Pacific Harbor Line tests low emissions locomotive

The short line railroad, which serves the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is testing locomotives to verify compliance with EPA Tier 4 standards.    Pacific Harbor Line (PHL), the short line railroad that serves marine terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, last week began testing Progress Rail’s 2,000-horsepower EMD24B locomotive, which features the latest low-emissions technology, according to Anacostia Rail Holdings Company, which owns PHL.
   PHL is initiating California Air Resources Board’s 3,000-hour in-service verification testing, associated with the latest EPA Tier 4 standards.
   In 2010, PHL worked with Progress Rail to modernize its locomotive fleet with cleaner burning engines, and Otis Cliatt II, PHL’s president, said the railroad is pleased to once again partner with Progress Rail in PHL’s ongoing effort to achieve the lowest possible emissions within the two ports.
   Progress Rail is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., and PHL said, “The EMD24B features a Caterpillar 3512C diesel engine and after-treatment system to reduce emissions. The locomotive’s underframe and cab are from an existing EMD GP40 unit.”