U.S. Steel rolls out electric locomotives at Pennsylvania plants

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November 15, 2023

Reid Frazier, The Allegheny Front

U.S. Steel's new electric locomotives will save 40 thousand gallons of diesel fuel a year and emit no CO2. (Reid Frazier/The Allegheny Front)

U.S. Steel recently unveiled new battery-powered locomotives for two of its plants near Pittsburgh. The electric trains will replace two diesel locomotives and emit zero carbon dioxide.

Reid Frazier of The Allegheny Front reports.

This segment aired on November 15, 2023.

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