Commuters in northern Germany will be able to travel on the world’s first hydrogen-powered trains in four years’ time. French engineering giant Alstom said on Nov. 9 it has signed an agreement to deliver 14 fuel-cell trains to LNVG, a rail company in Germany’s Lower Saxony state. The trains will begin operating on routes between…
Report: Future US Aircraft Carrier Cost Estimate Unreliable
A congressional watchdog report has recommended the U.S. Navy develop a new cost estimate for a future aircraft carrier being built in Virginia. Local news outlets report the Government Accountability Office released a report on Tuesday saying the $11.4 billion budget for USS John F. Kennedy isn’t reliable and doesn’t address lessons learned from USS…