US Lobby’s $1.1 Trillion Freight Rail Electrification Study Intentionally Asked The Wrong Question

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By Michael BarnardSep 6, 2026, 2:42 pm89 ptsTrending
Direct electric freight rail is not speculative technology. It already operates across enormous railway systems, moves very heavy freight and works in difficult climates. The interesting North American question is therefore not whether electric freight rail can work, but where catenary should go first, where…

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