North America
September 29, 2012
Fossil Fuels | Natural Gas
Policy Brief
Canadian Railway Experiments Natural Gas-Fueled Locomotives
The Canadian National Railway announced the launch of a natural gas-fueled locomotive test on September 28, 2012. The locomotive test aims at exploring the viability of using cheaper and cleaner natural gas as fuel instead of diesel. The key challenges of the endeavor pertain to engine conversion costs and addition of a liquefied natural gas…