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Traction: Road trials showcase battery loco potential

By Dave Lustig 2021-07-21T13:11:00

Wabtec Flxdriver battery loco on a bridge

A three month trial of a Wabtec battery-electric loco hauling freight trains over a 585 km route in California has highlighted the potential for battery traction to reduce emissions from US rail freight, as project leader Alan Hamilton explains to Dave Lustig.

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