Ontario moves ahead with pursuit of trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells for GO Transit

By Ben Spurr, Transportation Reporter; Toronto Star; February 22, 2018

The provincial government is pushing ahead with plans to explore the use of untested hydrogen train technology for a major expansion of GO Transit service.

Transportation Minister Kathryn McGarry announced Thursday that a study launched by Metrolinx last year has concluded it would be “technically feasible” to run trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells on GO lines as an alternative to traditional electrification, which uses overhead wires.

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