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Article: Norfolk Southern installs second wind turbine.(Rail Update)(Brief article)
- Article from:
- Railway Age
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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Norfolk Southern has installed a 50kW wind turbine at its North Kansas City, Mo., yard to power a wastewater treatment plant. With three 24-foot rotor blades mounted on a 100-foot tower, the wind turbine can generate more than 10,000 kilowatt hours annually.
The wind turbine is the second of its kind on NS "and continues our efforts to promote and incorporate ...