Re: Santa Fe steam engine to be rebuilt to a "green" loco
Author: C. Cutler
Date: 05-23-2012 - 18:44
Sounds like a fun project. I'm not sure why they want to refurbish this particular 1937 locomotive when they could probably get a tourist line to test it out on a less efficient unit. but if biomass coal really works, it could also be consumed by utilities as a coal substitute. And this engine will still pollute locally, probably making many people think there's a wild fire nearby from the smell of the exhaust...just my speculation.