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Why two locomotives on Amtrak derailment?

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EPA has a simple definition: All locomotives with less than 2,300 hp has to cpmply with the switch cycle every locomotive above this horsepower level has to comply to line-haul cycle. Locomotive don't have to comply to Tier 4 if they are remanufactured according to the following definition: (Sorry it is the Canadian definition) <dl class="Definition"><dd> <dfn>remanufactured locomotive</dfn>&ensp;means a locomotive that was originally manufactured after December 31, 1972, that contains more than 25 percent previously used parts and that <ul class="ProvisionList"> <li> (a) has had, whether during a single maintenance event or cumulatively within a five-year period, each power assembly <ul class="ProvisionList"> <li> (i) replaced, or </li> <li> (ii) inspected and qualified for use; </li> </ul> </li> <li> (b) has been converted to enable it to operate using a fuel other than a fuel it was originally manufactured to use; </li> <li> (c) is a repowered locomotive; or </li> <li> (d) is a previously used locomotive into which a remanufactured locomotive engine is installed.&ensp;(locomotive reconstruite) </li> </ul> </dd></dl> <a href="http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2017-121/page-1.html?wbdisable=true">http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2017-121/page-1.html?wbdisable=true</a> Regards, Volker Edit: After trying to understand the above I realized that these seem to be Canadian regulations. Sorry for the misleading post. Posting late in the night doesn't seem a good idea. The EPA definition follows in a new post.
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