ACL Moves The World’s First Hydrogen Powered Passenger Train

Alstrom’s Coradia iLint is the world’s first passenger train that is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. This cell produces electrical power for traction. In operation, it emits no CO2 and exhausts only water. While the Coradia iLint trains have been in service in Germany for some time now, one of them made a journey to Quebec, Canada.

But how could this journey take place? Alstrom contacted ACL. The train sections, which weigh a total of 106 tons, were placed in a suspended position at the Port of Hamburg. The train was rolled onto the Atlantic Sun into its garage deck, safe from the elements and sailed to Halifax. Upon discharge In Canada, the train was put in operation and quietly moves its passengers along the St. Lawrence River, safely and quietly and without any emissions.

ACL’s expertise in handling oversized and hard-to-handle cargo, especially trains, is unsurpassed. From the Orient Express’ Antique Pullman Dining Carriage to Amtrak’s passenger cars, huge locomotives and now, Alstrom’s Coradia iLint, ACL is the only carrier for safe and secure transport.