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Union Pacific Railroad unveils ultra-low emission diesel locomotives

Just days after we wrote about the problem of trying to introduce cleaner locomotives into existing railway's fleets, Union Pacific Railroad has unveiled the first of 60 new environmentally friendly, ultra-low emission diesel locomotives for use in the Los Angeles region. In prototype and testing since 2002, the new locomotives are called "Generator-Set," or "Genset" switchers and are manufactured by National Railway Equipment Co. Each Genset locomotive is powered by three 700-horsepower, ultra-low emissions Environmental Protection Agency ... Read more →

Union Pacific searching for cleaner locomotive breath Sebastian Blanco

Union Pacific, the railroad company, announced yesterday that an experimental after market diesel engine filter will be tested on a 1982 locomotive over the next year in the company's Oakland rail ...

Ethanol demand prompting higher railroad use Joel Arellano

Rollin, rollin, rollin.... Well, here's an unexpected side-effect of ethanol demand. Railroad companies are reporting a surge in rail use to transport the fuel. Iowa, with 25 ethanol production ...

Union Pacific Railroad unveils ultra-low emission diesel locomotives 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Just days after we wrote about the problem of trying to introduce cleaner locomotives into existing railway's fleets, Union Pacific Railroad has unveiled the first of 60 new environmentally friendly, ultra-low emission diesel locomotives for use in the Los Angeles region. In prototype and testing ...

Union Pacific searching for cleaner locomotive breath 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Union Pacific, the railroad company, announced yesterday that an experimental after market diesel engine filter will be tested on a 1982 locomotive over the next year in the company's Oakland rail yards. The filter was retrofitted onto the 1,500 horsepower locomotive and works by using ...

Ethanol demand prompting higher railroad use 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Rollin, rollin, rollin.... Well, here's an unexpected side-effect of ethanol demand. Railroad companies are reporting a surge in rail use to transport the fuel. Iowa, with 25 ethanol production plants, is the largest producer and subsequently biggest rail user. While ethanol can be shipped via ...


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