First Look: Cando Rail & Terminals’ Battery-Electric Switcher
Cando Rail & Terminals on Sept. 10 unveiled a new battery-electric switcher at its Southlands Terminal in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Emissions Reduction Alberta
Alberta to Invest C$45MM in Hydrogen Innovation
The Alberta government on Aug. 1 announced that it will provide C$45 million to power new hydrogen technologies to help reduce emissions and create jobs.
Cando Rail & Terminals Jump-Starts Battery Loco Project
Alberta-based Cando Rail & Terminals is developing a battery-electric switching locomotive through its Li-Ion (Lithium-Ion) 2025 Project, which involves retrofitting a legacy, non-tier-compliant diesel-electric locomotive with a lithium-ion battery propulsion system. The
Watch: CP 1001’s First Revenue Move
Canadian Pacific’s (CP) hydrogen fuel cell-powered freight locomotive, CP 1001, marked a milestone on Oct. 28: its second main line test and first revenue move.
CP: Green ‘Gas ’n Go’ Gets Grant (Updated)
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) on Nov. 1 awarded Canadian Pacific’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program a $15 million 50% matching grant to expand the initiative to three locomotives, install hydrogen production facilities at two locations, and create a “global center of excellence in hydrogen and freight rail systems” in Alberta. CP is receiving the grant from ERA’s Shovel Ready Challenge program. It builds on the $15 million CP already planned to invest in the development project in 2021.