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CPKC, Teck Resources pilot program to use hydrogen locomotives in coal train service

By Bill Stephens | May 4, 2023
Green and gray cowl locomotive with blue trim

CALGARY, Alberta — CPKC and metallurgical coal producer Teck Resources have reached a new multi-year contract that includes a first-of-its-kind pilot program that will use CPKC’s home-built hydrogen fuel-cell locomotives in coal train service. The pilot program, which will be jointly developed by CPKC and Teck, will begin next year, the companies announced today. “In […]

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Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen fuel cell locomotive to debut before year’s end

By Bill Stephens | November 30, 2021
Illustration of locomotive with predominantly green and silver paint scheme

NEW YORK – Canadian Pacific’s first hydrogen fuel cell locomotive, a converted SD40-2F dubbed H2 0EL for “hydrogen zero-emissions locomotive,” will roll under its own power by the end of the year and then enter test service next year, CEO Keith Creel says. CP’s homebuilt locomotive test bed, along with its headquarters solar array and other […]

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