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(Source: Green Car Congress, January 29, 2022)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Union Pacific Railroad plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a US Class I railroad. The locomotives will come from Progress Rail and Wabtec.

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