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MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year a world conference is held to coordinate work by scientists and engineers on using hydrogen technology to power trams and trains, replacing diesel oil and overhead wires. These International Hydrail Conferences (IHCs) were begun in 2005 by North Carolina's Mooresville South Iredell Chamber of Commerce and the Energy Center at Appalachian State University. This year's 8th International Hydrail Conference will be held in...

EDMONTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today it is testing two mainline diesel-electric locomotives fuelled principally by natural gas in revenue service in northern Alberta. Keith Creel, executive vice-president and chief operating officer, said: "CN launched this locomotive test to explore the use of natural gas as a potential alternative to conventional diesel fuel. This reflects CN's continuing drive to look for ways to improve operating...

MOORESVILLE, N.C., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hydrail Travel Fund created earlier this year by Merinos Home Furnishings of Mooresville is helping to expedite the development of hydrogen fuel cell railway technology in Europe. The fund has sparked a German-UK-US Green railroad collaboration through networking. The UK's first hydrail locomotive, introduced at the 7th International Hydrail Conference (7IHC) in July, will help promote hydrogen railroad technology in Hannover,...

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Railroad today unveiled an advanced experimental locomotive at its J.R. Davis Yard in Roseville that will test three emissions-reducing technologies including exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), diesel oxidation catalysts (DOC), and diesel particulate filters (DPF). Years in development, UP 9900 will be used for operations in northern California ranging approximately 200 miles from its base in Roseville. UP 9900 is the...

WILMERDING, Pa., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) said its MotivePower subsidiary has signed a $45 million contract with Metrolinx, an agency of the Province of Ontario and the regional transportation authority for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), to repower 11 locomotives with new engines and propulsion systems that meet significantly higher environmental standards. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2014. The locomotives, originally...

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Railroad is investing $20 million to test new technology designed to reduce diesel emissions from freight locomotives in California. A series of 25 experimental locomotives will be based in two Union Pacific rail yards in California as part of a rigorous test of emissions-reducing technologies. The investment represents Union Pacific's latest effort to further reduce emissions and move closer to the U.S. EPA's Tier 4...

NEWARK, N.J., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking, first-of-a-kind locomotive made its long-anticipated debut in New Jersey recently thanks to the assistance of STV, a leading transportation engineering firm, enabling NJ TRANSIT to take advantage of a locomotive that not only conserves fuel and reduces emissions and noise, but also increases operational flexibility across both electrified and non-electrified territories. (Photo:...

WILMERDING, Pa., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) has signed a contract to manufacture brake equipment for freight cars to be purchased by GATX Rail Europe, a leading European rail equipment lessor. GATX Rail Europe sources cars from various European-based suppliers. Under the contract, Wabtec will provide various models of brake systems, including the following components: control valves, slack adjusters, cylinders, new compact bogie brakes, discs and...

WILMERDING, Pa., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) is providing electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking equipment for 159 locomotives for Rio Tinto, a leading international mining company, in Australia. The contract, valued at about $28 million, includes equipment, software, test benches and aftermarket support. In 2011, Wabtec signed a separate, $21 million contract to provide ECP equipment for Rio Tinto to retrofit its fleet of iron ore freight...

Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com In a classic case of old turns new, the somewhat ironically named Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR) announced last week plans to create the world’s first and only carbon-neutral, high-speed locomotive by modifying a classic 1937 locomotive with new, bio-fuel burning engines. The CSR is the result of a collaboration between University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE) students and the nonprofit group Sustainable Rail International....