Amtrak trials first cow-powered train

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Biodiesel made from beef byproducts fuels rail operator's first green train, cutting carbon emissions and improving air quality

US rail operator Amtrak may have given the term "cattle car" a whole new meaning with the first test of a biodiesel train that runs on beef byproducts. Operating on a $274,000 (£178,000) grant from...

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