Chart and VTG are proud to announce that the cryogenic tank section of the world’s first LNG rail car prototype was successfully manufactured and tested at Chart’s Ferox facility in Decin, Czech Republic, and is currently en-route to VTG for final assembly. Chart bade farewell to the vessel on Friday 10th October and by the […]
The first four units have completed testing and are now preparing to enter regular service evaluation. After two months of texting at a testing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway’s (BNSF) first four LNG fueled locomotives are being readied for entry into revenue service. Railway Age reported September 10 that BNSF has […]
CSX Corporation, provider of rail-based transportation services, and GE Transportation, a division of GE and transportation manufacturer, have joined forces to explore emissions-cutting and efficiency breakthroughs in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) technology for locomotives beginning with a pilot program in 2014.
NextFuel Natural Gas Retrofit Kit GE Transportation’s new NextFuel(TM) Natural Gas Retrofit Kits enable existing Evolution Series locomotives to operate with dual fuel capabilities. This gives railroads flexibility to run on both diesel fuel and liquid natural gas (LNG) with up to 80 percent gas substitution as well as run 100 percent diesel. GE’s NextFuel […]
