Jim Lohse Wrote:
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> This just came out of the Virginia & Truckee
> Railroad...
>
> For Immediate Release
> December 5, 2008
>
> Contact: Craig Brinkman, Director of Marketing
> info@virginiatruckee.com 888-949-9991 x102
>
> Virginia & Truckee Railroad Goes Green with Bently
> Biofuels
>
> (Virginia City, NV) The Virginia & Truckee
> Railroadtm, the Queen of the Short Linestm, has
> made an agreement with the Bently Biofuels of
> Minden, NV to power its diesel-electric locomotive
> with biodiesel, reducing air pollutants and
> improving the passenger’s experience on the V&T
> Railroad. The “first revenue service” for
> bio-diesel will be the “Train-O-Lights” this
> Saturday, December 6th at 3PM.
>
> The V&T Railroad is among the first railroads in
> the United States to use biodiesel in its
> regularly scheduled operations. Thomas Gray,
> Vice-President of the V&T Railroad said, “Our
> vintage diesel-electric locomotive is vitally
> important to regular operations and we are very
> pleased with the performance of the engine burning
> Bently biodiesel. As with all antique equipment,
> changes of this type can be very challenging, but
> the biodiesel product has certainly lived up to
> its promise in our testing.”
>
> This milestone is yet another important step in
> the planned upgrades to service on the V&T
> Railroad for 2009, which include new 1900 vintage
> ornate passenger cars and regularly scheduled
> steam operations throughout the upcoming summer
> season. Passengers, particularly those in the open
> air cars, will have an improved experience during
> the passage through tunnels behind the
> biodiesel-electric.
>
> Bently’s biodiesel fuel blends are produced by
> mixing low sulfur petroleum-based diesel fuel and
> a bio-based synthetic diesel produced from the
> chemical reaction between alcohols and recycled
> vegetable oils (biodiesel). Higher percentages of
> biodiesel in the fuel blend significantly reduce
> emissions that have a harmful impact on human
> health and the environment. In cold weather, the
> biofuel blend ratio can be tailored to perform as
> well as traditional petroleum based fuels. The V&T
> plans to use the lowest emission product used
> during the peak summer season, when the V&T
> Railroad operates up to 8 trains per day.
>
> The Virginia & Truckee Railroad is celebrating its
> 33rd year of continuous operation, placing it
> among the enduring and important heritage
> railroads in the United States, reviving the
> history of the original Silver Short Linetm.
> Virginia City, the home of the V&T Railroad, is
> the one of the largest National Historic Landmarks
> in the United States and is a treasure trove of
> buildings, ruins and sites from the early West.
>
> For additional information on biodiesel and other
> biofuels, contact Carlo Luri, General Manager of
> the Bently Biofuels Company at 775-783-0160 or via
> email at carlo.luri@bentlybiofuels.com
>
> The Virginia & Truckee Railroad, V&T Railroad,
> Queen of the Short Lines, Silver Short Line, V&T
> Railroad Logos and Colors are all registered
> trademarks of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad and
> may not be used without written permission. The
> Virginia & Truckee Railroad is a privately held
> railroad operating without government subsidies,
> founded by Bob Gray in 1968.