There’s been a lot of talk about California’s high-speed electric train (bullet train) speeding to and from all major cities in the Golden State with a hefty price tag of $37 billion. But, there is another new technology that has mostly slipped under the radar and that is: hydrogen trains. Hydrolley (hydrogen trolleys) and hydrail • Read More »
Archives: Hydrail
Hydrail 5th International Conference June 11 – 12, 2009
January 7, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrail 5th International Conference June 11 – 12, 2009 | Filed in: Hydrail.The Fifth International Hydrail Conference is gearing up to talk about hydrogen railway trains in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 11 – 12, 2009. The focus of the conference will be threefold including mass production of carbon-free hydrogen, economic commitment to avoid other competing (and more expensive or more polluting) rail technologies, and promoting hydrolley • Read More »
Hydrogen Trolleys Are No Folly, Go Hydrolley
November 19, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrail.Now, I’ve talked about hydrogen trains or hydrail a number of times over the past. But, one area that I haven’t mentioned yet are hydrogen trolleys or hydrolley as they are calling it. Streetcars in general have made a resurgence over the years and not just in San Francisco, but in many other large and • Read More »
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Endorses Light Rail, But Omits Hydrail
June 19, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Speaker Nancy Pelosi Endorses Light Rail, But Omits Hydrail | Filed in: Hydrail.Speaking at an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) conference in San Francisco a week or so back, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed light rail, commuter rail and other public transit as a way to save 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline per year. Speaker Pelosi went on to talk about how high speed rail in California • Read More »
Hydrail Hydrogen Train Conference Stopping in Valencia Spain June 9 2008
June 9, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrail Hydrogen Train Conference Stopping in Valencia Spain June 9 2008 | Filed in: Fuel Cells, Hydrail.It’s been a while since I’ve talked about hydrail (hydrogen railway) technology. But, talked about or not hydrogen trains keep on rolling (as I was graciously reminded by Hydrail.org Chairman Stan Thompson). In fact, the Fourth International Hydrail Conference is rolling right into Valencia, Spain on June 9, 2008 to discuss advances in fuel cell • Read More »
Hydrail Hydrogen Train Conference Stopping in Valencia, Spain June 9, 2008
May 28, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrail.It’s been a while since I’ve talked about hydrail (hydrogen railway) technology. But, talked about or not hydrogen trains keep on rolling (as I was graciously reminded by Hydrail.org Chairman Stan Thompson). In fact, the Fourth International Hydrail Conference is rolling right into Valencia, Spain on June 9, 2008 to discuss advances in fuel cell • Read More »
BNSF Railway Developing Hydrogen Train
January 14, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrail.The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) is developing a hydrogen fuel cell switch train in Kansas to reduce emissions and as an alternative to similar locomotives powered by fossil fuels. The project is in collaboration with Vehicle Projects LLC. Besides its traditional use, the hydrogen fuel cell switch train can also be used for • Read More »
Canada Rolls Forward with Hydrogen Train Development
September 19, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Canada Rolls Forward with Hydrogen Train Development | Filed in: Hydrail.Ontario, Canada and Bombardier Transportation are in talks to develop a hydrogen train up in the Great White North. In three years time, when the prototype hydrogen train is completed it is expected to run on the Toronto GO Transit system. Premier Dalton McGuinty made the announcement about the fuel cell train a couple of • Read More »
Hydrail Hydrogen Train Conference Is Rescheduled For U. S.
May 30, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrail Hydrogen Train Conference Is Rescheduled For U. S. | Filed in: Hydrail.The first announcement for the Third International Hydrail Conference stated that it would be held in Bergamo, Italy on June 25 – 26, 2007. The world’s first and only hydrogen train conference has now been updated and rescheduled to being held in Salisbury, North Carolina on August 13 – 14, 2007. The First Hydrail International • Read More »
JR East Demonstrates World’s First Commuter Hydrogen Train
October 25, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on JR East Demonstrates World’s First Commuter Hydrogen Train | Filed in: Hydrail.East Japan Railway (JR) has just demonstrated the world’s first hydrogen hybrid commuter train to awaiting eyes. This means that JR East has jumped ahead of Tokyo’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI) in bringing a hydrogen railway train (hydrail) to market. JR East’s New Energy Train (NE Train) has two 65kw PEM fuel cells and • Read More »