| Union Pacific's Greened-Up Trains |
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| Written by Joshua Liberles | |
| Tuesday, 18 December 2007 | |
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has a mission to improve air-quality in the state. The Commission created incentives for Union Pacific to lower emissions of its fleet operating throughout Texas. Union Pacific's response was to bring on board 98 new "Generator-Set" or "Genset" locomotives. The Gensets are powered by ultra-low emissions off-road diesel engines. The engines generate electricity that is transferred to the motors that drive the locomotive's wheels. The new locomotives represent a reduction in nitrogen emissions of about 60 percent and a fuel reduction (and therefore greenhouse gas reduction) of about 30 percent over the older train technology. The Gensets are produced by Railpower Technologies Corp. of Montreal, Quebec. Union Pacific has been running these locomotives in California since 2002. Take a great invention and make it greener. Via our friends at EcoGeek. Comments (0)
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