US Patent 7349797 Emission management for a hybrid locomotive

A locomotive is provided that includes:a receiver operable to receiving a locating signal, the locating signal indicating a current spatial location of a selected locomotive anda processor operable to (a) determine that the selected locomotive has entered, is entering, and/or is about to enter a spatial zone having at least one controlled parameter, the controlled parameter being at least one of a fuel combustion emissions level and a noise level and (b) configure the operation of the selected locomotive to comply with the controlled parameter.