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Four Cabless Hybrid Locomotives Ordered for Service in Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas and LOS ANGELES, BNSF
Railway Company (BNSF) and RailPower Technologies Corp.

Hybrid Locomotives to be Added in Texas
The four GG20B cabless hybrid locomotives for Texas service will be
delivered later this year. Over the past several years, we've made significant progress in
modifying our operations to reduce emissions," Grimaila said.

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Hybrid Switch Engine Joins LNG Locomotives for Service in L. "Together with CARB
officials, we've identified specific actions that will further our efforts by
combining the latest technology with operational changes to make an immediate
improvement to California's air quality.

* Auto Start-Stop Installations -- UP now has nearly 2,000 locomotives
with computer-controlled devices that limit engine idling to only the
time necessary to ensure safe and reliable operation.

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"This product , the first of its kind and based on our core hybrid design,
is purely for remote control use.

Commitment to Air Quality
The Green Goat(R) and LNG locomotives are part of BNSF's commitment to
improving air quality across its system.

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The railway also is acquiring new
locomotives and retiring older and less efficient ones."
The company expects to spend about $20 million over the next three years
to implement the various aspects of this emissions reduction program.

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* Fuel Efficiency Improvements -- Through fleet turnover and other
improvements, UP has achieved more than a 16 percent improvement in
fuel efficiency since 1994.

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To achieve this reduction, the program focuses on the
following actions:

* Eliminating non-essential locomotive idling

* Introducing lower sulfur diesel fuel for locomotives sooner than
required

* Reducing visual emissions through an aggressive testing and repair
program

* Reviewing impacts of air emissions from designated rail yards

* Assessing toxic air contaminants from designated rail yards

* Evaluating remote sensing technology for possible use to identify
high-emitting locomotives

* Evaluating other medium-term and longer-term actions to reduce
emissions

"Union Pacific is committed to doing its part to improve and protect the
environment, and we've made significant progress in emissions reduction
through the use of new technology," said Robert Grimaila, vice president,
Environment and Safety for Union Pacific Railroad.

* Moving and Modifying Locomotive Load Test Procedures -- In 2000, UP
reorganized testing operations at the yard so that they take place
further from residences.

Union Pacific Corporation owns one of America's leading transportation
companies.

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According to data tracked by the Association of American Railroads, U. The railway
is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain
than any other American railroad, transports the components of many of the
products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulphur coal to generate
about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States.
"Rail is by far the most environmentally friendly method of transporting
freight."
The 15 percent emissions reduction in the Davis Yard since 2000 was
achieved through the following efforts:

* Fleet Turnover, Reducing Emissions -- Since January 2000, UP has
purchased more than 2,000 new fuel-efficient locomotives that comply
with new, stricter USEPA Tier 0, Tier 1 and Tier 2 standards.

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A. railroads," stated Maier. In addition, UP is increasing the use of
locomotives that can be tested more quickly . Approximately
85 percent of the locomotives permanently assigned to the
Sacramento /Roseville area are now equipped with this technology.

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Remanufactured from existing
switcher locomotives , they cut oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulates 80-90
percent, while reducing greenhouse gases and diesel fuel consumption 40-70
percent when compared to conventional yard switchers in the 1,000 to 2,000
horsepower range.

"Many of the actions we took in Roseville will be implemented throughout
California to help reduce particulate emissions," Grimaila said.

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In Los Angeles, the Green Goat(R) joins BNSF's four Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) locomotives in service elsewhere in the area; the four are the only LNG
locomotives in the country. The Green Goat(R) uses a relatively small, clean,
efficient, diesel genset in conjunction with over 300 batteries to improve
fuel economy and reduce pollution. engineering headquarters is in
Erie, Pa.

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"The cabless hybrid locomotive is an important development for RailPower
as we seek to go forward providing product for specific needs of our partners
in the railroad industry," said RailPower President and CEO Jim Maier.S.

Union Pacific Announces Emissions Reduction Program in Cooperation With the California Air Resources Board

In October 2004, Union Pacific announced an emissions reduction plan --
using a combination of new technology, operational changes and new equipment
-- to achieve a goal of a 10 percent reduction in emissions by the end of
2007 in its Davis Yard in Roseville. Davis Yard by 15 percent, so the company will
actually reduce emissions by up to 25 percent in just seven years.

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build upon this progress -- including what we've learned in the last eight
months from our aggressive work in Roseville -- to maintain our role as an
environmental leader in the transportation industry.

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(Photo: http://www. Greater fuel efficiency means fewer
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"BNSF works hard to improve air quality in the communities it serves,"
says Mark Stehly, BNSF's assistant vice president environmental and research
and development. The operator will be able to control the
locomotive from onboard or trackside using a portable RC system. BNSF will acquire
an additional 285 locomotives for 2005.

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This is the second significant agreement of this type.

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"BNSF is also reducing emissions on other locomotives by
installing automatic start-stop technology on locomotives, retrofitting older
engines, and reducing train resistance (drag) through low torque bearings,
wheel/rail lubrication to reduce friction and reduced aerodynamic drag.S. That is about
three times the fuel efficiency of moving the same tonnage exclusively by
truck.
Locomotive emissions from various work areas around the shop would be
'scrubbed' to remove 98 percent or more of the NOx and PM . A strong focus on quality and a
strategically advantageous route structure enable the company to serve
customers in critical and fast growing markets. With competitive
long-haul routes between all major West Coast ports and eastern gateways, and
as the only railroad to serve all six major gateways to Mexico, Union Pacific
has the premier rail franchise in North America.

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"Remote control is a growing trend in switching service as railroads seek
to reduce costs and make yards even more efficient.
RailPower's hybrid locomotives feature small diesel gensets and large
banks of recyclable lead-acid batteries.railpower. Its U.

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BNSF to Expand Use of Environmentally Friendly 'Green Goat(R)' Switch Engines in Los Angeles Area and Texas

And each double stack intermodal train can carry more than 300
truckloads.
RailPower, (http://www.
A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI), BNSF
Railway operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with
about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces.

* Operational Efficiency Improvements -- UP has optimized the manner in
which trains are configured at the Davis Yard, reducing the amount of
locomotive operations necessary to assemble trains. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is the
largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across the western
two-thirds of the United States.

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freight trains have become so fuel efficient that they are now moving each ton
of freight over 400 miles on each gallon of fuel consumed. The agreement was developed cooperatively
with CARB and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and approved by all three parties. The latest agreement represents the next logical step in
the process and will reduce particulate matter (PM) emissions statewide.

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At the beginning of this
year, there were an estimated 1,500 systems in use by North American carriers,
including 23 U. R.

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Between 1996 and
2004, BNSF acquired more than 2,250 cleaner burning, fuel-efficient
locomotives representing about half of its current fleet. BNSF
Railway is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer
transactions at http://www. The first one was
signed in 1998 and covered nitrous oxide emissions (NOx) from locomotives that
contribute to the formation of ozone. It is a leading carrier of
low-sulfur coal used in electrical power generation and has broad coverage of
the large chemical-producing areas along the Gulf Coast.

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announced that BNSF will keep its "Green Goat(R)," an environmentally friendly
hybrid switch engine, in service for five years in the Los Angeles area and
that it is acquiring four cabless Green Goat(R) units for use in Texas.S.

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technology systems for the transportation and power generation industries, is
headquartered in North Vancouver, BC. Effective June 30, 2005,
the program focuses on phased-in initiatives at nine of Union Pacific's
largest rail yards in the state .

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BNSF was awarded clean-air grants in July 2004 by
the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP) for implementation of the hybrid
technology. Under the first agreement, NOx levels
from locomotives will be reduced by 65 percent in the South Coast Air Quality
Management District. Since 2000, Union Pacific has reduced
emissions from the J. At the
same time, more than 1,300 older units were retired, and more than 800
units were overhauled (remanufactured) to meet the stricter standards.

* Cooperative Efforts -- UP has cooperated with the Placer County Air
Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) to apply for a grant from the West
Coast Diesel Emissions Reduction Collaborative chaired by Region 9 EPA
that would provide for a 'proof of concept' of some new technology.

For further information contact Kathryn Blackwell at 402-544-3753 or
402-319-4288.

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, Union Pacific Railroad
today announced signing of a voluntary agreement with the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) that will provide for continued reductions of diesel
emissions at the company's rail yards in California.
The program has the potential to reduce particulate emissions by an
estimated 15 to 20 percent at rail yards by June 2008 when all elements of the
program are phased-in.