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(1,131 posts) Wed Mar 12, 2025, 04:58 PM Mar 12

CPKC's CP1201: First High-Horsepower Hydrogen Locomotive Enters Mainline Service

CPKC's CP1201: First High-Horsepower Hydrogen Locomotive Enters Mainline Service

Fuel Cells Works | March 12, 2025

PKC, a major North American Class 1 railroad company, has officially deployed its first hydrogen-powered locomotive into regular mainline service. This innovative locomotive is currently operating on bulk freight routes, notably hauling coal for Elk Valley Resources, as CPKC evaluates its performance across challenging operational environments.

Based in Golden, British Columbia, this pioneering locomotive has been equipped with a cutting-edge hydrogen tender developed by HGmotive. This tender, which is an adaptation of a previous design originally created for liquified natural gas (LNG) in 2019, supports the locomotive's hydrogen fuel needs and is compatible with other hydrogen-powered locomotives.

The fixed hydrogen refuelling facility. Photo: CPKC

On March 6, CPKC achieved another milestone by successfully refueling the locomotive at the first fixed refueling station outside of Alberta, as announced via the company's social media platforms...more
https://fuelcellsworks.com/2025/03/12/fuel-cells/cpkc-s-cp1201-first-high-horsepower-hydrogen-locomotive-enters-mainline-service

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CPKC's CP1201: First High-Horsepower Hydrogen Locomotive Enters Mainline Service (Original Post) Caribbeans Mar 12 OP

At this point, the U.S. is so far behind... Think. Again. Mar 12 #1

H2 is dead in the US for at least the next 4 years Caribbeans Mar 12 #2

Think. Again.

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1. At this point, the U.S. is so far behind...

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Wed Mar 12, 2025, 05:07 PM

Mar 12

....that we have made our future just as enslaved (and at the mercy of) the foreign new energy industry as we have been, and still are, to the fossil fuel industry.

We had a chance to lead, but we chose to be dragged instead.

Caribbeans

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2. H2 is dead in the US for at least the next 4 years

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 12, 2025, 05:18 PM

Mar 12

Trump Says Hydrogen Cars Can Explode Like an ‘Atom Bomb.’
https://archive.is/aMXep

Who knows why Trump lies about hydrogen, maybe it's fElon. Thanks for being open-minded.

In any case, it's as if the entire topic is banned on US media. There won't be any stories about this on MSNBC or FOX. People ought to ask why?

Meanwhile, in China

Sinopec Guangzhou Petrochemical Launches the Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Supply Center
https://fuelcellsworks.com/2025/03/12/clean-energy/sinopec-guangzhou-petrochemical-launches-phase-ii-of-hydrogen-fuel-cell-supply-center

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