Eastern Railroad Discussion > What is latest on NS testing CNG

Last fall it was reported NS would be testing I believe CNG on coal trains between Williamson and Norfolk. Does anyone know if this has started?

Gary

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Haven't seen or heard a peep about them since the information came out last year.

Isn't that an oxymoron, CNG hauling coal?

The man at NS who was in charge of the CNG project was recently let go ( one of many casualties of the PSR down sizing) so I would guess with diesel prices again low that NS has put the project on the shelf. Maybe not but probably so??

   Ross Rowland 

Thanks to all for the updates. If I remember right they had a special tender built for it and I guess that was a waste

Gary

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NS's unit and fuel tender on the block for sale if not already sold.

Eng.Shadetree

Thanks

I thought they were going to lease BNSF units ?

Gary



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Gary,

You are correct, NS agreed to lease the SD70ACe Fuel Tender set from BNSF, prior to making any sort of decision on purchase or production.

I too am wondering if this is still going to occur.

Regards
Russ

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Interesting that they would test compressed natural gas (widely used in buses) and pass by liquid natural gas (used by Florida East Coast).  GE has at least one LNG adapted locomotive, GECX 3000, in their lease fleet.

GECX 3000 is now the Wabtec Battery Locomotive Demonstrator. 



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Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> Interesting that they would test compressed
> natural gas (widely used in buses) and pass by
> liquid natural gas (used by Florida East Coast). 
> GE has at least one LNG adapted locomotive, GECX
> 3000, in their lease fleet.

I had this same thought. The shale deposits of northern PA are smack in the middle of NS territory. It would seem to be a cheep source of natural gas to me.

Dan

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