(Source: Bradenton Herald, February 26, 2014)
PORT MANATEE, Fla. — By next month, two new, high-efficiency railroad engines will be at work at Manatee County’s port. They’ll use up to 65 percent less diesel fuel than the port’s previous engine, and are expected to emit 80 percent less nitrous oxide gas. Think of them as the Toyota Prius of locomotives, except they cost $1.5 million each.
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