Corpus Christi engine-switch emits less pollution

Rail

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

The Port of Corpus Christi on Wednesday will inaugurate a repowered, cleaner-burning locomotive used to move railcars at its bulk terminal to and from the mainline. The Texas port used a $1.02 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, plus $256,514 of its own money under the matching requirements, to replace the locomotive's 1,000 horsepower diesel engine with two 700 horsepower engines. The modern engines include technology which reduces ...

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