Re: 4014 West
Author: Geenie
Date: 08-15-2019 - 15:24
Del Monte Burns Wrote:
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> I believe the Air Resources Board has EXEMPTED
> special steam engines from normal rules and
> allowed 844 and others steam to travel thru
> California for a few days in the past.
> I don't know if the board has new staff or members
> that want to change the policy.
> Smoke and exhaust from a couple of engines would
> not cause any significant damage to the state's
> already bad air quality
Possibly, but not likely.
In the 1990's SCAQMD held hearings and forced UP
to pay for special permits, then fined them anyway
for 8444 and later 3985 trips in their jurisdictional
area.