The Pennsylvania firm Voltify is laying plans for a network of solar-powered microgrids to ferry renewable energy around the country by freight car while decarbonizing diesel-electric locomotives, too.
A month ago, I spent some time assembling statistics on major geographies’ split of domestic freight tonnage across different modes: road, rail, and water. I was surprised to find that road freight was so much more dominant in Europe than rail compared to other major geographies. I think of Europe … [continued]
The US startup Intramotev is squeezing diesel out of the freight hauling business, starting with electric trains for heavy industries.
Keep an eye out for electric vehicles that look like ordinary freight cars, testing soon on railways in the US.
A Missouri startup is pushing the envelope on electric trains with a fleet of autonomously operable, battery-electric railcars.
A new electric train concept is hitting the rails, featuring autonomous independent freight cars.
Squeezing more solar power into the German railroad system is the aim of a new study, and the US railway industry could take a page or two from that book.
New battery-electric freight trains are beginning to hit the rails, and they could soon be joined by electrified diesel locomotives, too.
Amtrak’s 13-year-old Acela trains have made a huge difference to commuting and other travel along the busy Northeast corridor between Boston and Washington, DC. Now a 6.5-hour trip, it used to take a full business day, or longer. The high-speed, tilting, inter-city train, currently the country’s fastest, can achieve up to … [continued]
