00:00Fuel efficiency, fewer emissions and reduced highway congestion make rail the most environmentally friendly form of land transportation.
00:16BNSF Railway can move one ton of freight from Los Angeles to Chicago on less than five gallons of diesel fuel.
00:24And BNSF continues to look for ways to improve its locomotive fleet to become more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly.
00:33BNSF is retiring older, less efficient locomotives while adding more than 1,600 new road locomotives that operate at EPA Tier 2 levels.
00:45These locomotives are up to 15% more fuel efficient than the units they replace and are the cleanest burning locomotives available for long haul freight movement.
00:55In addition, BNSF has introduced more efficient and cleaner operating diesel switch engines to yard service.
01:02The ultra low emission Genset locomotives have three fuel efficient engines that start and stop automatically to match operating power requirements.
01:15BNSF is also testing several locomotives that use alternative fuels, including liquid natural gas and biodiesel.
01:22The latest concept locomotive is the hydrogen fuel cell switch locomotive.
01:27We want to be good neighbors, just as we expect our neighbors to be good to us.
01:32And this locomotive has much lower emissions, exhaust emissions than our other diesel engine locomotives.
01:39And because they work in yards, sometimes in close proximity to residential areas, the lower emissions reduce our impact on our neighbors.
01:48For three years, BNSF worked with the United States Department of Defense and Vehicle Projects Incorporated to develop the low emission prototype locomotive.
01:59It was unveiled in the summer of 2009 in Topeka, Kansas.
02:04We're proud to have reached this point in development of the hydrogen fuel cell locomotive.
02:09Exploring alternative energy sources, I don't have to tell you, is critical to achieving our nation's environmental and energy goals.
02:16BNSF believes it is in the best interest of our company and our nation to look at sustainable alternative technologies and fuels.
02:26The testing helps identify the benefits as well as the challenges of the new technology.
02:32BNSF plans to continue to be an industry leader in testing, developing and implementing green technology,
02:39not just for its locomotives, but across all parts of its operations.
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