UP, ZTR Partner on Hybrid-Electric Locomotives (UPDATED, 6/27)
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor
(UP photo)
The first of six cutting-edge hybrid battery-electric locomotives designed and built by Union Pacific (UP) and its partner ZTR, a locomotive control systems supplier, are currently being tested at a UP facility and rail yard.
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