Railroads Warn CARB Locomotive Rules Could Undercut Maintenance In Suit

The nation’s largest railroad companies are asserting they could be forced to sideline infrastructure maintenance in order to slash greenhouse gas and conventional emissions from locomotives as required by the California air board’s landmark rule, among other arguments they are raising in an amended complaint for their constitutional challenge to the policy. “The railroads must prepare for the substantial deposits they will have to make in their Spending Accounts by July 1, 2026, which will require diverting funds from existing...