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Title	LOCOMOTIVE EMISSION STANDARDS. REGULATORY SUPPORT DOCUMENT
Accession No	00981836
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date	19980400
Description	132 p.
Languages	English
Abstract	Table of contents: Chapter 1. Industry Background - Locomotive Manufacturing; Railroads; Locomotive Remanufacturers and Suppliers; Leasing; Locomotive Safety Regulations; Commercial Role of Railroads; Environmental Impacts of a Modal Shift. Chapter 2. Locomotive Background - Energy Supply Sources for Locomotives; Hotel Power; Types of Locomotives and Locomotive Design Features; Maintenance; Replacement Rates; Remanufacturing. Chapter 3. Emission Reduction Technology - Locomotive Pollutants; Locomotive Operating Characteristics; Emission Reduction Technologies; Expected Availability of Technologies; Adjustments for Ambient Conditions; Reliability and Durability. Chapter 4. Emission Standards and Supporting Analyses - Duty-Cycles; Useful Life; Baseline Emission Rates; Emission Standards; Feasibility and Compliance with Standards. Chapter 5. Test Procedures - Locomotive Testing; Test Sequence; Sampling and Analysis; Fuel Quality; Atmospheric Conditions During Testing; Other Issues. Chapter 6. Emission Benefits - Methodology; Class I Railroad Analysis; Class II and III Railroad Analysis; Passenger Railroad Analysis; Summary of Environmental Benefits. Chapter 7. Costs and Cost Effectiveness - Initial Cost Increase for Locomotives; Incremental Operating Cost Increases; Total Program Costs and Cost Effectiveness. Appendices.
TRT Terms	Emission control systems ; Environmental protection ; Locomotives ; Manufacturing ; Pollutants ; Pollution control ; Regulations ; Regulatory constraints ; Standards
Subject Areas	R10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Availability	National Technical Information Service Order Number: PB2005-100764
TRIS Files	RRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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