Transcript Engineer Certification

Engineer Certification
John Conklin – Program Manager,
Locomotive Engineer Certification
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DMV & NDR Checks
 License suspension for D&A use or
refusal to test (past 36 months)
 Upon conviction, incident must be
reported to RR within 48 hours
 Referral to EAP for evaluation
 Must complete any prescribed treatment
program
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Decertification Offenses
 Stop signals
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Wayside signals
Red flags/lights
Banners (if designated as stop signals)
 Issues
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Not illuminated at night
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Decertification Offenses (cont)
 Speeding
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
10 mph or more over max auth spd
Restricted speed
 FRA


reportable accident/incident
Damages > $8500
EOT failures/ditch lights
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Decertification Offenses (cont)
 Train air brake tests (frt)
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Class 1 (initial terminal)
Class 1A (intermediate)
Class 2 (intermediate)
Class 3 (intermediate)
 Changing
locomotive consist
 Changing ends
 Adding cars/removing cars
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Decertification Offenses (cont)
 Main track authorities
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All designated main tracks/controlled
sidings
Form B’s (track work limits)
Stop & Protect at crossing orders
 Beware
of hand signals from unauthorized
flaggers
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Decertification Offenses (cont)
 Tampering
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If a safety device is cut out, report it
Do not modify anything!
If a safety device must be cut out, obtain
permission from the dispatcher
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Decertification Offenses (cont)
 Drugs/Alcohol

219.101 violation - on duty use/possession
(no alcohol after call or within 4 hrs of duty)
 Mandatory

9 months suspension
219.102 violation – control substance use
 EAP
evaluation and back to work following
any treatment program

Refusal to test – automatic 9 month
suspension
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Decerts by Type
600
500
Signals
Speed
400
Brakes
Trk Auth
300
Tamper
D&A
200
100
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Decerts per M-T-M by Cause
0.90
0.80
0.70
Decert Rate
0.60
stop sigs
speed
0.50
0.40
brk test
trk auth
tamp
0.30
D&A
0.20
0.10
0.00
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Decert Type by Percentage
100%
90%
80%
70%
d&a
tamp'g
60%
trk auth
brk test
50%
40%
spd
stop sig
30%
20%
10%
0%
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Stop Signal Violations per M-T-M
0.90
0.80
Violation Rate
0.70
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10
0.00
Rate
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
0.40
0.59
0.50
0.44
0.48
0.55
0.63
0.76
0.80
0.74
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D&A Violations per M-T-M
0.20
0.18
Violations Rate
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.00
92
93
94
95
96
97
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Rate 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.13 0.13 0.16 0.15 0.11 0.15 0.14 0.18 0.17 0.13
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Revocation Periods
 First offense – 1 month
 Second offense (within 24 months) –
6 months
 Second offense (outside 24 months) –
1 month
 Third offense (within 36 months) – 1 yr
 Fourth offense (within 36 months) – 3 yrs
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Revocation Periods (cont)
 Revocation periods of 1 yr or less may
be cut in half at RR’s discretion
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Denial of Certification
 RR must notify candidate of basis for
denying certification
 Afford candidate opportunity to rebut in
writing
 If RR denies certification, must notify
candidate in writing of reasons
 No hearing required
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Federal courts agreed
 Appeal
pending
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Denial of Certification (cont)
 Denial can be based solely on 240.115,
240.117, 240.119 with no opportunity to
comment
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Territory Qualification
 Must be determined by DSLE qualified
on the territory (check ride may or may
not be necessary)
 No assumptions based on # of trips
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Pilots
 Joint operations – must be qualified engr
 Home road – must be engr if you never
operated over territory
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Revocation process
 Notification of suspension and reason
 Opportunity for a hearing unless waived
 Revocation notice
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Appeal Process
 LERB appeal
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120 days to file FRA appeal for revocation
180 days to file FRA appeal for denial
 Hearing
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Request within 20 days of LERB decision
 Appeal to FRA Administrator
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Request within 35 days of hearing decision
 Federal court system
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Total Decerts (atk, bnsf, csx, ns, up) vs. LERB Appeals
1400
1200
1000
800
Total
Decerts
600
LERB
Appeals
400
200
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Total Decerts
495
663
602
592
629
802
911
1156
1075
1175
LERB Appeals
127
106
84
104
72
66
65
76
79
94
Year
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1,332 Total LERB Decisions (1992-2007)
Granted
Denied
5%
Dismiss
ed
38%
57%
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Trends Over Past Ten Years
 Increased train-miles
 Increased decertifications
 Increased decertification rates
 Increased violations in stops signals,
speed, and track authorities
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Decerts vs. Train-Miles Operated (ATK, UP, BNSF, NS, CSX)
1400
1200
Decerts
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Decerts
495
663
602
592
629
802
911
1156
1075
1175
Train Miles (millions)
507
562
587
573
590
604
626
641
548
639
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Decerts by RR
600
ATK
Decerts
500
UP
BNSF
400
CSX
NS
300
200
100
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Decerts per M-T-M
3.00
2.50
Rate
2.00
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
All RR's
1.33
1.46
1.80
1.96
1.84
NS
1.02
1.40
1.23
1.66
1.45
CSX
1.10
1.57
1.72
2.00
1.32
BNSF
1.33
1.45
1.60
2.04
2.18
UP
1.63
1.50
2.51
2.18
2.20
ATK
1.24
1.07
0.92
1.11
0.86
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Year 2007 Decerts per M-T-M by RR
6.5
7.0
6.0
4.0
3.0
2.2
2.0
2.2
1.3
1.4
2.1
2.1
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.3
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.7
1.0
0.8
1.0
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Decert Rate
5.0
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2007 Efficiency Test Percentages
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
total decerts
50%
eff test
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
BNSF
CSX
NS
UP
total decerts
421
148
149
414
eff test
122
53
62
162
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Words to Remember
TRUST NO ONE!
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Questions
 ???
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