How long do you think a designer could take to desing a new rail car for a coal operation?
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Why would you need a new design? There are a boatload of existing designs out there already.
I just read where the power plants are shutting down most of their older coal fired generators and switching to natural gas. In a few years surplus coal cars will be as abundant as the boxcar. Why would you want somethimg new?
Industry groups such the Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, and the American Legislative Exchange Council have dubbed the coming rules “EPA’s Regulatory Train Wreck.” The regulations, they say, will cost utilities up to $129 billion and force them to retire one-fifth of coal capacity. Given that coal provides 45 percent of the country’s power, that means higher electric bills, more blackouts and fewer jobs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezr ... _blog.html
Industry groups such the Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, and the American Legislative Exchange Council have dubbed the coming rules “EPA’s Regulatory Train Wreck.” The regulations, they say, will cost utilities up to $129 billion and force them to retire one-fifth of coal capacity. Given that coal provides 45 percent of the country’s power, that means higher electric bills, more blackouts and fewer jobs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezr ... _blog.html
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