All Aboard! Partners on Track with Renewables for Rail Sector

“Chevron is collaborating with Union Pacific Railroad, one of the largest railroad companies in the United States, to reduce carbon emissions by using renewable diesel and biodiesel in locomotives. Union Pacific intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26% by 2030. To meet that goal, the company plans to increase the use of renewable fuels across its fleet…Last year, Union Pacific began using 100% renewable fuels from Chevron in four locomotives at its yard in Colton, California. Over the next several years, the rail company plans to continue testing the performance of our UltraClean BlenD™, a proprietary blend of biodiesel and renewable diesel, resulting in a 100% renewable fuel.”

Approximately 300 trucks can be carried on a single Union Pacific Train, and one gallon of diesel can move one ton of freight more than 450 miles. The ratio of fuel usage makes trains more fuel efficient than diesel trucks. Renewable fuels, however, can be made from resources like vegetable oils and animal fats. They emit fewer emissions and can be an alternative to petroleum-based diesel.

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