While electrification might suit such transportation modes as trucking, many say rail might not be a good fit.
Much of the effort to decarbonize the U.S. freight rail industry has focused on the use of battery-electric or hydrogen-powered locomotives. The industry is also looking into increasing network capacity via technology as a way to improve rail service and encourage more volumes to rail from truck.
But should the electrification of the freight rail network be viewed as another way the...
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