Carbon Calculator
Norfolk Southern is committed to helping our customers reduce and avoid carbon emissions. Use this calculator to see the amount of CO2 saved when shipping on our rails.
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Shipping from , to , would create an estimated carbon footprint of...
(Hwy Miles: , Dray Miles: , Rail Miles: )
metric tons CO2e
by truck
metric tons CO2e
by rail
TONS
Shipping with Norfolk Southern would reduce your carbon footprint by approximately metric tons with savings of $, compared to shipping by truck.
gallons
of diesel consumed
per year.
trucks
removed from the highway
per year.
highway miles avoided
per year.
cars
removed from the highway
per year.
energy consumed by
households
per year.
metric tons of CO2 sequestered by acres of U.S. forests
per year.