California Air Resources Board

Up next

Author

Tags

Share article

Facebook 0
Twitter 0
Mail 0

CARB Adopts New In-Use Locomotive Regulations

CARB Adopts New In-Use Locomotive Regulations

On April 27, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed a new rule targeted at reducing emissions from in-use locomotives operating within the confines of the state of California. The regulation requires operators to pay into a spending account, and the amount paid in will be directly determined by the emissions they produce while operating in California. Further rules require that all locomotives must be less than 23 years old and that locomotives cannot idle in California for more than 30 minutes. According to Dieselnet.com, during the board meeting, CARB representatives stated that manufacturers are now producing hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric locomotives and zero-emission trains in Europe. However, that technology is only being employed in lightweight passenger trains. At the present time, there are no battery electric or hydrogen fueled locomotives in commercial status of the size and power required for North American freight operations…

Source: https://dieselnet.com/news/2023/04carb.php

Subscribe Our Weekly Newsletter
Web Campaign
Total
4
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 4
Share 0

You May Also Like

DW EDIT

Diesel Enthusiasts Assemble: Inside Diesel World

Show season each year is an exciting and extremely busy time for diesel enthusiasts. Just about every weekend, for 3-4 months straight, I’m on the […]

Dieselgate Aftermath: Jeep, Ram Owners to Get Up to $3,000 Compensation from FCA

Do you own a 2014-2016 Ram 1500 or Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel? If so, then today’s your lucky day. A California judge has approved the […]

GIVE YOURSELF THE ADVANTAGE, MILE AFTER MILE.

Diamond Advantage Transmissions are not rebuilt; they are remanufactured using the latest technology. Every unit is completely disassembled, inspected, cleaned and remanufactured. Every component meets or […]