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They are banned from use on most railroads, however most OSR locos still have em and many others, they are rare to non existant on cn and cp though.
American roads still have them with abundance in the older locomotives group.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2011-title49-vol4/pdf/CFR-2011-title49-vol4-sec231-30.pdf
231.30 (6) (d)
(d) End footboards and pilot steps.
(1) Except for steam locomotives equipped as provided in § 231.16, locomotives used in switching service built after March 31, 1975, may not be equipped with end footboards or pilot steps.
(2) Except for steam locomotives equipped as provided in § 231.16, locomotives used in switching service built before April 1, 1975, may not be equipped with end footboards or pilot steps after September 30, 1978. Whenever end footboards or pilot steps are removed from a locomotive, the uncoupling mechanism and horizontal end handholds of the locomotive must be modified to comply with paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section.
These AAR rules and regulations in the US are similarly adopted for use by Canadian railroads.
They may apply only to Federally regulated railways, which is why we are seeing private, industrial, and other operations still equipped with these very dangerous appliances.