CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is converting two of its historic 1950s Alco locomotives to battery power, using a roughly $2 million Ohio EPA grant for a project expected to lower emissions, reduce maintenance costs, and ensure the locomotives can operate for decades to come.
According to the railroad, the project will cost about $3 million. The two locomotives are part of a fleet of five, and CEO Larry Stevenson said the railroad anticipates the converted locomotives will be in use by fall 2027.
“We set ourselves on a course to re-power our locomotives or come up with another solution that was going to allow us to continue to be sustainable in the future,” Stevenson said…