Imagine shorter, more environmentally friendly trains bearing everything from lithium carloads to intermodal containers across short-haul distances. Imagine further that these trains are unencumbered by long waits for locomotives — because they don’t use locomotives.
That is the vision that St.Louis-based rail technology startup Intramotev hopes to bring to fruition.
The company, founded in 2020 by Tim Luchini, Corey Vasel and Alex Peiffer, seeks to develop autonomous, zero-emission rail vehicles...