Union Pacific begins testing battery-electric locomotives in California

Union Pacific has begun testing battery-electric locomotives in Southern California, according to Railway-News.

The first two of four Wabtec FLXdrive units have now been delivered to the railway. The locomotives are part of Union Pacific’s programme to evaluate emerging technologies in operational railway environments.

The four-unit fleet will operate in the Greater Los Angeles area. The source says the remaining two locomotives have not yet been delivered.