Looking forward to comments on this one. Can large diesel engines even be converted to NG? What about the massive fuel supply the locomotives require, and what happens when they get in a wreck? Yowzer...don’t even want to think about that one.
We ran a pair of Fairbanks Morse OP 38 8 1/8 engines on NG (diesel start-diesel pilot) for years but that was for co-generating electricity. I don't know if they can be used for motive engines running NG.
Yes, and they can be dual fuel switching between the two.
What about the massive fuel supply the locomotives require
The articles states they will add a tanker car.
what happens when they get in a wreck?
They will be using LNG, methane cooled down to -260°F. LNG is not ignitable; it has to be vaporized first. The natural gas vapor is significantly lighter than air and rises and disperses naturally. The methane vapor needs to be "diluted" with air until it is down to about 15% methane before it can be ignited.