BioDiesel Article on Electricty Generation using Locomotives

[Anonymous]

Been a Trains subscriber for years, just now found this website....................

If I'm not crazy, (wife says that's questionable! [:D]), I remember reading an article in Trains about a guy that bought several former B&N locos, towed them out to California during their electricity shortage a year or so ago, converted them to Bio Diesel, then sold the electricity to the power grid owners.

Anybody got a link or info on this?

TIA (Thanks in advance).................[8D]

Post here or e-mail..............

doing reasearch on this for a project and needed info.

[ericsp]

http://www.sierrarailroad.com/
http://www.sierrarailroad.com/powertrain/powertrain.html

[Overmod]

The sierrarailroad.com server appears to be down.

Google on "Mike Hart Sierra biodiesel" to get into a list of furtner relevant references, including this one:
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www.epa.gov/air/westcoastdiesel/ workgroups/locRailMeetingNotes72804.pdf

or try contacting Mike directly:

Michael G. Hart
President, CEO Sierra Industrial Group, LLC
220 South Sierra Avenue, Oakdale, CA 95361
[phone]
[phone] fax

[Anonymous]

WOW! SPOT ON!, (as my Brit friends would say!)

Man, THAT was quick! Thanks folks!

BTW...............overmod: exactly what is it that you do for a living? [:D][8D]
Seen LOTS of lengthy posts on here from you, VERY detailed,...........
You have any Degrees? in what? just curious..................

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

The use of retired locomotives as peaking plants should come as no surprise. B&M's Speed Merchants were used by a scrapyard to provide electricity for their machinery.

Before gas turbines replaced many of them, most public utility peaking plants used railroad-sized diesel engines attached to alternators. The advantage is that they can be brought on line quickly when demand for electricity spikes.

[Anonymous]

csshegewisch:

Thanks for the info................I'll Google it to find appropriate links.

[ericsp]

It is up again.