Sectoral Emissions Reduction Agreement FOIA Letter from Association of American Railroads 9.26.02

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AMERICAN RAILROADs
AssociATION OF STREET, N.W.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001
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~~~~~~~~Telephone:
Edward flamberger
U.
officer
President and Chief Executive
Septe mber 26, 2002
By Facsimile
Mr. Jeffrey Holmstead
Air and Radiatio
Assistant Administrator for
Environmental Protection Agency
N.W.
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
WashIfgtofl. DC 2,0004
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Dear Mr. Holmstead
Iiitv
Ground Freight Transportaflon
I am writing Concerinng EPA's proposed freight sector
Overview, is aimed at reducing
whch,
(GFT. s EP hasstatd in its Pr~grafl dinappoCatedt
t exAsoitioneof
energy consumptifln and climate change ewnis ios.Althoug exreeledsapofnteditat
of~this Initiative'sga.Ia
R-ailroads (AAR) is stronl upotv the significant envirOnm~flta advantage
fmvn
the des ot ~eqnteIteCgfizC
rogam u gen opne antsnil
theat the Conep ofsnln
freight by rail, and concerned
and its customes
be applied to the rail industry
options for
Consulting, entitled Indus"nY
Theraf reort prepared for EPA by ICF "efficiency, gains may be availbei
ImprvinGrundFreghtFuel£ffcieltY reognzesthat
that "substantial",potnte
'deisin"and
both COst use, and
ground freight That can reduce to greenhouse gases, energy
efficiency gan With respect
exist for improvements and with this asessment.
congestion. AAR fully agrees
fuel-efficiet~i
is four to seven times more
Although the lOP report admits "fegtrail "an r heomfdfol bu
h
thn right trucking," neither the repotorheGTmas the
If rais trasormakeo n
a
neseto over another.
relative attactiVtfless of oppOflUfliUm benefits ofrai tranlespoyrtation)i
willing to rcgnize the tremendous Of containers tor trailer byt ril)
difference, the EPA must be movement
general, and especially of rail intermoda service (the shif freight from trucktoribthn
and suppor shippers who
The GETI should encourage,
carload and interniodal service.

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Wr. Jeffrey Holmstead
September 26, 2002
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Gfor canoperacticaby
uth U..eai
that the lappIroachrtaken by railr
The AAR is also concerned
Where the seven CasIriodscontfr9peetofact, equipment - infatthi
applied to the rail industry, basis). These Icomapanies operate similar
freight volume (on a reveflue are Only two
carrier to another, and there are lareyte euto
ar j~ercangd feel frm ~
freghtcar
sdiffeteflCCS in fuel efficiency One Or two of these
out
caocore iflVCSai
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m uftue offreight
dfferene nge ayanthtyeoftfchdl.Tosingle the realities of
d tOfathe others woald not reflect
comparnies as meogrephyendithnefltlypes Yt s teGon
ra~ilroad Operations.
theiGroun
a golden opportunit toruse
hi short, AAP- believes that EPA is missing by rewarigsipr
~ the public health and welfare
FreghtTraspotaton nitatie t adafc iet euetameigwt
this reason, Idol reality - that rail carload and
who sitchthei caro flrom truck to rail. For eog e the
theirnctalfgth niitietopopry
you swtoicus benefits in terms of fuel effcenyand
ralYO emdlUevc can provide major societal equipment imiformityad
Bcueotefeihralindustry's initiative to exclude the
railiritlflwflal perotein O ith yo revamping the
enirntmcalenal pitetialon hoectadsuss
railroads as evironmeentamlYtsuperior.
designation of only selected
mutually cOn~vetlftm etnti.
Office shortly to arragge a
I will follow up with your
sincerely,
Edward R. jnbr
Whitmafl
cc: The Honorable Christine Todd
Administrator
cadInoail
The Honorable Thomnas GibsonPOliy cnmcadInvto
Assistant Admimistrator for
The Honorable John Beale
for Air and Radiation
Deputy Assistant Administrator-