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12627 Bengalore New Delhi karnatak Superfast Express getty North America has a railroad problem that the rest of the world doesn’t have. As a result, a lot of North Americans think it’s too expensive to electrify that mode of transportation. As we explore electrifying everything everywhere all at once as a key wedge in solving global warming it’s time to debunk that notion. Why am I singling out North America and North Americans? Because the Americas are singular in their lack of ability and willingness to do what the rest of the world has already mostly done. Map of the world with length of rail networks and percentage electrified Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist, TFIE Strategy Inc India has electrified above 85% of its heavy rail and is aiming for 100% by 2025. China is at 72% and building more electrified, high-speed freight and passenger rail rapidly. Europe is at 60% and climbing. The entirety of the storied Trans-Siberian Railroad, all 9,300 kilometers of it, is electrified. There’s more high-speed rail in Africa and Indonesia than in North America and yes, it’s electrified. This is absolutely nothing new. The first electric railroad was in operation over 100 years ago. The technology is bog simple. Trolley wires overhead. Electricity flowing into the wires from the grid. An extensible pantograph reaching up from the locomotive to brush against the wires. Electricity flowing through the pantograph into the locomotive. Electric motors on the wheels of the locomotive using the electricity. Trains are just like every other form of transportation. Using electricity directly is much more efficient and cheaper than burning fossil fuels. Almost all locomotives that still burn diesel generate electricity with it to drive electric motors on the wheels. The diesel generators turn 20% to 25% of the energy in the diesel into…

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