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Vale and Wabtec to develop electric locos, alt fuels

Vale has ordered three FLXdrive battery electric locomotives from railway specialists Wabtec and will work with the company on the use of ammonia as an clean alternative to diesel.

Craig Guthrie
Ludmila Nascimento, Energy Director, Vale, signs agreement besided by Marco Braga, Global Procurement Director, Vale (at left); Danilo Miyasato, President of Wabtec for Latin America; and Rogério Mendonça, President Freight Equipment Global, Wabtec. Credit: Fernanda Divardim

Ludmila Nascimento, Energy Director, Vale, signs agreement besided by Marco Braga, Global Procurement Director, Vale (at left); Danilo Miyasato, President of Wabtec for Latin America; and Rogério Mendonça, President Freight Equipment Global, Wabtec. Credit: Fernanda Divardim

The FLXdrive locomotives, which are 100% battery-powered, will be deployed on the Carajás Railroad (EFC) in Brazil. Currently, three to four diesel locomotives pull the train, but with the addition of...

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