sun powered train--Bethany Swinehart

Growing up I was taught that trains were first run by steam, then by burning coal and fuels like everyday cars. Now there is research and designing being done to create a train that runs on two tracks like a typical train of today does. However there would be solar panels attached to a roof over the train to harness the ever abundant sunlight of the Arizona skies. The hope is that the train will be running by 2018 and adding more stops as the development continues. The estimates are that a trip from Tucson to Phoenix will take approx. 30 minutes.