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The Green Goat

Sierra Club Compass: Green Goats
Hybrid cars may get all the attention, but hybrid locomotives are also making inroads.

This is pretty cool. The Green Goat is a hybrid switcher — a locomotive that moves train cars around in the rail yard. It’s impressive that RailPower, the company that manufactures the Green Goat, has gone to the effort. Using trains to ship goods around the country is already significantly more energy efficient and environmentally friendly than using trucks. Now, the Green Goat makes it even better.

If you’re into trains, you really need to check out the Green Goat Demonstration Video on RailPower’s web site — just click on the link above.

RailPower is a Canadian company. No surprise THERE, eh? Those Canadians….