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NAPCA WorkshopBrent Lichty
Damage Prevention Engineer UPRR
August 15, 2013
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Overview
• UPRR System
• AAR Open Top Loading Rules Committee
• AAR Open Top Rules
• Rules and Application Review
• Common Errors
• Innovations
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Fast Facts• Commodity
Revenue $15.5 B
• Route Miles 32,200 in
23 States
• Employees 49,000
• Annual Payroll $3.9 B
• Customers 25,000
• Locomotives 8,700
Union Pacific System
Portland
Oakland
LA
Calexico
Nogales El Paso
Seattle
Eagle Pass
SLC
Eastport
Brownsville
Houston
KC
St. Louis
Omaha
Twin Cities
Duluth
Denver
Laredo
Dallas
Memphis
Chicago
NewOrleans
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DAMAGE PREVENTION SERVICES - FIELD OPERATIONS(Page 2 of 3)
WAYNE RONCI
Director
Damage Prevention Field Operations
PAUL SEDILLO
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(Denver, CO)
KIRK JACOBSON
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(Chicago, IL)
KEITH KEARNS
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(Salt Lake City, UT)
BETH LAMBERT
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(Kansas City, MO)
HARRY CHAMBERS
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(Mira Loma, CA)
MARCO VILLARREAL
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(San Antonio, TX)
NICHOLAS KELLY
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(N. Little Rock, AR)
ANDREW JOHNSON
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(Portland, OR)
JEFFVANCE
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(Houston, TX)
SETH COX
Manager
Customer Products
Damage Prevention Services
(Roseville, CA)
Union Pacific DPS Field Managers
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AAR Open Top Loading Rules Committee
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Does this look SAFE ?Did I adhere to the AAR Loading Requirements ?
What are AAR Loading Requirements?????
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General Rule Tie Down : 5.3.13 G Longitudinal x 2 G Lateral x 2 G Vertical
3 G
3 G
2 G
2 G
2 G
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AAR Figure 285 – Revised 06/2013
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General Rule 10.3“All Wood of Good Quality”
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General Rule 10.3“Wood Quality”
Inexcusable Quality
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General Rule 10.1 Note #3“Douglas Fir” Full 3”x4”
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General Rule 11.2.3“Bearing Piece Securement”
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General Rule 11.2“Separators”
Separator Inadequate Length for Width of Load. NO CHOCK
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General Rule 17.2.8“Free Ends no more than 12” From Seal”
Potential Coating Damage/Scrapes
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General Rule 17.5.8“Notch Type Joint Seal”
Band Seal Applied Next to Pipe
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General Rule 20.6.3
A synthetic webbing and/or tie-down assemblymust be removed from service if any of thefollowing conditions are present. (Refer to Fig.20.7 for illustrations of some sample defectconditions.)
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General Rule 20.7.3“Marking along with ABS & WLL
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“LOOK FOR’S”
This Car had 6 Missing Chocks on Bearing Pieces , 1 side of load
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“LOOK FOR’S”
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“LOOK FOR’S”
Chock not making contact to pipe, Quality Rejectable
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“LOOK FOR’S”
Improper Chock Application and Band Placement
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“LOOK FOR’S”
Pipe Length Variation / Placement and Separators Doing Nothing.
Any pipe movement and these separators become obstructions
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New Innovations – Non-Metallic Banding
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New Innovations – Dhatec - System 88
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New Innovations – Replaceable Bulkhead Walls
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When Open Tops Go Wrong !!!!
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Contacts
• Michael SandovalManager
• AAR Loading RulesDamage PreventionOffice(719) 584-0511Cell(719)248-1871Fax: (719) 585-1895Email: mike_sandoval@aar.com
• Brent A. LichtyDamage Prevention ServicesIndustrial Products and Open Top LoadsUnion Pacific Center1400 Douglas Street MC STOP 1330Omaha, NE 68179-1330
Office: 402-544-6531Fax: 402-233-3333Email: balichty@up.com
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Review & Questions
• UPRR System
• AAR Open Top Loading Rules Committee
• AAR Open Top Rules
• Rules and Application Review
• Common Errors
• Innovations
• QUESTIONS