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It seems to stand out in memory, that GE tried a project back in the late 1980's, They modified one of their Dash-8, somethings, to run on a sort of "coal slurry". I have absolutely no idea of how that worked, but I do remember reading about it in an issue of Trains. It obviously was a flop, since we have not seen any repeats since. <br /> Recently, there have been very sucessful tests of burning soybean oil in diesel engines. The common term used is "Bio-Diesel". I suppose if we ever have a REAL oil shortage, we could tap the great plains for a cultivated, not drilled, source of energy. However, it seems to me, that the costs of processing the soybeans into oil would not be very economical. Example, go to the nearest filling station that sells diesel fuel. You are going to see about a buck-ten, per gallon, depending where you are. Now, go to the supermarket, and put a gallons worth of vegetable oil in your shopping cart. When you get to the check-out, see what the tally is. Just food for thought. <br />Todd C.
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