Union Pacific Begins Testing Battery-Electric Locomotives in California

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Union Pacific Begins Testing Battery-Electric Locomotives in California

October 1, 2026

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Union Pacific has begun testing battery-electric locomotives in Southern California, with the first two of four Wabtec FLXdrive units now 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, with the remaining two […] The post Union Pacific Begins Testing Battery-Electric Locomotives in California appeared first on Railway-News.

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September 30, 2026
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