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Battery Powered Locomotive?

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 7:46 PM

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Battery Powered Locomotive?
Posted by rluke on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 7:37 PM

It looks like battery powered automobiles will soon be gaining a significant share of the market and Elon Musk is now pushing electric trucks and airplanes.  So how far away is current battery technology from a battery powered locomotive? Maybe in a light rail application or industrial switcher first?

Rich

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