ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SYSTEM PLAN

This report reviews environmental factors associated with railroad operations. An environmental assessment was made for five major environmental sectors: air quality, noise, land use, energy, and water quality. The generic problems considered under these sectors were abandonment, reduced and increased service, electrification, rehabilitation, and expansion. The study analyzes the changes likely to be brought about by implementation of the System Plan for Conrail. It recommends that this study be used to produce a set of guidelines for use in railway planning.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by USRA.
• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201

  United States Railway Association

  2100 2nd Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20595
• Publication Date: 1975-4-30

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 286 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abandonment; Air pollution; Bibliographies; Energy consumption; Environmental impacts; Land use; Noise control; Railroad electrification; Water pollution
• Identifier Terms: Conrail
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy intensiveness; Regional rail reorganization act
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099845
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Railway Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: USRA/R-092 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: USRA-C-50039
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM