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II. Sustainability Overview
The Amtrak Strategic Plan (Fiscal Years 2011-2015) supports national strategic
transportation goals and establishes goals and performance metrics in five areas:
Safety and Security; Customer Focus; Mobility and Connectivity; Environment and
Energy; and Financial and Organizational Excellence. These goals form the core of
the company’s Sustainability Program, providing a cohesive approach for safe and
efficient rail transportation and promoting energy efficiency and environmental quality.
Accomplishments in the past year that support the strategic goals, along with plans for
the future, are described in this report, including:
The company’s Safe-2-Safer program and cross-functional risk-reduction
teams;
Drinking water initiatives, including backflow prevention and a comprehensive
drinking water monitoring program;
Initiatives to reduce energy usage through train route efficiencies and
locomotive practices;
Programs for energy reduction at facilities, onboard recycling, and climate
initiatives; and
Long-term remediation projects to clean up railroad properties for current and
future uses.
In 2011 Amtrak concluded its second year as a participant in the American Public
Transportation Association’s (APTA) Sustainability Commitment. The main goals of
the APTA program are to recognize member companies for their sustainability efforts;
define a set of common sustainability principles for the passenger transportation
industry; and support the exchange of good practices. In support of the commitment,
Amtrak completed the first comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory of all operations,
as well as baseline measurements for other parameters including energy usage, water
usage, and recycling levels that will provide input to future goals.
In addition to the APTA commitment, in 2011 Amtrak became a signatory to the
Sustainability Declaration of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC
promotes rail transportation to meet the global challenges of mobility and sustainable
development. In signing the Declaration, Amtrak and other UIC members express
their intent to continue to improve sustainability and to make a clear statement of this
commitment to stakeholders and the general public. Amtrak contributed case studies
on a number of programs that support sustainable goals for a UIC survey that will
share best practices with passenger railroads internationally.