CFNR wins Clean Air Champion Business Award
Written by jrood
California Northern Railroad Company has been honored by Breathe California, an organization dedicated to fighting lung disease and advocating for clean air, with the 2011 Clean Air Champion Business Award. CFNR was recognized for being an industry model by reducing emission and noise along their shortline railroad routes. "CFNR is blazing the trail to ‘get smart‘ and operate energy-efficient locomotives," said Kori Titus, CEO of Breathe California of Sacramento-Emigrant Trails. "This railroad‘s technological breakthroughs have significantly improved the air of our surrounding communities." CFNR's entire fleet has been converted to be more environmentally-friendly with the addition of six GenSet locomotives. These ultra low-emitting, low-noise locomotives have helped to reduce emissions by 80 percent and are expected to reduce fuel consumption by up to 20 percent. This equals a reduction of up to 860 tons of emissions for each locomotive for 20 years. The railroad has also earned a Tier 3 non-road emission standard by the EPA.
