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The Development of Standards for the Rail Transit Industry Project TCRP G-4

The Development of Standards for the Rail Transit Industry Project TCRP G-4. APTA Rapid Rail Conference June 2000 - St. Louis. Thomas J. McGean, P.E. TCRP G-4 PROGRAM. Project Begun in 1996 Sponsored by FTA, Administered by TRB and TDC (APTA) Approach

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The Development of Standards for the Rail Transit Industry Project TCRP G-4

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  1. The Development of Standards for the Rail Transit Industry Project TCRP G-4 APTA Rapid Rail Conference June 2000 - St. Louis Thomas J. McGean, P.E.

  2. TCRP G-4 PROGRAM • Project Begun in 1996 • Sponsored by FTA, Administered by TRB and TDC (APTA) • Approach • establish an institutional framework for developing transit standards within IEEE and ASME engineering societies • demonstrate the process by developing one or more needed standards

  3. WHY TCRP G-4 USES ENGINEERING SOCIETIES? • Automatic ANSI Certification • Complies with PL 104-113 & OMB A-119 • Rules, Procedures & Oversight already in place at no cost to transit industry • Professional standards experts available to assist at no cost • Large reservoir of existing case law • IEEE & ASME assume standards liability risk

  4. CONSENSUS STANDARDS PRINCIPLES • Must be present to meet PL 104-113 • Due Process • Openness • Consensus • Balance • Right of Appeal

  5. PROJECT FACT SHEET • FY 00 Budget • $175K Facilitation/Management • $125K Transit Agency Travel • Number of Working Groups • IEEE 15 ASME 2 • Transit Professionals involved - 300 • 90 transit agency 100 supplier 70 consultant 40 other • Leverage of TCRP Dollars - 7.6/1 • Standards Published to Date - 7 • Estimated Annual Savings - $1/3 billion

  6. How Standards Save Money • rationalize procurement process • reduce “custom engineering” • simplify maintenance activities • reduce spare parts inventory • reduce training costs • Introduction of Microprocessors Makes All of These More Critical • IEEE 1473 Alone Estimated to Save NJT $420K/year

  7. KEY STANDARDS PUBLISHED TO DATE • IEEE 1473-1999 Communications Protocol • IEEE 1474.1-1999 Communications Based Train Control Performance & Function • IEEE 1482.1-1999 Event Recorder • IEEE 1475-1999 Propulsion, Braking & Train Control IEEE 1477-1998 Passenger Information • IEEE 1483-2000 Software Verification • IEEE 1476-2000 Auxiliary Power Interface • IEEE 11-1999 Electric Motors

  8. Other TCRP G-4 Standards • Environmental - Being balloted • LRV Crashworthiness - Being balloted • Rail TCIP - Underway • Battery Physical Interface - Underway • Software Documentation - Underway • Electronic Control - Underway • Railcar Structural - Being formed • NiCad Battery Peformance - PAR stage • HRI - PAR stage • Central Control CBTC Graphic Interface - PAR stage • Vehicle/Wayside Communication Protocol - Proposal

  9. Status of Standards Activity

  10. CONCLUSIONS • TCRP G-4 has implemented a complete consensus standards system for rail transit • 7 IEEE Standards Published, 8 IEEE and 2 ASME Standards Underway • Potential Savings of $1/3 Billion/Year • Leverages Public R&D Funds 8/1 • Alternative to Federal Regulation

  11. MORE INFORMATION www.tsd.org

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