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    Electric locomotives provide several advantages over diesel locomotives including lack of pollution, higher performance, lower maintenance costs, and ability to use cleaner power sources. They are quieter, easier on tracks, and can produce higher power outputs. However, the infrastructure required for electrification, such as overhead lines and substations, is very costly. In the US, railroads are unwilling to make these large investments due to private ownership of infrastructure and higher taxes on electrified systems. In Europe and elsewhere, railway networks are state-owned so electrification projects can be more easily financed through government investment.

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    Electric locomotives provide several advantages over diesel locomotives including lack of pollution, higher performance, lower maintenance costs, and ability to use cleaner power sources. They are quieter, easier on tracks, and can produce higher power outputs. However, the infrastructure required for electrification, such as overhead lines and substations, is very costly. In the US, railroads are unwilling to make these large investments due to private ownership of infrastructure and higher taxes on electrified systems. In Europe and elsewhere, railway networks are state-owned so electrification projects can be more easily financed through government investment.

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    Electric locomotives provide several advantages over diesel locomotives including lack of pollution, higher performance, lower maintenance costs, and ability to use cleaner power sources. They are quieter, easier on tracks, and can produce higher power outputs. However, the infrastructure required for electrification, such as overhead lines and substations, is very costly. In the US, railroads are unwilling to make these large investments due to private ownership of infrastructure and higher taxes on electrified systems. In Europe and elsewhere, railway networks are state-owned so electrification projects can be more easily financed through government investment.

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    One advantage of electrification is the lack of pollution from the locomotives.

    Electrification results in higher performance, lower maintenance costs and lower energy
    costs. Power plants, even if they burn fossil fuels, are far cleaner than mobile sources
    such as locomotive engines. The power can come from clean or renewable sources,
    including geothermal power,hydroelectric power, nuclear power, solar power and wind
    turbines.[1] Electric locomotives are quiet compared to diesel locomotives since there is
    no engine and exhaust noise and less mechanical noise. The lack of reciprocating parts
    means electric locomotives are easier on the track, reducing track maintenance. Power
    plant capacity is far greater than any individual locomotive uses, so electric locomotives
    can have a higher power output than diesel locomotives and they can produce even higher
    short-term surge power for fast acceleration. Electric locomotives are ideal for commuter
    rail service with frequent stops. They are used on high-speed lines, such as ICE in
    Germany, Acela in the U.S., Shinkansen in Japan,China Railway High-speed in China
    and TGV in France. Electric locomotives are used on freight routes with consistently high
    traffic volumes, or in areas with advanced rail networks.
    Electric locomotives benefit from the high efficiency of electric motors, often above 90%
    (not including the inefficiency of generating the electricity). Additional efficiency can be
    gained from regenerative braking, which allows kinetic energy to be recovered during
    braking to put power back on the line. Newer electric locomotives use AC motor-inverter
    drive systems that provide for regenerative braking.
    The chief disadvantage of electrification is the cost for infrastructure: overhead lines or
    third rail, substations, and control systems. Public policy in the U.S. interferes with
    electrification: higher property taxes are imposed on privately owned rail facilities if they
    are electrified.[citation needed] The EPA regulates exhaust emissions on locomotive and
    marine engines, similar to regulations on car & freight truck emissions, in order to limit
    the amount of carbon monoxide, unburnt hydrocarbons, nitric oxides, and soot output
    from these mobile power sources.[2]
    In Europe and elsewhere, railway networks are considered part of the national transport
    infrastructure, just like roads, highways and waterways, so are often financed by the state.
    Operators of the rolling stock pay fees according to rail use. This makes possible the large
    investments required for the technically and, in the long-term, also economically
    advantageous electrification. Because railroad infrastructure is privately owned in the
    U.S., railroads are unwilling to make the necessary investments for electrification.

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