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Re: How 3rd Rail Running Commuter Rail Could Have Avoided / Ameliorated Fiery Crash |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sun Feb 15 14:49:02 2015, in response to Re: How 3rd Rail Running Commuter Rail Could Have Avoided / Ameliorated Fiery Crash, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Feb 15 01:20:46 2015. Actually, not true. Some 20+ years ago (before UP swallowed SP/DRGW) a guy did computer modeling showing that UP could power ALL of its freight from wind slong the Wyoming ROW. The major impediment to mainline electrification today is the totally free flowing motive power pool. It is SO much cheaper/easier to run through the diesels w/the unit trains. Even so, w/ a combination of wind, hydro, solar, and regen braking (think of the amount of wasted energy dumped through the dynamic brakes) vwe could save megatons of CO2. |
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