Modernizing Icons: Why These Historic Trains Are Going Green
3/19/2026 | 3m 30s
Vintage trains go electric! Watch this historic 1950s locomotive update.
The Independence maintenance yard is electrifying history with a $2.1M Ohio EPA grant. By converting 1950s Alco FPA4 locomotives from diesel to battery power, the railroad ensures these vintage cars stay on the tracks for future generations. This upgrade offers cleaner, more reliable travel through the Cuyahoga Valley. Produced by Fred Barrett.
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Local Focus is a local public television program presented by WNEO
Modernizing Icons: Why These Historic Trains Are Going Green
3/19/2026 | 3m 30s
The Independence maintenance yard is electrifying history with a $2.1M Ohio EPA grant. By converting 1950s Alco FPA4 locomotives from diesel to battery power, the railroad ensures these vintage cars stay on the tracks for future generations. This upgrade offers cleaner, more reliable travel through the Cuyahoga Valley. Produced by Fred Barrett.
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Local Focus is a local public television program presented by WNEO