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I don’t see this as a locomotive restoration.  And they are not selling the idea on an environmental platform as you surmise.  They are selling the idea of carbon neutral energy.  If anything, the locomotive is just a platform to sell that idea.  They have told us that they see the rebuilt #3463 as a rolling billboard to sell torrefied biocoal to the world market.  There is no question about whether that is the best fuel for a modern locomotive.  That has got to be the fuel because the fuel is the whole point of what they are doing.   <o:p></o:p> They have also told us that the rebuilt #3463 will bear only the most fundamental resemblance to the historic configuration.  <o:p></o:p> I have read several different website and new release items on this 3463 project, and am struck by just how big the proposal is.  In fact, I think they tend to discredit themselves by the “conquer-the-world” scope of their proposal.  <o:p></o:p> This is the scope:  <o:p></o:p> 1)      Develop and perfect the torrefied biocoal product.  <o:p></o:p> 2)      Develop and prefect the commercial production process for the biocoal product, including biomass agriculture and fuel pellet manufacturing.  <o:p></o:p> 3)      Develop the engineering and design for a modern carbon neutral steam locomotive prototype.  <o:p></o:p> 4)      Rebuild #3463 to become the prototype carbon neutral locomotive.  <o:p></o:p> 5)      Test the prototype locomotive including the setting of a 130 mph speed record.  <o:p></o:p> 6)      Run the locomotive to promote the use of biocoal.  <o:p></o:p> 7)      Continue locomotive development to achieve an engineered design for a production locomotive to replace diesel-electric locomotives for commercial railroad use worldwide.   <o:p></o:p> 8)      Develop the engineered design for torrefied biocoal generating plants for worldwide application in a variety of scales ranging from single household application to full size municipal plants.  <o:p></o:p>
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