06-15-2017, 09:43 PM
Yes, yes, yes ... and yet if we can get fuel-cell trains instead of dreaming about catenaries, it's a big win. I'm guessing that GO operates on maybe 500 km worth of track. To electrify half of that, in two directions, would likely cost something close to $1B, assuming not many bridges or tunnels need to be reworked. Fuel cell locomotives would be far cheaper than that (a catenary system would require new locomotives as well).
Oh yes: any electric locomotive, whether catenary, battery or fuel cell, would benefit from the electric motors' huge torque and low RPMs to improve acceleration.
Oh yes: any electric locomotive, whether catenary, battery or fuel cell, would benefit from the electric motors' huge torque and low RPMs to improve acceleration.