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Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in Canada. For specific railroad questions, see Fallen Flags and Active Railroads categories.
Take a look at North America's first hydrogen-powered train, which emits only water and will start service this summer
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North America will have its very first hydrogen-powered train this summer season.
Alstom, a French rail transportation company, announced earlier this year that it's shipping one of its new hydrogen-powered Coradia iLint trains to Quebec for a summer demonstration.
The train will be operated by rail service Train De Charlevoix, and people traveling on the picturesque route along the St. Lawrence River will be able to get an innovative, hydrogen-fueled ride starting June 9.
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Alstom’s Coradia iLint Enters Revenue Service in Quebec
On June 17, 2023, 100 passengers boarded Alstom’s Coradia iLint for the first hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) rail journey in North America.
The trip, a joint effort of Alstom and its partners the Government of Quebec, Chemin de fer Charlevoix (Train de Charlevoix), Harnois Énergies, HTEC and Accelera by Cummins (the new brand for Cummins’ New Power business segment), operated between the Parc de la Chute-Montmorency in Quebec City to Baie-Saint-Paul, a 90-kilometer (56-mile) distance in the heart of the UNESCO-listed Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve along the St. Lawrence River.
The Coradia iLint is self-propelled with HFC technology supplied by Accelera by Cummins, which has operations in Ontario, and is powered by green hydrogen produced by Harnois Énergies at its Quebec City site.
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