Locomotive Emissions Regulations (SOR/2017-121)

Marginal note:Contents of record — total fleet

• 12 (1) A railway company must keep, for each locomotive in its total fleet, a record containing the following information:

  • (a) a statement indicating whether the locomotive is a line-haul locomotive or a switch locomotive;

  • (b) a statement indicating the type of rail transportation service for which the locomotive is primarily operated;

  • (c) the date of original manufacture;

  • (d) the locomotive’s tier of standards;

  • (e) the locomotive identification number;

  • (f) the name of the locomotive manufacturer or remanufacturer, as the case may be;

  • (g) the model of the locomotive;

  • (h) the name of the locomotive engine manufacturer or remanufacturer, as the case may be; and

  • (i) the model of the locomotive engine.

• Marginal note:Additional information — active fleet

  (2) In addition to the information set out in subsection (1), for each of the locomotives in its active fleet, a railway company must include in the locomotive’s record the following information:

  • (a) a description of the locomotive engine or locomotive engines, including the total rated power, the number of cylinders and the type of fuel;

  • (b) the locomotive’s annual fuel consumption by type of fuel or, in the absence of that information, the annual fuel consumption of the active fleet by type of rail transportation service and type of fuel; and

  • (c) the useful life of the locomotive.

• Marginal note:Additional information — new locomotives covered by EPA certificates

  (3) In addition to the information set out in subsections (1) and (2), for each new locomotive in its active fleet that is covered by an EPA certificate and to which the exhaust emission standards referred to in section 4 apply, a railway company must include in the locomotive’s record the following information:

  • (a) the EPA engine family number applicable to the locomotive;

  • (b) a statement as to whether the locomotive is an imported locomotive, a freshly manufactured locomotive, a refurbished locomotive, a remanufactured locomotive or an upgraded locomotive, or any combination of these;

  • (c) the date on which the locomotive was placed into service; and

  • (d) any maintenance performed on the locomotive that substantially affects its emissions or that is likely to substantially affect its emissions.

• Marginal note:Additional information — new locomotives not covered by EPA certificates

  (4) In addition to the information set out in subsections (1) and (2), for each new locomotive in its active fleet that is not covered by an EPA certificate and to which the exhaust emission standards referred to in section 4 apply, a railway company must include in the locomotive’s record the following information:

  • (a) a description of the locomotive’s anti-idling technology;

  • (b) a description of the locomotive’s crankcase emissions handling;

  • (c) a description of the basic engine design;

  • (d) a description of the emission control equipment and related components and an explanation of the operation of the emission control system;

  • (e) the results of all emissions testing;

  • (f) the date and time of each emissions test;

  • (g) the locomotive’s hours of operation at the time of each test;

  • (h) a statement indicating whether the locomotive is an imported locomotive, a freshly manufactured locomotive, a refurbished locomotive, a remanufactured locomotive or an upgraded locomotive, or any combination of these;

  • (i) the date on which the locomotive was placed into service; and

  • (j) any maintenance performed on the locomotive that substantially affects its emissions or that is likely to substantially affect its emissions.

• Marginal note:Additional information — locomotives permanently removed from total fleet

  (5) In addition to the information set out in subsections (1) to (4), as applicable, for each locomotive that is permanently removed from its total fleet, a railway company must include in the locomotive’s record the following information:

  • (a) the date of its removal; and

  • (b) the reasons for its removal.