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Riding the Rails to Sustainability
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Riding the Rails to Sustainability

Annika Zawadzki, Felix Reszewski, Mirko Pahl, Henning Schierholz, Dustin Burke, Bruno Vasconcellos and Maeyce Toppan
Boston Consulting Group, 2022
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When’s the last time you took a train ride? Your answer likely depends on where in the world you’re located. If you’re in a major Asian city, there’s a decent chance you rode the train to work this morning. If you’re in the United States, the last time you boarded a train was probably for a novelty ride with the kids, or perhaps part of your travel plans in a different country. Still, a good deal of the consumer goods in your local stores probably made part of their journey by train. Regardless of your current thoughts about trains, this Boston Consulting Group report suggests they’ll play a big role in a sustainable future.

Take-Aways

  • Rail is the best option to reduce global transport emissions and costs, but it’s losing share to trucking and other container-based transport methods.
  • There are plenty of ways to make rail even more sustainable, but only if shareholders invest in the right technologies.
  • Different parts of the world prevail in different types of rail travel, but with net-zero emissions goals, you can expect increased rail investment across the globe in the future.

About the Authors

Annika Zawadzki, Felix Reszewski, Mirko Pahl, Henning Schierholz, Dustin Burke, Bruno Vasconcellos and Maeyce Toppan are professionals with the Boston Consulting Group.

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