roger1818
Senior Member
Why are the P42's at end of life and the F40's not when the F40 is an older loco? Im guessing it just was a more popular unit and therefore theres more parts etc for it?
According to VIA's 2018 Corporate Plan, pg. 62, under "Corridor Fleet Renewal:"
Of VIA Rail’s 40 locomotives, neither, the 19 F40s or the 21 P42s, currently comply with Canada’s minimum environmental regulatory requirements or the industry Best Practice exhaust emission standards. Furthermore, neither complies with the newly proposed crashworthiness standards. It has been identified that the F40 locomotives represent an opportunity to be overhauled such that they can satisfy both of the aforementioned requirements. Unfortunately, the monocoque design of the P42 implies that this model can be made environmentally compliant though not crashworthy.
I gather they can be grandfathered under the old regulations during regular operation and maintenance, but during an overhaul (which they are due for), they would be required to be brought up to the new standards.
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