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AAR Technical Services Update

A Presentation to Exporail 2017February 16, 2017

Jim Grady – AVP Technical Services

2/27/2017 Association of American Railroads 1

Topics for Discussion

1. Strategic Research at TTCI

2. Progress on

The Asset Health Strategic Initiative

3. Early Warnings & Maintenance Advisories

4. US Regulatory Topics

5. New Technology

The Natural Gas Fuel Tender

Strategic Research at TTCI


TTCI Strategic Research

$12.8 Million for 2017

1. Wheel/Rail Asset Life Extension

2. Improved Car and Truck Performance

3. Vehicle/Track Performance

4. Heavy Axle Load (HAL) Implementation

5. Improved Braking Systems

6. Train Condition Monitoring

7. Track Integrity


TTCI Strategic Research

$12.8 Million for 2017

8. Improved Car Components and Materials

9. Special Track Work

10. Bridge Research

11. Improved Track Components

12. Improved Performance Track

13. New Technology Implementation

14. Rail Longitudinal Stress Measurement

15. Bridge Life Extension: revenue service evaluation of fitness for service

Asset Health Strategic Initiative

© TTCI/AAR, 2009, <Directory Number> p6®

Technology Driven Train Inspection

Database

(InteRRIS® )

Vehicle Health Report

in Lieu of Train Inspection

Wayside

Machine

Vision

Technology

Wayside

Performance

DetectionWayside

Condition

Detection

•Cracked Axle Detector (CAD)

•Cracked Wheel Detector (CWD)

•Thermal Scan (TS)

•Acoustic Bearing Detector (ABD)

•Low Air hose Detector (LAD)

•Dragging Equipment Detector (DED)

•Truck Hunting Detector (THD)

•Truck Performance Detector (TPD)

•Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD)

•Warm Bearing Trending (WBT)

•Wheel Temperature Trending (WTT)

•Wheel Profile Module (WPM)

•Brake Shoe Module (BSM)

•Automated Safety Appliance Inspection System (ASAIS)

•Automated Structural Inspection System (ASIS)



Information technology systems, processes, analytics, business rules, that will evolve industry-level collaboration on asset health beyond its current levels.

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Multi-year strategy for improvement of asset health driven by yearly industry targets and measures for improvement,

Solves problems with rolling stock that need a network view of asset information and industry coordination,

Applies information technology solutions and processes

Detect Plan

MoveRepairSettle

Prevent

SAFETY

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Foundation

Asset Information RepositoryComprehensive repository for railcar and

locomotive health, characteristics, and related information

Includes real time and historical data

E-TrainIndustry-level consist status and data feed

Consolidated source of train information enabling real time visibility and analysis

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Foundation

Inspection Quality (Detector Platform)

Uses wayside and onboard detectors, repair history, and equipment configuration to improve the quality of inspections

Includes detector registry & related detection systems

Mechanical Reference Repository

Centralized repository for current and historical Railinc/TTCI/AAR operational information that is critical to industry systems (e.g., running repair agents, Rule 88, Mechanical Defect reports)

Train Origin to Destination Model

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Bad Actor Identification

RR1 RR2 RR3 RR2 RR1 RR2 RR3 RR2 RR1

Trains experience

multiple undesired

emergency stops

(UDEs) over time on

different railroads.

Individual railroads (e.g., RR2 in

the figure below) accumulate

information over time to identify

a specific car as a common

cause.

Line of road failure data and consist details shared with Railinc. Railinc

identifies the common cause earlier avoiding an estimated 5,500 UDEs

and $3.7M in cost annually.

Line of Road Failure Data

Train ID

Event Date/Time

Event Duration

Root Cause

Consist Detail

Train ID

Equipment IDs

Related AHSI Initiatives:

• Asset Information Repository

• E-Train

• Inspection Quality

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Progress

Bad Actor Identification

Undesired Emergency (UDE)

No Cause Found

Air Hose Separations

Reduction of Line of Road Failures

2500 events avoided in 2016

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Progress

Data Sharing Among Railroads

Hot Box Detectors

Across interchange

Towards derailment prevention

Extends trending among railroads

Automated Defect Reporting

Mechanical Defects – Wheels

Improved data quality

Completeness

Timeliness

Early Warnings &

Maintenance Advisories


Early Warnings &Maintenance Advisories

• Administrative Change

• Now distributed only through the Railinc Early Warning System

• Effective February 4, 2015

• CL-12327 of January 28, 2015

• Provides A One-Stop Source

• Reduces Burden on AAR Staff


Early Warnings &Maintenance Advisories

Have a Railinc User id?

• Go to Railinc’s Single Sign on system

• access to the EW/MA system at http://ew.railinc.com.

• Notification of any new or supplemented Early Warnings and Maintenance Advisories will come by email

• (See FM Rule 125 A. 7)

http://ew.railinc.com/


Early Warnings & Maintenance AdvisoriesNo Railinc user id?

• Log in to www.railinc.com,

• Select Register Here

• Request access to the Early Warning System, then

• Log into the system and populate your email address in the Configure Ticklers option for Tickler 110.

• Your email address will ensure that you will receive notices.

• Any questions for setting up a User ID or signing up for the email can be sent to [email protected]

or by calling 1-877-724-5462.

http://www.railinc.com/

mailto:[email protected]


Early Warnings & Maintenance Advisories

• Circular Letters continue to be used to announce changes and proposals to rules and standards, as well as notice of meetings and other AAR business.

• Implementation of this new process was effective on Wednesday February 4, 2015.



MA-0163 (July 27 2016)

GATX Tank Cars with possible over date castings

• 17,712 Cars built 1990 through 1997

• Reconditioned truck side frame and bolster castings

• May be close to exceeding the 50-year age limit (FM Rule 90)



MA-0163

• Severity Code 06 – AAR Defined: “When an empty car is on a repair track for any reason. Inspect side frames and bolsters for over date per Rule 90. If any castings are over date per Rule 90, withhold from loading and repair or contact car owner per below instructions. Report Activity Code as directed below.”



MA-0167 (Oct 31 2016)

• 1275 Multilevel Cars with possible cracked or broken hinges on end doors



MA-0167

Multilevel Cars with possible cracked or broken hinges on end doors

• Severity Code: 05 – Withhold empty car from loading; inspect, repair or contact owner for disposition



MA-0168 (Nov 29 2016)

Side Angles Trinity Built DOT 111 Tank Cars

• Severity Code 05 – Withhold empty car from loading; inspect, repair or contact car owner for disposition.



MA-0168



MA-0168

Temporary Field Repair



MA-0168

Shop Repair



MA-0169 (Jan 11 2017)

SAC-1 Articulated Connectors

• 1661 cars

• Inspection for cracks in the male casting or evidence of contact between the male and female connector portions.



MA-0169

Inspect male casting at

these 3 weld locations


Maintenance AdvisoriesMA-0169

• Severity Code 06 AAR defined: Handling carriers are to proceed as follows:

• Conduct a visual inspection of all SAC-1 articulated connectors on the cars according to the photo

• Look for any evidence of contact between the male and female connector portions.

• If found, the connector is to be considered “bad order” and car not be allowed to move loaded.


Maintenance AdvisoriesMA-0170 (Jan 12 2017)

Trenton Works Boxcars with Cracks in Body Bolster and Center Sill Areas

• 4,000 Boxcars built between July 1992 and January 1998.

• Insufficient fatigue resistance, cars have exhibited cracks in the following areas:

• Bolster web to center sill web joint• Center sill bottom cover plate• Center sill top cover plate and-or upper

center sill web• Center plate connection to sill


Maintenance AdvisoriesMA-0170

• Severity Code 05 • Withhold empty car from loading.

• Create a Rule 1 incident in DDCT to alert car owner, and request disposition of car.

• Enter number 0170, in the oticeNumber field

• Refer to Interchange Rule 115 –Damaged and Defective Car Tracking and Rule 1 – Care of Freight Cars


Early Warnings

EW-5311 (Dec 14 2016)

TTX 5-unit double-stack cars with broken/missing fasteners in the corner of the well

• 50 cars affected

• Severity Code 06 – AAR defined as withhold empty car from loading; inspect and contact car owner for disposition; report Activity Code ME or MZ.


Early Warnings

EW-5311


Early Warnings EW-5310 (Jan 25 2017)Cars with Grandfathered Reflective Material

• Applied before regulation in effect

• Suspect cars in Umler

• “FRA-224” not on a panel

• Needs to be replaced ASAP

• September 30 2017 expiration

• 27,364 remain as of January 25

Regulatory Topics


Reflectorization

Reflectorization

November 28, 2015

All Cars & Locomotives Equipped

October 28 2015 >> XX Status

Ten Year Reapplication Rule

Waiver Petition submitted to FRA

September 25, 2015

Condition Based Replacement

Testing conducted by Texas A&M


Reflectorization

• Waiver petition filed Sept. 22, 2015

• To forestall 10 year replacement requirement

• Approximately 105,000 cars and 8,000 locomotives affected as of November 28, 2015

• FRA approved November 5, 2015


Reflectorization

• May 26, 2016 FRA revisited

• Changed compliance deadline to December 31 2016

• December 21 2016 FRA revised again

• At behest of AAR

• Compliance deadline now Sept 30 2017


Reflectorization

• What needs to be completed?

• Standard comparative panel

• Evaluation procedure

• Training program

• Our EEC Task Force working to completion


Reflectorization

Rulemaking in place• Field Manual Rule 66

• Correct Repairs• All reflective sheeting must be

cleaned at time of SCABT • Newly applied reflective sheeting

• Must be yellow• Compliant with 49 CFR 224• Applied per manufacturer’s

instructions.


Brake Inspections &Wheel Temperature Detectors

• Waiver Petition for Pilot Test• Union Pacific Coal Trains in Powder River

Basin• In place of Intermediate Inspections

• Detector measures brake effectiveness• “If wheels are hot, the brakes are

working.”• Detector typically finds 4 times the

defects



• Part of continuing effort at using technology for regulatory mandated inspections

• Extensive Safety Assurance Plan developed.

• AAR Promises 95% cars with effective brake



• Waiver petition filed February 5, 2016

• FRA-2016-0018

• Public Hearing held on September 13, 2016

• Awaiting FRA decision

• Expecting approval

• Circulating through system of government


Automated Single Car Tests

Significant benefits have been found

• Consistent test each time

• 10% to 20% improvement in re-shop rates

• FRA Test Waiver granted July 2013

• (FRA-2013-0030)

• Allows for 2 years between SCT if done with automatic test device.

• Umler records determine when car is due

• Not when last test was completed

New Technology


AAR Industry InitiativesNatural Gas Fuel Tender

Natural Gas as Locomotive FuelA number of test programs in play

Led by CN, BNSF & UP

Onboard Fuel Supply Insufficient for Operating Range Needs

Tender Car Standard in Development

Based on Cryogenic Tank Car



Engineering Considerations for design and construction Employee safety and environmental

protection

Extensive crashworthiness modeling

Interoperability and interchangeability

Tender-to-locomotive interfaces and connections

Refueling interfaces and connections

Maintainability



Tender Car Standard in Development

Cross Functional Task Force

Includes FRA

Chartered by TSWC October 2012

Work began in January 2013

Standard released to industry for comment

December 2016

Comments being reviewed

Town Halls to follow

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