Ah, hello, everyone. Yes, I know I've been away for a while and a few of you may know me on Blockland, but I was wondering how practical would it be to make a P42E: An electric version of the locomotive widely used by Amtrak, VIA Rail, and the Metro-North Railroad, as well as the P40DC/AC (Whatever it was) on the NJ Transit lines.
I was thinking about this because I was explaining my business model for my future company and she started talking to me about how I need to be a heavy investor in "Green Energy," such as Nuclear, Wind, Solar, and Geothermal Energy, because there will be no oil left on Earth in 100 years or less, and no mineable copper either by 2050.
So, I realized how impractical it would be to install a third rail or overhead catenaries along my first passenger line, and thought, why not put a battery in the thing? They can make INDUSTRIAL size batteries, and they can put them in cars, so why didn't the PRR think of this, along with all the other people? Rail travel could not only transport huge quantities of people and/or freight, but with this, it could also be fast and green!
Since my company doesn't exist yet, unlike BNSF or Union Pacific, I wouldn't have to go through a huge makeover of every maintenance shop I own. However, saying that I'm probably gonna start using the NCDOT one in Raleigh, maybe I would have to do a minor makeover.
What do you guys think about this?
