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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by passengerfan It takes ten years to bring a new Nuclear plant on line. Their are at least a dozen that were mothballed that could be brought on line much sooner. I started this thread to get interest in Railroad electrification and so far we have talked around the subject but nothing serious has come forth. If we are ever to become halfway energy independaent that the nukes are the only way to go and look at the fossil fuel savings if the railroads electrify those heavy traffic mainlines. Sure the installation of the overhread won't be cheap, but by the same token oil is only going to continue to rise in price. Isn't it really time for the major roads to take a serious look at electrifying lines such as Marias Pass, Blue Mountains in Oregon, Donner, Cajon, Tehachapi, and the Coast Line come immediatly to mind. [/quote]A well written and objective posting. Do know this however; the plants that were mothballed in the 80's were for the most part customized pressurized water reactors. While this will probably be a usable technology for the future, it is no longer the cutting edge. There is much discussion among the commercial utilities (investor owned) and the NRC about standard design for the future. This will cut the time down required to build a reactor unit. As far as railrods are factored in, I agree with you on the use of electric propulsion. The amount of fuel oil put back on the market would be a great savings. There is history of the savings that electrical traction provides with both the old Pennsy and the Milwalkee Road from the past. You topic is timely and like many threads in this forum the subjects can get spread out. in this case I think it was a healthy spreading out by bringing many points to attention that are a part of the whole subject.Have a great week, PL
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