EPAs Locomotive and Marine Diesel Proposal

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EPAs Locomotive and Marine Diesel Proposal

• March 27, 2007

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Overview

• Locomotives, Marine Diesels, and Air Quality
• Locomotives
• What the rule covers
• Background on locomotives and railroads
• Marine Diesels
• What the rule covers
• Background on marine diesels
• What Were Proposing
• Benefits and Costs
• The Process for Completion

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Reconciling Diesels with the Environment EPAs
National Clean Diesel Campaign
Tier 2 Light-Duty final rule 1999 fully phased in
2009 Diesels held to same stringent standards as
gasoline vehicles
Heavy-Duty Highway sales 800,000 / yr 40B
gallons / yr final rule 2000 fully phased in 2010
Locomotive/Marine sales 40,000 (1,000
locomotives) / yr 6B gallons / yr proposal
2007 fully phased in 2017
Nonroad Diesel sales over 650,000 / yr 12B
gallons / yr final rule 2004 fully phased in 2015
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The Last Big Mobile Source1/3 of NOx and 2/3
of diesel PM in 2030
Mobile Source NOx Total4,500,000 tons/yr
Diesel PM2.5 Total78,000 tons/yr (diesel-fueled
engines)
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What the Rule Covers-- Locomotives
Line-Haul
Switch
Sales 700-1200 / year Typically rebuilt every
5-7 years
Passenger
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North American Locomotive Market 2 Major
Builders (GE EMD) 8 Major Customers (Class 1
railroads Amtrak)
Switcher
Passenger
Class 23
Class 1 line-haul
EMD 710 series 2-stroke Tier 2

• BNSF,
• Union Pacific,
• CSX,
• KC Southern,
• Norfolk Southern,
• Canadian Pacific,
• Canadian National

GE Evolution series 4-stroke Tier 2
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What the Rule Covers--Marine Diesels
Category 1 Commercial (lt5 liter/cylinder) 15,000/
year (about half are aux engines)
lt75 hp lt10,000/year
workboats
fishing vessels
police boats
Category 2 (5 to 30 liter/cyl) lt300/year
gen sets
sailboats
auxiliary power for ocean-going vessels
Recreational 15,000/year
ferries
cruisers
tugboats
Category 3 (gt30 liter/cyl)
yachts
Great Lakes freighters
ocean-going ships
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Marine Diesel Engines
Category 1 Commercial
Category 2
lt37 kW
Recreational
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Marine Diesel Emissions Not Just a Coastal
ConcernU.S. Waterways (from American Waterways
Operators, Inc., 1981)
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Technical Challenges to Applying Tier 4
Technologies to Smaller Vessels

• Engine compartments wrap around the engine
• Limited space for additional technology
• Bigger issue for recreational and small commercial

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Proposed Locomotive Standards
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Proposed Marine Diesel Standards
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Nationwide PM Reductions From the Proposal
with current standards
Particulate Matter (annual tons)
PM
with proposed standards
Calendar Year
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Nationwide NOx Reductions From the Proposal
with current standards
NOx (annual tons)
NOx
with proposed standards
Calendar Year
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Proposal Annual Costs and Benefits in 2030
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The Process Toward Completion

• Proposal signed by Administrator Johnson March 1
• Comment period open for 90 days after publication
  (July 1st)
• Hearings in Seattle May 8 and Chicago May 10
• Targeting final rule before the end of the year