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This page last
reviewed June 11, 2009
Background:
The Air Resources Board is undertaking several efforts to reduce the emission impacts of rail yards on local communities.
These efforts include an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and BNSF Railways to reduce locomotive emissions
near rail yards, and the development of new regulations to address on- and off-road vehicles at rail yards. Information
on these efforts will continually be added to this web site as the development and implementation of those program
progresses. Please consider joining one or more of ARB's Rail Yard Emission Reduction-related e-lists. |
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 Presentations from the 2009 Railroad Technology Symposium For more information...
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| What's New |
- Technical Evaluation Document Regarding Potential Options to Reduce
Locomotive and Railyard Emissions. For more information...
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| File
A Complaint |
Information on how to report an excessive idling or smoking locomotive.
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| Upcoming Events |
Upcoming
Board Meetings
Upcoming Community Meetings |
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| Community |
Overview of the activities in the statewide communities surrounding the
designated and covered rail yards: Bakersfield, Commerce, Colton, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Stockton, Oakland, Roseville, and more... |
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| Rail
Yard Agreement |
The ARB and Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and BNSF Railway entered into a
voluntary agreement which became effective on June 30, 2005. The Agreement obligates UP and BNSF to reduce locomotive
and associated diesel particulate emissions in and around California's railyards.
Railroad
Companies' Submittals: As required by the Rail Yard Agreement,
Railroad Companies (BNSF and UP) agree to provide detailed information of implementation to the ARB. |
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| Health
Risk Assessments of Railyards |
Under the provisions of the Agreement, ARB staff will perform Health Risk
Assessements (HRA) at 17 railyards in the state of California. One HRA (for Roseville) has already been completed.
The HRAs at the remaining 16 railyards will be developed with community and air district participation, and the
finalized HRAs will be used as the basis to identify longer-term mitigation measures that can be implemented at
each designated rail yard. |
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| California
Diesel Risk Reduction Plan |
In September 2000, the Air Resources Board (ARB) approved a comprehensive
Diesel Risk Reduction Plan (Plan) to reduce diesel emissions from both new and existing diesel-fueled engines and
vehicles. The goal of the Plan is to reduce diesel PM emissions and the associated health risk by 75 percent in
2010 and 85 percent by 2020. The Rail Yard Agreement is another step in the continuing effort by ARB to achieve
the risk reduction goals of the Plan. |
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| Related
Links |
This webpage provides links to other railroad and locomotive company webpages as well
as government
agencies that have jurisdiction over railroad activities. |
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| Locomotives |
This web page provides more information on other programs related to reducing
locomotive emissions such as the 1998 South Coast NOx MOU, CARB Diesel Fuel requirements for Intrastate Locomotives,
and U.S. EPA's locomotive emission standards and proposed rulemakings. |
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List Serve
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If you would like to subscribe to the list server for "Railyard"
in order to be advised of changes to this area of the website, this link will explain how you
can subscribe.
Contact Information:
For more information about the ARB's Rail Yard activities, please contact Harold Holmes at (916) 324-8029
or via email at hholmes@arb.ca.gov. If you have comments about this webpage, please refer them to Hector Castaneda
at (916) 324-0367 or via email at hcastane@arb.ca.gov. |
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