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Amtrak testing bio-diesel train

May 6, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Energy, Infrastructure, Transportation Leave a comment

In a move that invites all manner of bad puns, Amtrak has begun testing the first train to operate solely on bio-diesel fuel. The

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