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Module 1: Railway Industry Overview

Module 1: Railway Industry Overview. Objectives. Safety of Operations Define Railroad Industry Statistics Typical Railroad Organization Governmental Regulatory Agencies. Safety of Operations. No Job is so important , No Service is so urgent ,

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Module 1: Railway Industry Overview

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  1. Module 1: Railway Industry Overview

  2. Objectives • Safety of Operations • Define Railroad • Industry Statistics • Typical Railroad Organization • Governmental Regulatory Agencies

  3. Safety of Operations No Job is so important, No Service is so urgent, That you cannot take the time to perform your work safely.

  4. Safety of Operations • On the ROW, everybody’s performance affects the safety of train operations. • All injuries can be prevented. • Safety is a condition of employment for all.

  5. Safety of Operations Railroad Employee Personal Injury Rates 1991 through 2011

  6. Safety of Operations Lost Workday Injury and Illness Rates Per 200,000 Manhours Worked For Various Industries in 2010 Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Air Transp Truck Transp Agric Grocery All Private Industry All Mfg Const Inland Water Transp Mining RRs

  7. Safety of Operations • Train accidents/incidents may have high costs other than personal injury. • Operational interdependence requires diligence by all – departments all affect each other. • Rules compliance is critical to preventing incidents. • Routine inspections are the first line of defense against unsafe conditions. • The job briefing must start every workday

  8. What is a Railroad? “It is a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors;” also : “It is such a road and its assets constituting a single property .”

  9. What REALLY is a Railroad? A railroad is a mode of transportation consisting of a network of routes and equipment for the transportation of cargo and people vital to the nation’s commerce. Trains Privately Owned Track Privately Owned

  10. US Industry Statistics • Annual freight revenue of $50B • 500+ Railroads of which 7 are Class 1 • 140,000 route miles • 169,000 employees • Move approximately 40% of freight ton miles for 10% of total freight revenue • 3 to 4 times more efficient than truck

  11. Class of Railroad • Class of Railroad defined by Surface Transportation Board • Class is defined by revenues • Class 1 – Major Freight Railroads • Operating Revenues > $398.7M (2010) • Class 2 – Regional Railroads • Operating Revenues $398.7M-$20.7M • Class 3 – Shortline Railroads • Operating Revenues < $20.7M

  12. Class One (Major) Railroads

  13. Railroad Organization • Varies by Company • Regional vs. System Authority • Typical Departments • Engineering • Operations • Mechanical • Accounting • Legal • Marketing • Human Resources

  14. RR Industry Acronyms AAR – Association of American Railroads AREMA – American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-way Association CTA – Canadian Transportation Agency CWR – Continuously Welded Rail FRA – Federal Railroad Administration NRC – National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association NTSB – National Transportation Safety Board RAC – Railway Association of Canada REMSA –Railway Engineering Maintenance Suppliers Association ROW – Right of Way RSSI – Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. STB – Surface Transportation Board TC – Transport Canada TSB – Transportation Safety Board (in Canada) USACE – United States Army Corps of Engineers

  15. Regulatory Agencies • United States • Surface Transportation Board (STB) • Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) • National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) • Canada • Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) • Labour Canada • Transport Canada (TC) • Transportation Safety Board (TSB)

  16. Class of Track • The Class of Track is defined by Federal Railroad Administration in the USA • Class of Track is in terms of on maintenance tolerances – gauge, rail wear, cross-level, etc. • Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 213 sets allowable speeds for Class of Track • Transport Canada has similar criteria Maximum Speed (mph) by Class of Track

  17. Reference/Media Sources Trade Magazines • Trains Magazine • Railway Age • Progressive Railroading • Railway Track & Structures • International Railway Journal Online References • AREMA (www.arema.org) • AAR (www.aar.org) • NRC (www.nrcma.org)

  18. Thank You

  19. QUESTIONS? AUTHOR: Max Mitchell Norfolk Southern Railway Retired (706) 638-1536 MBMitchell@ATT.Net REVISIONS: W. S. Riehl III, P.E. RailAmerica, Inc (904) 538-6062 Bill.Riehl@RailAmerica.com John G. Green, PhD., P.E. CH2M Hill (312) 348-5030 john.green@CH2M.com

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