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  • What are the features available on the MOVES “Advanced Features” panel, and when would I use them?

    The MOVES graphical user interface (GUI) includes a panel for “Advanced Features,” which allows modelers to edit RunSpec inputs for preaggregation options and select input databases created by MOVES tools. The panel also includes some options that are obsolete or intended only for MOVES testing and development work. Each of…

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  • Can I model emissions from Electric, Fuel-Cell, and Hybrid Vehicles and Equipment in MOVES?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Electric vehicles and equipment do not generate tailpipe or evaporative emissions like conventional vehicles. However, these vehicles do consume energy, leading to greenhouse gas emissions, and they generate brake and tire particulate matter (PM) emissions. MOVES includes electricity as a…

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  • Is MOVES the best tool for my work?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . EPA’s MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) is a state-of-the-science emission modeling system that estimates emissions for U.S. mobile sources at the national, county, and project level for criteria air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and air toxics. States other than California must…

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  • Can I go visit the derailment site?

    No. The site will remain closed to the public until work is completed for health and safety reasons. If you missed our “Track Talk” information session on May 18, the session showed a video and several photos of progress at the site.

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  • How do I output rates by VSP bin?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES does not output rates by VSP bin. MOVES output provides emission inventories (in units of mass or total energy) or (for running exhaust) emission rates by speed bin (in units mass or energy per distance, such as g/mile). For…

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  • Does MOVES2014 Have the Capacity for Modeling Mid-Level Ethanol Blends?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES2014 includes updated fuel effects and is designed to model ethanol volumes up to 15% (that is, E0 to E15). It can also model E85 (ethanol volumes of 70 to 85 percent), but MOVES2014 is not designed to model intermediate…

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  • Is There a Way to Model Emissions of a Single Vehicle on a Given Route in MOVES?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed to model fleet emissions, but the project scale in MOVES allows you to model a single average vehicle on a link (road segment). The project scale requires the user to import detailed data, including vehicle population. By…

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  • If I have concerns about wildlife, who do I contact?

    Contact the following agencies if you have concerns or questions about wildlife: OHIO RESIDENTS: Ohio Division of Natural Resources, 1-800-WILDLIFE or (800) 945-3543 PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS: The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Centralized Dispatch Center at 1-833-PGC-WILD or 1-833-742-9453

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  • How do I Model Emissions at an Intersection?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES2014b is a comprehensive mobile source emissions model and operates at multiple scales. "Project scale" in MOVES is specifically designed for this type of intersection analysis. You can download the model here: Latest Version of MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES)…

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  • As North Pleasant Drive is closed, what are the trucks that are using Martin Street hauling?

    As the road closure continues, trucks that contain treated, non-hazardous wastewater from the cleanup effort will need to travel along East Martin Street since the treatment plant is located north of the site. Please note that all soil trucks will remain south of the site and will not use East…

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  • Was water flowing into the creeks after heavy rains this past weekend from the derailment site?

    No, water directly flows into Sulphur Run from the Sulphur Run bypass systems. The bypass systems carry water from the northeastern wetlands just outside of the derailment site and stormwater from Taggart Street to Sulphur Run that flows into Leslie Run at the Village Park. The bypass systems are a…

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