>>1522741Realistically speaking - if anyone wishes to see electric freight in the US, it would be operations such as Montana Rail Link does for BNSF on Mulan Pass, but instead of adding 4 SD70ACes with 16000hp, add four IORE-kind class locos, 40000-ish hp in total and push those coal trains faster.
But - how long does it take for a loaded coal train to go over there? An hour? Two? Is that line so starved for capacity, that halving the travel time is worth it? Coal ain't in a hurry anywhere.
