If you’re in Quebec this summer, you can ride the Alstom train from Quebec City to Baie-Saint-Paul through the end of September. And hydrogen trains are already fully operational in Germany. But what does the future of rail travel look like in North America?
While other parts of the world have more readily adopted passenger rail — particularly high-speed rail — it’s been less popular in North America. But that doesn’t mean hydrogen trains aren’t coming. Amtrak California, for example, has hydrogen-powered passenger trains currently on order for 2027. North America also has large expanses of open land where it can be difficult and expensive to build infrastructure such as overhead electric cables for railcars. Hydrogen trains are an excellent solution for just this scenario.
Freight rail companies are also eager to get in on locomotive technology that can reduce harmful emissions while also reducing expenses. BNSF Railway Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is working with partners on hydrogen fuel cell technology for this purpose, though it’s likely still years away from production.
Hydrogen trains aren’t the future of passenger rail — they’re the present. They’re already here. It just depends on where “here” is in relation to you. But with the promise of the technology being so great, you might find yourself aboard a hydrogen-powered train sooner than you think.
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