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13.12.2021

Artikel Nummer: 38993

US railway invests in green railcars


U.S. Steel, Norfolk Southern Railways and Greenbrier are jointly building a new, more sustainable steel gondola railcar. Using an innovative formula for high-strength, lighter-weight steel developed by U. S. Steel, each gondola's unloaded weight is reduced by more than 6 t.

 

Norfolk Southern will initially acquire 800 of the Greenbrier engineered gondolas. According to the US class I railway, the use of lightweight, high-strength steel will enable the railcars to carry more material while reducing fuel consumption, which will make the operations even more eco-friendly.

Once these new gondolas are in service, Norfolk Southern plans to recycle the previous models. (ben)

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