Improving the Environment

Improving and increasing the use of HSIPR will also reduce the amount of pollutants contaminating the air we breathe. Rail systems are upgradable and capable of one day reaching the Swedish standard of 99 percent emission-free, sustainable trains. Currently, a typical European high-speed line uses about a third the amount of energy per person for a business trip as automobiles. Japanese trains use a sixth of the amount, which represents a mere third of the energy usage of early high-speed trains from the 1960’s.