By converting over 14 billion highway miles to rail, which would reduce CO2 emissions by almost 20 million tons and fuel consumption by nearly 2 billion gallons, the National Gateway, a multi-state public-private partnership will connect Mid-Atlantic ports to the Midwest. The group is touting its environmental benefits in the hopes of garnering financial support. CSX Corp., and its affiliates have committed funds, and state and federal governments will be asked to help pay for the more than $840 million needed to support the project.

A multi-state freight rail project is promoting its ability to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fuel consumption as it seeks to build support for the hundreds of millions of dollars it needs to cover infrastructure investment costs.

The National Gateway, a multi-state public-private partnership that aims to forge a new freight rail route between Mid-Atlantic ports and Midwestern markets, claims that clearing existing rail routes for double-stack freight trains would convert over 14 billion highway miles to rail– and so reduce CO2 emissions by almost 20 million tons and fuel consumption by nearly 2 billion gallons.

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