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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