A self-powered, zero-emission passenger train, ZEMU, comes to San Bernardino County

[@Amtrakker]

Selling this as cheaper than building electrification, but will ultimately cost more as this is unproven technology. Just stick with catenary, it's proven and reliable.

[@edbenelli5374]

Not “on batteries”, and I see some catenary frames already installed. I could see this being described as a “transitionary” step to fully-electric.

[@macbookpro16inch82]

That was filmed at stadlers testing facility in Salt Lake City which is able to test EMUs for places like the Bay Area since Caltrains electrified part of its system and is replacing most of its trains. Unfortunately, MetroLink does not have any electrification and is against it.

[@neutrino78x]

yes, on batteries. Look carefully. It's not connected to the centenary wire. This is just the first iteration, so these will be used mainly to reduce fuel usage on diesel-electrics. As we get better solid state battery technology (which will at least double the range of an electric loco) you will see trains running on 100% battery or 100% hydrogen.

[@benandolga]

We need it in San Diego!

[@navajojohn9448]

How is the hydrogen produced? Hydro, solar, wind,nuke, gas, oil, coal?

[@jaypikachu6660]

Same thing like how electricity produced, All of the above 😂

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

hydrogen is too expensive

[@eastbaykidd8574]

No such thing as "self-powered, zero emission" vehicle. It has to get its power somewhere, and that power is probably not very "zero emission" if it's produced in a conventional power plant. 😐

[@stickynorth]

Still less than diesel which is the point. Way to lose the forest through the trees TROLL!

[@eastbaykidd8574]

@@stickynorth Not a troll at all, and the capital costs will far exceed the fuel savings.

[@TheNobleFive]

Hydrogen isn't produced in a traditional power plant.

[@eastbaykidd8574]

@@TheNobleFive Production of hydrogen is an endothermic process, where does the plant get that energy from again?

[@harmonjosephd]

@@eastbaykidd8574could be from solar or wind. It is California after all

[@stickynorth]

I do love that his shirt and the train have the same pattern! Very cool to see this demonstration train tested however BEMU (Battery Electric Multiple Units) are a superior option given they can be recharged on the fly in bursts at station stops or via brake power regeneration or at end stopover stations and they only take about 10 minutes now... And it's cheaper to produce than hydrogen, non-explosive and of course increasingly coming from 100% carbon-free sources thanks to large-scale solar and wind farms! Any option besides DIESEL is A-OK though! PM 2.5 is the real killer here...

[@Modernaire]

Talk about a woke-word salad! All of what you eco-troll with REQUIRES FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS.

[@eastbaykidd8574]

California does not have "100% carbon-free sources" in terms of energy.

[@DRMULA1145]

Why he dressed like the fkn train 💀💀💀

[@dpmoos3225]

to promote it? seems logical

[@andiiramii2775]

Cool now wake me up when it goes to Vegas or Sacramento

[@celebrityrog]

Heads up. All trains are self powered.

[@MadMvx]

bro fire that reporter haha

[@conner_b_griften]

If you have a small gov't agency calling itself an "Authority", it's most assuredly a scam.

[@stickynorth]

Says you GRIFTEN? TROLL BOT GO HOME!

[@klairah2611]

Neat!

[@stickynorth]

Very neat! And clean! Which is why it has my support! Ditto with BEMU alternatives too! Those can be fast charged at station stops in 30 seconds or long-charged for 10 minutes at the end of the line... As long as they are quiet and clean and don't have PM 2.5 emissions I'm all for them!

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

Hydrogen fuel is too expensive.

[@abc123fhdi]

why not make it solar powered?

[@KingdomSoldier12]

Even I’m a solar power -Tio

[@jaypikachu6660]

Solar power won’t work on cloudy ,snowing or night time.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

​@@jaypikachu6660Genius🙄 Ever heard batteries?

[@shellysmith1037]

Calif needs 2 more nuclear plants. They should have been built years ago. How U gonna power AI ?

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

worked for japan... oh wait

[@eastbaykidd8574]

@@mike_w-tw6jd And there have never been accidents with fossil fuel powered plants?

[@ccentralchannel4492]

@@mike_w-tw6jdHow about fossil fuel plants and oil refineries… oh wait….

[@Modernaire]

To build these zero emission trains, including the self powered infrastructure, takes a vast amount of emissions. All those parts... just the paint used for the fancy strange designs on the e-train requires all kinds of emissions. For the train to be truly zero emissions, they'd have to not have human passengers. Humans have to emit a lot of carbon emissions to GET to, and continue on from the train. The maintenance of the e-Trains... requires emmi... sssions... the spokesperson's fancy glasses... the emissions to not only get a reporter... there... but also the emissions used in the production of the broadcast of news...

[@slyley5]

the concept of "self-powered and zero emission" is virtually unheard of

[@Native722]

I like TEMU better

[@MattLashbrook]

catenary would be better .....

[@bobbysmith683]

And only a handful of people will be on this train..😮😮😮😢😢

[@ecossearthur]

in service in a year? 😅😅😅

[@bah2singtatato116]

Some kind of joke. Top speed is 79 mph. OMG

[@MistSoalar]

I really don't want to be that guy, but water vapor is aKtChualLy a potent green house gas. Ofc the amount emitted from this vehicle has practically no impact compare to CO2

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

tell us about chemtrails

[@ll4680]

San Bernardino to Redlands?! So basically a drug den on rails? 🤡

[@paulholmaniii9691]

😂😂😂

[@EdiPooH9]

No one rides it anyways