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Electric train plans on track

Wabtec battery electric locomotive in the trial had 18,000 lithium-ion batteries

 The FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive (second locomotive from the right) operating with two diesel locomotives in the US.

The FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive (second locomotive from the right) operating with two diesel locomotives in the US.

A commercial version of a battery electric locomotive for miners could be ready for testing within the next couple of years. Wabtec has built a battery electric locomotive and put it to the test on...

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