Rail operator and locomotive servicing business, Norfolk Southern, has launched a $53m energy conversion project at its Juniata Locomotive Shop that will substantially reduce carbon emissions and water usage at the 70-acre facility.
Norfolk Southern will replace the shop’s coal boilers with natural gas heaters and install a 1.2-megawatt capacity combined heat and power generator that will produce enough electricity to sustain the entire 16-building complex. When completed in late 2017, Norfolk Southern expects the improvements to save about $4m in electricity costs, reduce water usage by 49.4…
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