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Grand Canyon Superintendent Dave Uberuaga presenting the 2011 NPS Environmental Achievement Award in the category of Lean, Clean and Green, to Grand Canyon Railway, Xanterra Parks and Resorts. Xanterra operates what may be the only steam train in the country that runs on clean burning, renewable, 100-percent waste vegetable oil (WVO). Many train enthusiasts were surprised to see the almost complete lack of visible soot emitted from the stack under full power, since vegetable oil burns much cleaner than conventional fuels. With each 130-mile round trip to the Grand Canyon, this train carries between 1,600 and 2,000 people and uses 1,320 gallons of WVO. This saves 1,200 gallons of diesel fuel per trip. We also collect rainwater during the monsoon season and snow melt during the winter season. The water, more than 11,000 gallons saved per trip, would otherwise have to be pulled from the aquifer. Using a train to enter the park is dramatically more efficient than using an automobile. The energy used per capita when taking a train is roughly 0.67 gallons of fuel for the 130-mile round trip. And when using WVO instead of diesel fuel, it results in carbon emissions of 26,856 pounds per trip and keeps approximately 600 automobiles out of the park each trip. Pictured from left to right: Bob Baker - General Manager, Train Operations for Grand Canyon Railway. Jeff D'Arpa - General Manager of Resort Operations, Grand Canyon Railway. Morgan O'Connor - Director of Sustainability, Grand Canyon Railway. Gordon Taylor - Vice President, Parks South, Xanterra Parks and Resorts. Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga. Grand Canyon National Park Environmental Protection Specialist Deirdre Hanners. NPS Photo by Michael Quinn |
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| Source | 2011 NPS Environmental Achievement Award |
| Author | Grand Canyon National Park |
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