A former diesel-electric that became a pioneering platform for two different 21st Century “green” technologies has been donated by BNSF Railway to the Oklahoma Railway Museum, where it may be equipped with yet another type of technology and placed into train service, the Railfan & Railroad magazine reported on 14 August. The donation of the switcher comes as BNSF is partnering with Progress Rail and Chevron to develop a road locomotive using hydrogen power.
In its 2022 annual report, BNSF stated that partners with “Progress Rail and Chevron to pilot a demonstration of a locomotive powered by hydrogen, a technology that holds great promise for dramatically reducing carbon emissions in long-haul transport.”
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BNSF 1205, North America’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive, was recently donated to the Oklahoma Railway Museum. Photo by Eric Berger.
