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Vale and Wabtec to develop electric locos, alt fuels

FLXdrive locomotives, which are 100% battery-powered, will be deployed on the Carajás Railroad

 Ludmila Nascimento, Energy Director, Vale, signs agreement besided by Marco Braga, Global Procurement Director, Vale (at left); Danilo Miyasato, President of Wabtec for Latin America; and Rogério Mendonça, President Freight Equipment Global, Wabtec. Credit: Fernanda Divardim

Ludmila Nascimento, Energy Director, Vale, signs agreement besided by Marco Braga, Global Procurement Director, Vale (at left); Danilo Miyasato, President of Wabtec for Latin America; and Rogério Mendonça, President Freight Equipment Global, Wabtec. Credit: Fernanda Divardim

The FLXdrive locomotives, which are 100% battery-powered, will be deployed on the Carajás Railroad (EFC) in Brazil. Currently, three to four diesel locomotives pull the train, but with the addition of...

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