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Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco
Author: P. Kepler
Date: 05-22-2012 - 12:15

The green concept of carbon neutral steam production may be the ultimate goal here. A steam locomotive would be the logical test bed as it is portable and self contained as a machine.
True, a railroad would be crazy to return to external combustion as a main motive power purely from a standpoint of basic operating economics. The only way I can see this as being even remotely do able is Steam-Turbine-Electric with modern control and traction motors. The reciprocating to rotary style of engine is TOO maintenance dependent. A boiler is simple to maintain in comparison, especially using modern materials and welding .

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  Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco Graham Buxton 05-22-2012 - 10:50
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco David 05-22-2012 - 10:55
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco Freericks 05-22-2012 - 10:57
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco Freericks 05-22-2012 - 11:01
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco Tom Moungovan 05-22-2012 - 11:26
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco Wet Blanket 05-22-2012 - 11:54
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco P. Kepler 05-22-2012 - 12:15
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco MP 97.7 05-22-2012 - 12:00
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco hepkema 05-22-2012 - 12:18
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco SSS 05-22-2012 - 13:44
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco david vartanoff 05-22-2012 - 14:00
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco Hydra-Cushion 05-23-2012 - 00:51
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco C. Cutler 05-23-2012 - 18:44
  Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco SP4460 05-25-2012 - 22:34


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