantone@ysaqmd.org
Affiliation: Yolo-Solano Air Quality Mgmt. District
Subject: Idle Reduction
Comment:
Significant idling of locomotives, both for goods movement and passenger rail continues to be an issue. A priority measure should be to look for alternatives to unnecessary locomotive idling both for freight train and Amtrak locomotives. In addition, electric light rail trains continue to run powered up with internal lights and air conditioning on while resting overnight. Alternatives to these practices should be aggressively explored not only as a GHG reduction measure but as a cost reduction measure as well. The current statewide diesel truck and bus idling regulation should be expanded to include alternative fueled trucks and buses in addition to diesel vehicles. Unnecessary light duty vehicle idling measures should also be explored.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-08-12 16:28:14
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