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Californians for Electric Rail
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Transit advocates, environmentalists, and union members fighting for fast, clean, safe catenary electric rail in California. #CatenaryNow #ElectrifyMetrolink
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Happy #CleanAirDay! The top 6 counties with the worst air quality in the country are all in California. Cars, trucks, and freight locomotives are top sources of ozone precursors, so let's electrify our railways and shift traffic from cars and trucks onto clean electric trains!

Bar chart showing top NOx emissions sources from San Bernardino County. Top source is diesel locomotives, rest are mostly various kinds of trucks.
Bar chart of LA County Top 7 NOx Emissions by Source. Top source is Passenger Truck, passenger cars and various kinds of trucks also represented
Bar chart of top 7 NOx emissions sources by type in Riverside county. Top source is Combination Long-haul truck; various other types of trucks, diesel locomotives, and passenger trucks (SUVs/pickups) are also represented.
Kern County NOx emissions by type, 2020. Top sources are long and short haul trucks; diesel locomotives also represented.
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Californians for Electric Rail
@calelectricrail.bsky.social
Transit advocates, environmentalists, and union members fighting for fast, clean, safe catenary electric rail in California. #CatenaryNow #ElectrifyMetrolink
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