Patent ID: 7966945

Claim:
A hydrogen hybrid locomotive driven by a set of electric traction motors powered by at least one hydrogen fuel cell power module and plurality of batteries, comprising: a chassis; an isolation structure disposed on the chassis for isolating the at least one hydrogen fuel cell power module from shock and vibration, including: a rigid support frame disposed on the chassis and including first and second spaced apart elongated members extending from the chassis and a mounting bracket suspended between the vertical members; and a mounting frame including an isolation bracket for mating with the mounting bracket of the rigid support frame such that the mounting bracket is suspended by the rigid support frame above the chassis, the isolation bracket supporting a set of isolators for damping the transmission of shock and vibration from the rigid support frame to the mounting frame; a battery rack disposed on the chassis for supporting the plurality of batteries; and a hydrogen containment module disposed above the battery rack and including a support rack supporting a plurality of hydrogen tanks and a manifold coupled to each of the plurality of hydrogen tanks for allowing charging and discharging of the hydrogen tanks.