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Bombardier signs $485 million dollar contracts for hybrid locomotives

Canadian-based train manufacturer Bombardier announced two contracts to supply hybrid locomotives in North-America. According to Bombardier, these two will be the first deliveries of such technology, which uses diesel and/or electricity to power the locomotives. The contracts were signed with the New Jersey Transit Corporation (26 units) and Montréal's Agence Metropolitaine de Transport (20 units). The locomotives are to be built in Bombardier's manufacturing facilities in Germany and Poland and delivery is expected in 2011. If the ... Read more →

Hybrid trains around the world, from 1986 to the present Xavier Navarro

It seems that the latest trend in train technology is hybrid powertrains. For a long time, diesel trains have used electric motors for smoother power but as battery improvements arrive, the ...

San Diego working on robot buses for mass transit Jeremy Korzeniewski

One reason highway traffic is so bad in some parts of the country, and the world for that matter, is because there aren't any good choices for mass-transit. If consumers don't have any good reason ...

Bombardier signs $485 million dollar contracts for hybrid locomotives 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Canadian-based train manufacturer Bombardier announced two contracts to supply hybrid locomotives in North-America. According to Bombardier, these two will be the first deliveries of such technology, which uses diesel and/or electricity to power the locomotives. The contracts were signed with the ...

Hybrid trains around the world, from 1986 to the present 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It seems that the latest trend in train technology is hybrid powertrains. For a long time, diesel trains have used electric motors for smoother power but as battery improvements arrive, the powertrains are becoming more sophisticated and handle features such as regenerative braking. Let's start ...

San Diego working on robot buses for mass transit 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One reason highway traffic is so bad in some parts of the country, and the world for that matter, is because there aren't any good choices for mass-transit. If consumers don't have any good reason to choose riding a bus over taking a car, history has shown that they're just not gonna do it. ...


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