[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR201.12]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 201_NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT; INTERSTATE 

RAIL CARRIERS--Table of Contents

 

         Subpart B_Interstate Rail Carrier Operations Standards

 

Sec.  201.12  Standard for locomotive operation under moving conditions.



    (a) Commencing December 31, 1976, no carrier subject to this 

regulation may operate any locomotive or combination of locomotives to 

which this regulation is applicable, and of which manufacture is 

completed on or before December 31, 1979, which produces A-weighted 

sound levels in excess of 96 dB when moving at any time or under any 

condition of grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration, when measured 

in accordance with the criteria specified in Subpart C of this 

regulation with fast meter response at 30 meters (100 feet) from the 

centerline of any section of track having less than a two (2) degree 

curve (or a radius of curvature greater than 873 meters (2865 feet)).



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    (b) No carrier subject to this regulation may operate any locomotive 

or combination of locomotives to which this regulation is applicable, 

and of which manufacture is completed after December 31, 1979, which 

produce A-weighted sound levels in excess of 90 dB when moving at any 

time or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration, or 

deceleration, when measured in accordance with the criteria specified in 

Subpart C of this part with fast meter response at 30 meters (100 feet) 

from the centerline of any section of track having less than a two (2) 

degree curve (or a radius of curvature greater than 873 meters (2,865 

feet)).

    (c) Commencing January 15, 1984, no carrier subject to this 

regulation may operate any switcher locomotive or a combination of 

switcher locomotives to which this regulation is applicable, and of 

which manufacture is completed on or before December 31, 1979 which 

produce A-weighted sound levels in excess of 90 dB when moving at any 

time or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration or 

deceleration, and when measured in accordance with the criteria in 

Subpart C of this part with fast meter response at 30 meters (100 feet) 

from the centerline of any section of track having less than a two (2) 

degree curve (or a radius of curvature greater than 873 meters (2,865 

feet)). All switcher locomotives that operate in a particular railroad 

facility are deemed to be in compliance with this standard if the A-

weighted sound level from stationary switcher locomotives, singly or in 

combination with other stationary locomotives, does not exceed 65 dB 

when measured with fast meter response at any receiving property 

measurement location near that particular railyard facility and when 

measured in accordance with Subpart C of this regulation.



[45 FR 1263, Jan. 4, 1980; 47 FR 14709, Apr. 6, 1982]