November 10, 2011
Memphis, TN
Jim Pinson
Railinc
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• AAR Overview
• Definition of Terms
• Committee Structure
– Subsidiaries
– Headquarters
– Senior Management Committees
– PAMC
– SOMC
−BSWC
–EAC
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• AAR Mission
– To add value to the North American railroad industry by fostering improved safety, security, service, efficiency and profitability through leadership and coordination on industry issues.
• AAR Vision
– To be recognized by industry leaders and valued by public policy decision makers as the definitive voice of the North American rail industry.
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AAR
Headquarters
Washington, DC
TTCI
Pueblo, CO
Safety, Operations and Advocacy
Research and Development
Railinc
Cary, NC
Information
Technology
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AAR
Headquarters
(Staff of 69)
Safety and
Operation
Policy and
Economics
Law
Government
Affairs
Communications
Administration and Finance
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•
• Department of Defense (DOD) • Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) • Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) • Department of Energy (DOE)
• Transport Canada
• Transportation Safety Board of
Canada
• Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)
• Surface Transportation Board
(STB)
• Federal Communication
Commission (FCC)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety
• Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA)
• National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB)
Administration (FMCSA)
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA)
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• Reports to the AAR Board of Directors
• Create and Prioritize the AAR Agenda
• Approve Policies, Standards and Projects
• Form and Manage Subordinate Committees
– Review and Approve Work Product Descriptions
– Provide Direction
– Ensure Appropriate and Adequate Resources are
Allocated
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• Reports to a Management Committee
• Develop positions, standards, and data
• Ensure that the policies, standards, projects, and activities conform to the expectations of the parent committee
• Coordinate efforts with other working committees and task forces
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• Created by and report to committees or task forces
• Exists to provide technical advice and guidance on a specific project or activity
• Disbanded once the project is completed
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• Formed to progress segments of a committee’s docket
• Formation must be approved by AAR division head (e.g. Jeff Usher)
• Exist until dissolved by the chair or AAR division head
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AAR
Board of
Directors
Policy and
Advocacy
Management
Committee
(PAMC)
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Safety and
Operations
Management
Committee
(SOMC)

Consists of legal and policy representatives from AAR Member
Roads
• Current Issues
– STB Ex Parte 705 – Competition Proceeding
– STB Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Rereg) – Sen. Rockefeller
– Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act – Sen. Kohl
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Policy & Advocacy Management Committee
Subordinate Committees
Antitrust Working Committee
Border Policy Committee
Chief Legal Officers
Communications Committee
Economic Regulation Working Committee
Environmental Working Committee
Safety Regulation Working Committee
Spectrum Legal Working Committee
Tax Policy Working Committee
Tort Matters Working Committee
Truck Size and Weight Committee
Washington Representatives
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Safety & Operations Management Committee
Provides overall authority for industry standards (interchange, safety, environmental, hazmat and communications and signal) and develops strategy and provides direction for new initiatives.
• Consists of Chief Operating Officers from AAR Member Roads
• Current Priorities
– Interline Service Management
– Interoperable Communications Strategy
– Chicago Project
– North American Joint PTC Project
– Reducing stress and service state of the industry
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• Technical Services Working Committee
Responsible for matters relating to the physical assets of the railroad industry.
– Open Top Loading Rules Committee
– Quality Assurance Committee
– Arbitration & Rules Committee
– Equipment Engineering Committee
– Wheels, Axles, Bearings & Lubrication Committee
– Braking Systems
– Specially Equipped Freight Car Committee
– Car Repair Billing Committee
– Locomotive Committee
– Damage Prevention & Freight Claims
– Intermodal Committee
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• Risk Management Working Committee
Responsible for environmental and safety issues related to rail transportation.
– Hazardous Materials Committee
– Non-Accident Release Reduction Task Force
– Environmental Affairs Committee
– Tank Car Committee
– Nuclear Waste Transportation Task Force
– Grade Crossing & Trespass Prevention Committee
– Committee on Locomotive Emissions & Energy
– Railroad Geographic Information Systems Committee
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• Business Services Working Committee (BSWC)
– Responsible for creating strategies that integrate business processes into quality services that deliver continuous improvements in customer satisfaction.
– Consists of Committee Chairs for Customer Service, Equipment Assets,
Railinc Project Support, Umler and Short Line Information Improvement
• Current Priorities
– Customer Satisfaction
– Equipment Asset Management
– Interline Service Management
– Interline Revenue Back-shop Improvements
– Trans-border Initiatives
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BSWC
Subordinate Committees
• Customer Service Committee
– Addresses non-commercial, customer and customer support issues from an industry perspective
• Interline Revenue Committee
– Manage data quality and promote business processes to permit accurate communication of price, billing, collection and settlement information between carriers participating in an interline move
• Trans-border Committee
– Expedite movement of import/export traffic through the promotion of uniform process definitions and simplification of reporting requirements
• Electronic Commerce Committee
– Facilitate the exchange of information among customers, transportation providers and partners using the best available technology
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BSWC
Subordinate Committees
• EDI Committee
– Provides an Information technology interface to the “user” community
• Equipment Assets Committee
– Responsible for maximizing inter-railroad car utilization
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• Mission: Maximize car utilization through management of and recommended changes in interpretations of the Car Hire Rules
• Task Forces:
– Car Service – Deals with issues related to car service
– Car Hire Rules – Deals with interpretation of and changes to car hire rules
– Car Hire Calculation – Deals with car hire calculation improvements and efficiencies
– Information Management & Data Quality – Deals with data quality issues
– Vision and Focus – Assists the Committee by formulating goals and by providing longer term focus
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Arbitration and Rules
Committee
Locomotive Committee
Open Top
Loading Rules
Committee
Technical
Services
Working
Committee
ATSI/EHMS
Steering
Committee
Equipment
Engineering
Committee
Quality Assurance
Committee
SOMC Organization Chart
Safety and
Operations
Management
Committee
(O-T General Committee)
Railroad Security
Working
Committee
Interoperable
Operations
Working Committee
Railway
Technology
Working Committee
Risk
Management
Working Committee
Terminal
Oversight
Working Committee
Railinc Project Support
Working Committee
PTC Policy
Committee
Train Control
Communications and
Operations
Committee
Signal
Committee
Mechanical and
Vehicle Track
Systems Research
Committee
Heavy Axle Load
Engineering
Research
Committee
Technology
Scanning
Working Committee
Tank Car
Committee
Hazmat (BOE)
Committee
GIS
Committee
Chicago
Planning Group
New Orleans
Planning Group
3 Committee on
Compensation
Customer
Service
Committee
Electronic
Commerce
Committee
Business
Services
Working Committee
Shortline Information
Improvement Committee
Equipment Assets
Committee
Damage
Prevention and Freight
Claims Committee
Intermodal
Car Performance
Committee
Wireless
Communications
Committee
Locomotive
Emissions and
Energy Committee
Environmental
Affairs Committee
Interline
Revenue
Committee
Railway Electronics
Standards
Committee
1 MPEC and NABPEC set policy and operate procedurally in accordance with the ICC-approved pooling agreements under which they were established and continue to operate under authority transferred to the Surface
Transportation Board (STB) as a result of the enactment of the ICC Termination Act.
2 procedures for the establishment and modification compensation for the use of freight cars and other transportation equipment furnished by shippers, and rules and regulations pertaining thereto. The dotted line connector represents an informational relationship.
Medical
Committee
Nuclear Waste
Transportation
Task Force
Grade Crossing and Trespasser
Prevention
Committee
Asset Condition
Visibility
Task Force
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Transborder Committee
Gateway Performance
Improvement Committee
UMLER
Committee
1 Multilevel Pool
Executive
Committee
1 North American
Boxcar Pool
Executive
Committee
Intermodal
Operations
Committee

Contact Information:
Jim Pinson
Manager Car Hire Audits
Railinc
919-651-5047
James.Pinson@Railinc.com
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