TY - JOUR
T1 - Cost effectiveness of railroad fuel spill prevention using a new locomotive refueling system
AU - Barkan, Christopher P.L.
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded by the Association of American Railroads. The LFIS development was a collaborative effort of the AAR Locomotive Fueling System Task Force and the author is grateful to its members. Thanks also to the refueling equipment manufacturers who provided R&D and the railroads who conducted field-testing and provided data.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - Fuel spillage during locomotive refueling is expensive, as is maintaining spill collection and containment systems, and waste treatment costs. The Association of American Railroads has developed the first standard for a locomotive refueling system for North American railroads. The locomotive fueling interface standard is an open, non-proprietary standard designed to prevent fuel spillage. Prototype equipment was successfully tested at the Transportation Technology Center and field-tested by seven North American railroads and found to operate reliably and prevent spillage. The standard represents a shift from pollution control to pollution prevention regarding environmental protection during refueling. Cost-benefit analyses indicate that the savings due to reduction in energy and environmental costs that railroads can expect to accrue are likely to pay for the new equipment in one to three years, with the principal benefit coming from the reduction in waste treatment expense.
AB - Fuel spillage during locomotive refueling is expensive, as is maintaining spill collection and containment systems, and waste treatment costs. The Association of American Railroads has developed the first standard for a locomotive refueling system for North American railroads. The locomotive fueling interface standard is an open, non-proprietary standard designed to prevent fuel spillage. Prototype equipment was successfully tested at the Transportation Technology Center and field-tested by seven North American railroads and found to operate reliably and prevent spillage. The standard represents a shift from pollution control to pollution prevention regarding environmental protection during refueling. Cost-benefit analyses indicate that the savings due to reduction in energy and environmental costs that railroads can expect to accrue are likely to pay for the new equipment in one to three years, with the principal benefit coming from the reduction in waste treatment expense.
KW - Cost-benefit analysis
KW - Diesel oil spillage
KW - Pollution prevention
KW - Railways
KW - Waste treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2004.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2004.02.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:2442695091
SN - 1361-9209
VL - 9
SP - 251
EP - 262
JO - Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment
IS - 4
ER -