clean air target: trains

California became the first state to establish an emission standard for trains. The rule would ban the operation of locomotives that are more than 23 years old by 2030; starting next year prohibit trains with auto-shutdown from idling for more than 30 minutes ; require operators to deposit funds into a spending account based on the emissions they generate in California and to use those funds to upgrade their technology to cleaner alternatives.

The Hill | California adopts first-in-the-nation rule restricting locomotive emissions