* Hydrogen for the Long Haul: Fuel Cell-Powered Rail Freight? Buoyed by the reaction to its experimental hydrogen hybrid fuel cell switcher locomotive (H&FCL Aug. 09), developer, Golden, CO-based Vehicle Projects, is now pondering going to the next level: designing and building a long-haul hydrogen-fueled fuel cell freight locomotive. Nothing has been decided apparently so far. Officially, BNSF Railway which last month started testing the locomotive in its Los Angeles area operations, is keeping mum, but the signals are getting louder: the Jan. 29 “Orange County Register,” reporting on the unveiling of the switch locomotive at a news conference attended by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said the company plans to continue developing the technology “with ... Log in to view full article.