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AAR Structure
ACACSO May 2009
George A. Jones
The Association of American Railroads
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America's freight railroads operate the safest, cleanest, healthiest,
most efficient and most environmentally sound rail system in the
world — and the Association of American Railroads is committed
to keeping it that way.
AAR members include the major freight railroads in the United
States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak.
AAR membership organization oversees a 140,000-mile rail
network and sets new standards for innovation, safety and
technology.
An important part of AAR's mission is to work with elected officials
and leaders in Washington, D.C. on critical rail transportation
issues to ensure that the railroads meet America’s transportation
needs today and in the future.
What does the AAR Do?
 Publish the Industry’s mechanical standards,
interchange rules and tank car rules are
 Provides a unified voice before Congress, the courts,
government agencies and the media
 Provides a leadership role in promoting railroad
industry research and developing IT to improve
service, efficiency and customer satisfaction
 Since, 9/11, AAR also took on the role of advancing the
security of the rail industry.
— 24/7 operations center maintain communication
with federal security and intelligence organizations
as well as individual operation centers of railroads.
AAR Members
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Amtrak
Anacostia Rail Holdings Co.
Asociacion Mexicana de Ferrocarriles, A.C.
BNSF Railway Company
Canadian National Railway Co.
Canadian Pacific Railway
CSX Corporation
Ferromex
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd.
Kansas City Southern
Metra
Norfolk Southern
Texas Mexican Railway Company
Union Pacific
Vermont Railway
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
AAR Non-Class I Railroad Affiliate Members
 ArcelorMittal-Cleveland Works Railway Co.
Long Island Rail Road
MTA Metro-North Railroad
New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway
New York City Transit
Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company
Sidney and Lowe Railroad, LLC
Transtar Inc.
GOLD MEMBERS
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Alstom Transport
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
Amsted Rail Group
Ansaldo STS USA, Inc. (formerly Union Switch & Signal Inc.)
Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.
CIT Rail Resources
CRS Meishan Rolling Stock Company
Diamond Rail Lease Corporation
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
Ellcon National Inc.
First Union Rail Corporation
FreightCar America, Inc.
GATX Rail
GE Railcar Services Corp.
The Greenbrier Companies
HDR Engineering
HNTB Corporation
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors
New York Air Brake Corporation
Pacer Stacktrain
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Progress Rail Services
RailWorks Corporation
Standard Car Truck Company
Standard Steel, LLC
The Timken Company
TranSystems Corporation
TrinityRail
TTX Corporation
Union Tank Car Company
Wabtec Corporation
SILVER MEMBERS
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AIG Rail Services, Inc.
American Railcar Leasing
Braid Logistics (North America) Inc.
CSR Yangtze Rolling Stock Co., Ltd
Entretien Ferroviaire (JMSR, Inc.)
GLNX Corporation
Herzog Contracting Corp.
Holland Company
Plasser American / Franz Plasser
Procor Limited
Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock Co. Ltd (QRRS)
RailPower Hybrid Technologies Corp.
Reidler Decal Corporation
RESCAR Companies
Research Designs & Standards Organisation
RJ Corman Railroad Company
Road & Rail Services, Inc.
Salco Products, Inc.
Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation
Savage Transportation Management
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
SkyBitz Inc.
Sunrise MFG Inc.
TransCore
URS Corporation
Veolia Transportation
ZTR Control Systems
A Little History from Mike Particia
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The AAR can be traced back to 1867 with the formation of the
Master Car Builders Association to conduct experiments aimed at
standardizing freight cars.
Officially came into existence Oct 12, 1934 by merging other rail
associations (including);
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Association of Railway Executives
American railway Association
Railway Accounting Officers Association
Bureau of Railway Economics
Franklin D. Roosevelt urged passage of Emergency Rail
Transportation act in 1933 to help fight the Great Depression
Recognized single transportation system which was made up of
large number of parts which were owned and managed
separately.
American Association of Railroads
AAR
Railinc
TTCI
RRF
04-08-09 - Railinc
 Railinc is the railroad industry’s most innovative and
reliable resource for IT and information services.
 They support business processes and provide
business intelligence that help railroads and rail
equipment owners increase productivity, achieve
operational efficiencies and keep their assets moving.
 Railinc is the industry’s largest and most accurate
source for real-time interline rail data.
 Railinc headquarters is located in Cary, N.C. in the
heart of the Triangle area, between Raleigh and the
internationally renowned Research Triangle Park.
AAR Key Committees
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Network Efficiency Management Committee (NEMC)
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Safety and Operations Management Committee (SOMC)
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Policy Advocacy and Management Committee (PAMC)
AAR Committees - NEMC
Network efficiency Management Committee
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Customer Service Standing Committee
EDI Work Committee
Electronic Commerce Working Committee
Equipment Assets Management Working Committee
Information Technology Standing Committee
Interline Revenue Management Working Committee
Revenue Systems working committee
Transborder Working Committee
UMLER Working Committee
Etc…
Network Efficiency Management Committee as of Dec 1, 2008
Network
Efficiency
Management
Committee
Electronic
Commerce
Working
Committee
EDI
Working
Committee
Information
Customer
Technology
Service
Standing
Standing
Committee
Committee
(reports to SOMC & NEMC)
Interline
Information
Revenue
Transborder
Technology
UMLER
Management
Working
Advocacy
Committee
Working
Committee
Committee
(In Collaboration with ASLRRA)
Committee
Revenue
Customer
Southbound
Government
Pipeline
Location
Automation
Relations
Working
Task Force
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Committee
STCC
Task Force
Transparent
Borders
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Rail/Customs
Task Force
Equipment
Assets
Management
Working
Committee
Car Hire
Settlement
Via RCH
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AAR Audit
Process Review
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Car Availability
(RIWG)
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Bad Order
Destroyed Value
TAG
Special Car Order
(SCO)-90
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Automated Rule 4
Reclaims
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OT Circular Letter
Review
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Circular Letter
OT-5
Review
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Confiscated Cars
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Transportation
Code “P”
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Data integration
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Rule 22
Review
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Liability Continuity
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Car Accounting
Benchmark
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AAR Committees - SOMC
Safety and Operations Management Committee
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AEI Task Force
Arbitration and Rules Committee
Braking Systems Committee
Car Repair Billing Committee
Interoperable Operations & Train Control
Coupling Systems & Truck casting Committee
Engineering Research Committee
Environmental Affairs Committee
Equipment Engineering Committee
GIS Committee
Grade Crossing & Trespass Prevention Committee
HAZMAT (BOE) Committee
AAR Committees - SOMC
Safety and Operations Management Committee (continued)
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Heavy Axle Load Implementation Committee
Intermodal Committee
Intermodal Car Performance Subcommittee
Intermodal Operations Subcommittee
ISM Working Committee
Locomotive Committee
Committee on Locomotive Emissions and Energy
Mechanical Research Committee
Nuclear Waste Transportation Task Force
Open Top Loading Rules Committee
Quality Assurance Committee
Railroad Security Working Committee
Railway Electronics Task Force
AAR Committees - SOMC
Safety and Operations Management Committee (continued)
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Railway Technology Working Committee
Risk Management Working Committee
Signal and Train Control Task Force
Specially Equipped Freight Car Committee
Tar Car Committee
Technical Services Working Committee
Technology Scanning Working Committee
Vehicle/Track Systems Research Committee
Wheels, Axles, Bearing & Lubrication Committee
Wireless Communication Task Force
AAR Committees - PAMC
Policy and Advocacy Management Committee
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Antitrust Working Committee
Border Policy Committee
Chief Legal Officers
Communications Committee
Economic Regulation working Committee
Environmental Working Committee
Safety Regulations working Committee
Spectrum Legal Working Committee
State Relations Policy Committee
Tax Policy Working Committee
Tort Matters Working Committee
Truck Size and Weight Committee
Washington Representatives
AAR Initiatives
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Information in this presentation was obtained from the AAR website April 2009.
Positive Train Control – PTC uses multiple systems designed to help prevent train collisions,
enforce speed limits and improve safety. Railroads have invested more than $200 million
researching and testing PTC systems. Railroads are aggressively working to meet federal
implementation guidelines.
Advanced Technology Safety Initiative – This predictive, proactive maintenance system
employs innovative technology designed to detect and report potential safety problems and
poorly performing equipment. For example, ATSI alerts freight car owners to deteriorating
wheel sets.
Grade Crossing Safety – The are approximately 140,000 public grade crossings in the United
States. North America's railroads spend several hundred million dollars annually on crossing
signal maintenance and safety-related educational programs. They are also founding sponsors
of Operation Lifesaver, an international program devoted to ending collisions, fatalities and
injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and rights-of-way.
Hazardous Material Transport – Rail is unquestionably the safest way to transport hazardous
materials. The federal government requires railroads to move roughly 1.7 million carloads of
hazardous cargo across America annually. Though 99.996 percent of this hazardous cargo
reaches its destination safely, railroads are committed to transporting hazardous materials until
safer chemical and technologies are used.
Railroad Fatigue Research and Countermeasures – Railroads have long partnered with their
employees to gain a better understanding of fatigue-related issues and to find effective,
innovative solutions to fatigue-related problems. This often includes educational efforts,
adjustments to work schedules, sleep disorder screening programs and continued research
Railroad Research Foundation (RRF )
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The Railroad Research Foundation (RRF) was incorporated as a Delaware
nonprofit corporation on November 5, 1999.
The RRF was established to become a world-class policy research organization
devoted to sustaining a safe, secure, technologically advanced and productive
market-place driven railroad industry. RRF undertakes research and education
activities in the public interest and for the public good.
Current research efforts to focus on safety, security, technology, efficiency and
environmentally friendly passenger and freight rail operations. The RRF results are
expected to improve safety, security, and infrastructure and advance the state of
the art in a variety of areas including train control, wireless communications,
suicide prevention, security and highway grade crossings. The systems and tools
developed through RRF projects are intended to be interoperable throughout the
railroad system, and wherever feasible will use non-proprietary open standards.
The RRF's current funding comes from the Federal Railroad Administration and
Department of Homeland Security in the form of cooperative agreements. The
RRF by virtue of its close relationship with AAR benefits from the Association of
American Railroads (AAR) input that individuals from AAR member railroads
provide RRF in connection with certain sponsored projects. RRF looks forward to
securing private funding and donations to continue its work in the public interest.
Edward R. Hamberger serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, as well
as RRF's President. The affairs of the RRF are managed by its six-member Board
of Directors.
Leah and Dale at Shortline Trade Show 03-09-09
Summary
 AAR plays a key role in representing the railroad
industry
 Significant historical background
 A lot of important activity takes place at the AAR
— Communication
— Legal
— Statistical
— Technological Importance
 Check out the AAR Website for more information
(www.aar.org)
*Information in this presentation was obtained from the AAR and Railinc websites and Mike Partica’s 2004 AAR presentation.