Another modern marvel in making

The result echoes the transformation of Marvels superhero The Hulk — a powerful beast that is greener and packs more punch than many modern trains.That combination of old train technology and a new biofuel could lead to a locomotive that requires less fuel, costs less and still has more horsepower than diesel-electric locomotives. The new CSR Project 130 would eventually deliver a locomotive that can reach 130 miles per hour (209 kilometers per hour) — a modern marvel able to break the world speed record for fastest steam locomotive.Once perfected, creating the worlds first carbon-neutral locomotive will be just the beginning for this technology which, we hope, will later be used for combined heat and power energy in the developing world as well as reducing the United States dependence on fossil fuels, said Rod Larkins, special projects director at the University of Minnesotas Institute on the Environment.