Diesel-killing hydrogen locomotive

[markfj]

Article link below:

All Eyes On $4 Million Diesel-Killing Hydrogen Locomotive In California

Will this be a truly disruptive technology or will it fade away once the grant money runs out?
Weren’t Gensets supposed to solve the emissions problem for locomotives?

I get a little pessimistic when I see the words “grant” and “California” used in the same article.

Thanks, Mark

[jonklein611]

The issue becomes having the infrastructure to refuel the thing. Fuel cells are fantastic power sources. The only emissions* are heat and water.


*There's emissions associated with the production and transportation of the hydrogen.

[edwardsutorik]

I believe the article says that the fuel will be a byproduct of a process available to the railroad.

IF you're producing hydrogen, might as well use it, too.

Ed

[kmaster]

good idea, but i dont fancy bringing back the genset like carbody, those things are pretty ugly.