Union Pacific Railroad hooks up with the Caterpillar subsidiary Progress Rail for an electric train deal totaling 10 switcher locomotives.
Now here it comes turning the electric train dial up, to supply 10 of its EMD Joule. That’s the biggest rail company in the US and a familiar name to anyone within trainspotting distance of a freight railway in 23 western states.
suggests that US railway companies could reduce those costs by leverage their existing hubs for charging stations.As explained by Union Pacific Chairman, President, and CEO Lance Fritz, part of the reasoning behind the big electric train buy is to satisfy increased demand for decarbonization among freight shippers, but that’s not all.
That circles around to an interesting sidebar that took place over highway costs during the Trump administration. In an article dated February 27, 2018, our friends over attook note of a White House report in support of imposing tolls on highway taxes, which argued in particular that the trucking industry does not pay its fair share for highway upkeep.
“Starting this spring, TuSimple plans to carry Driver Out freight for Union Pacific, utilizing groundbreaking AV technology to deliver goods to their destination faster and more cost-effectively,” TuSimple explains.
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