A Few Clean Breakthroughs

This article discusses efforts of railroads and locomotive builders to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 4 locomotive emissions standards, scheduled to take effect in January 2015. The new standards will require manufacturers of locomotive diesel engines to lower particulate matter (PM) by 70% and nitrogen oxide (NOx) by 76%, compared to engines introduced in 2005. Also described is a new technological and economic breakthrough for the industry, liquefied natural gas (LNG) used as a locomotive fuel. The article highlights locomotive engine testing that has taken place in the U.S. and Canada, and provides a breakdown of locomotive emissions standards.

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• Authors:
  • Vantuono, William C
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 39-40, 42
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 214
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Exhaust gases; Liquefied natural gas; Locomotives; Nitrogen oxides; Particulates; Pollutants; Standards
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
• Subject Areas: Environment; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496926
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 2013 10:07AM