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Coalition for Sustainable Rail to Convert World’s First Modern Steam Engine Powered with Biocoal

May 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

It will be great when railroad engines run cleaner than they do now with diesel fuel. Take a look at this project on Clean Technica where biocoal will be used for power.



Coalition for Sustainable Rail to Convert World’s First Modern Steam Engine Powered with Biocoal (via Clean Technica)

This is not just a trip down memory lane to visit an old smoky railroad locomotive. At the University of Minnesota, the Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR) is actively converting a 1937 locomotive – # 3463 – into what will be the world’s first carbon-neutral high-speed locomotive. It will not…



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About Glenn Meyers

A writer, producer and director, Meyers is editor and site director of Green Building Elements, a contributor to CleanTechnica, and founder of Green Streets MediaTrain, a communications connection and eLearning hub. As an independent producer, he's been involved in the development, production and distribution of television and distance learning programs for both the education industry and corporate sector. He also is an avid gardener and loves sustainable innovation.

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