Transcript ShurTrackSM Railcar Management Tools

AAR Advanced Technology Safety Initiative (ATSI)…
What it is, what it means for your bottom line
U.S. Clay Producer’s Traffic Association
Spring Meeting
Hilton Head, SC
March 22, 2005
John Schmitter
Vice President – Business Development
DTE Rail Services, Inc.
13949 West Colfax Avenue
Building One, Suite 120
Lakewood, CO 80401
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303-216-4262
[email protected]
www.dters.com
Agenda
Overview of DTE Rail Services, Inc.
ATSI Background and Context
ATSI First step – WILD
Future plans for ATSI
Impacts for car owners
Recommendations
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DTE Rail Services
Non-regulated subsidiary of DTE Energy (DTE)
Shops in Grand Island and Hastings, NE, Clinton and
Wheatfield, IN
Repairing over 30,000 cars/year since 1980
Maintenance management and fleet management
services and tools
RipTrack, WheelTrack, ShurTrack
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ATSI
Background and Context
In the past Class I
railroads have been
able to optimize
maintenance spending
between rail
infrastructure and
railcars.
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ATSI
Background and Context
Over time, the percentage of the U.S. railcar fleet owned by Class I
railroads has declined…so Class I railroads have less direct
control over maintenance spending on railcars
U.S. Railcar Ownership
1993
Private
41%
U.S. Railcar Ownership
2004
Class I
Railroads
51%
Class I
Railroads
37%
Private
53%
Other
Railroads
10%
Other
Railroads
8%
Source: AAR Policy and Economics Dept.
They are also concerned about the impact on safety
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ATSI
Background and Context
Class I railroads don’t want to maintain other people’s
railcars
Automatic wayside inspection equipment makes it
easier to determine railcar condition
They have elected to supply data so car owners can
better manage maintenance on their cars
Established new rules on maintenance standards for
cars
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ATSI
Background and Context
AAR’s Advanced Technology Safety Initiative (ATSI) is a
predictive, condition based approach to railcar
maintenance
Goals
Reduce component failures
Minimize bad orders enroute
Reducing stress to rail infrastructure
Improve safety by reducing accidents
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ATSI First Step
Wheel Impact Load Detectors (WILD)
Railroad
Car Owner
Carrier Wayside Detectors
Other Wayside
Detector Data
Raw Data
Maintenance
Advisories
Stress State Alerts
Equipment Health Monitoring System (EHMS)
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ATSI First Step
Wheel Impact Load Detectors (WILD)
Window Open
One reading on a
Loaded car
Opportunistic
Repair
65 kip
AAR
Condemnable
80 kip
Final Alert
90 kip
Car Owner
“Window of
Opportunity”
Kip = 1,000 lbs. of combined
static and dynamic force exerted
by a wheel on rail as it passes
over WILD site
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Wheel Deterioration
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140 kip
ATSI First Step
Wheel Impact Load Detectors (WILD)
Warnings are an official notification to the car owner
that you have a deteriorating wheel that requires
action
It is the car owner’s responsibility to get the wheel
changed
Replacements of wheels with open windows must be
reported to EHMS within 24 hours
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Future ATSI Plans
Full implementation of WILD rules – 2005
80 kip Opportunistic Repair
140 kip Mandatory Repair and unconstrained prices
Improvements to EHMS– 2005
Improve direct data interface
Easier reporting of repairs to close windows – direct data
interface
Query capability
Truck Performance Detectors – late 2005 or early
2006
Acoustical Bearing Detectors – 2006
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Impacts for Car Owners
Higher wheel repair costs
Higher maintenance costs coming with ABD and TPD
Potential shipment delays with more bad order to repair wheels
Delay for repairs
Interchange rules may be changed to allow RR to refuse a car in
interchange if it has an open window
Greater record keeping requirements
Open/closed windows
Auditing wheel repairs to check for open windows and duplicate
repairs
Proof that you took action to initiate repairs
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Impacts for Car Owners
Potential greater car owner liability for derailments and
train accidents
AAR Field Manual Rule 1
“1a. Each handling line is responsible for the condition of all cars on its line.”
AAR has now provided a means to notify car owners of repair
issues
AAR has established and will continue to establish rules
regarding remediation
EHMS provides a comprehensive database that documents
whether action was taken
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Recommendations for Car Owners
At A Minimum…
Make sure the party responsible for maintenance on
your cars is getting the EHMS e-mails
Make sure that your contract shops are reporting
wheel repairs to EHMS within 24 hours
Keep accurate records of wheel change repairs and
reporting to EHMS
Audit maintenance bills for duplicate wheel repairs
and to make sure reading was over 90 kips if Why
Made 65
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Recommendations for Car Owners
Take advantage of the new data...
Purchase all kips data from TTCI
Acquire/build a system to view/analyze the data
Make sure contract shops have access to the latest
kip reading
Analyze the data to determine deterioration pattern of
wheels of your cars in your service
Develop shop scope of work for wheel changes
based on kip readings
Continuously measure effectiveness of the
preventative maintenance program
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Recommendations for Car Owners
Stay Current on Ongoing Issues…
Revisions to EHMS and confidentiality of your repair
data
Accuracy of WILD data
Root causes of High kip wheels
Wheel Defect Consortium
Participate in development of new AAR rules for TPD
and ABD when public discussions are initiated
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Thank You
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