While railroads wait for guidance on alternative fuel power, a California short line is going straight to the source.
Sierra Northern Railway has acquired the assets of locomotive builder RailPower LLC as part of its efforts to develop hydrogen and other low- or zero-emission motive power.
RailPower has produced approximately 190 locomotives, including 55 hybrid switchers and 116 generator set locomotives which use several smaller diesel engines instead of a single prime mover, while Sierra...
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