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BNSF will be testing a small number of locomotives using LNG as an alternative fuel to diesel later this year.
BNSF will be testing a small number of locomotives using LNG as an alternative fuel to diesel later this year.
The technical and economic viability of the use of LNG in freight, along with potential reductions in fuel costs, greenhouse gas and particulate emissions will be assessed.
BNSF is working with the two locomotive manufacturers, GE and EMD (a unit of Caterpillar), to develop the natural gas engine technology that will be used.
The technical and economic viability of the use of LNG in freight, along with potential reductions in fuel costs, greenhouse gas and particulate emissions will be assessed.
BNSF is working with the two locomotive manufacturers, GE and EMD (a unit of Caterpillar), to develop the natural gas engine technology that will be used.