The U.S. and Canadian governments plan to work together to reduce the railway sector’s greenhouse gas emissions via a task force that will explore accelerating the use of zero-emissions locomotive technologies, leaders from both countries announced at the COP28 United Nations climate change conference in Dubai.
The Rail Decarbonization Task Force will have three goals, according to a Wednesday joint statement from U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete...
The first successful demonstration of a full-sized electric locomotive took place on April 29, 1851 (171 years ago today). The locomotive was designed and built by Dr. Charles Grafton Page.
Background
Dr. Charles G. Page. (Photo: Smithsonian Institution)Born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1812, Page developed a strong interest in electricity early in life. He earned a degree in science from Harvard University in 1832, and then went to medical school in Boston. After graduating from medical school...
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Union Pacific plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives, which the company says will result in the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a U.S. Class I railroad.
UP (NYSE: UNP) plans to spend more than $100 million to purchase the 20 locomotives and upgrade yard infrastructure. The railroad will test the locomotives in yard operations in California and Nebraska.
The railroad will acquire 10 locomotives from Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) and 10 from Progress Rail, a Caterpillar (NYSE:...
Mining company Rio Tinto will be purchasing four FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives from rail technology provider Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) as part of its wider efforts to reduce scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.
The locomotives will support Rio Tinto’s mining operations in the Pilbara region of western Australia. By utilizing the locomotives, which Wabtec says have an energy capacity of 7 megawatt-hours, Rio Tinto expects to reduce its fuel costs and emissions by double digits...
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Wabtec’s (NYSE: WAB) battery-electric locomotive reduces a train’s fuel consumption by an average 11%, the Pittsburgh-headquartered rail equipment manufacturer and technology provider said Monday.
The FLXdrive, which Wabtec bills as the world’s first 100% battery-powered, heavy-haul freight locomotive, also reduced the train’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the company. Wabtec was unveiling the results of a three-month study on the locomotive.
“The FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive is...
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