Railroad industry fights new locomotive pollution rules

Railroad industry fights new locomotive pollution rules

Railroad industry fights new locomotive pollution rules

The railroad industry on Friday sued to block new environmental rules in California, arguing they would force the premature retirement of about 25,000 diesel-powered locomotives across the country long before their zero-emission counterparts are ready to take their place.

California’s aggressive strategy to fight climate change by weaning the state off fossil fuels has produced some of the world’s toughest environmental regulations in the past few years. Since 2020, the state has OK’d rules that would ban the sale of new gas-powered cars, lawn equipment and trucks by the middle of the next decade.

Those rules are designed to slowly phase out gas- and diesel-powered products by banning the sale of most new combustible engines. But the rules governing railroads would ban the use of locomotives more than 23 years old starting in 2030 and would force railroads to start setting aside more than $1 billion a year starting this fall solely to purchase zero-emission locomotives and related equipment. Due to the crucial role California ports hold and the way railroads pass off trains to each other, the state’s mandate would have huge effects nationwide.

Source: apnews.com

https://apnews.com/article/california-railroad-trains-lawsuit-emissions-locomotives-139ef09e80173b25b1abfb800bf98205

You May Also Like

Chrysler 68RFE vs. Aisin Seiki AS69RC vs. Ford 10R140 vs. Allison 10L1000

As modern diesel trucks become ever more powerful, and regulations from governmental agencies become ever more intense, the demand for a reliable, economical, and versatile […]

6.0L Nissan, Perfect Pairing of Two Different Genres

A 6.0L Nissan, The Perfect Pairing of Two Very Different Genres Yeah, it’s a 6.0L Power Stroke powering a Nissan GT-R up Pikes Peak in […]