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AAR OverviewPresentation to:
Association of Car Accounting and Car Services OfficersMay 8, 2008
Chicago, IL
About the AAR Master Car Builders Assoc. formed 1867
The goal was to standardize freight cars
Soon after many railroad associations were formed
In 1933 the Rail Transportation Act was passed to deal with depression-era problems affecting railroads
President Franklin D. Roosevelt recommended railroads unify into one organization.
AAR formed on October 12, 1934
AAR’s Mission & Vision 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.
Vision
To be recognized by industry leaders and valued by public policy decision makers as the definitive voice of the North American rail industry.
AAR Full Members
AAR Special Members
AAR Affiliate RR Members
Transtar Inc.
ISG - Cleveland Works Railway Company
Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Co.
Metro-North Railroad
MG Rail, Inc.
Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc.
New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway
New York City Transit
Northern Plains RailwayRepublic N&T Railroad, Inc.
Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company
Sidney and Lowe Railroad, LLC
AAR Associate (Gold) Members
Alstom Transport
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
Amsted Rail Group
Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.
CIT Rail Resources
Diamond Rail Lease Corporation
First Union Rail Corporation
FreightCar America, Inc.
GATX Rail
General Electric Railcar Services Corp.
GE Transportation
The Greenbrier Companies
HDR Engineering
HNTB Corporation
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors
MPL Technology
New York Air Brake Corporation
AAR Associate (Gold) Members (Cont.)
Pacer Stacktrain
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Progress Rail Services
Rail CRC
Reidler Decal Corporation
RESCAR Companies
Southern Company Generation
Standard Car Truck Company
Standard Steel, LLC
The Timken Company
TransEd, Inc.
TranSystems Corporation
TrinityRail
TTX Corporation
Union Switch & Signal
Union Tank Car Company
Wabtec Corporation
AAR Associate (Silver) Members
AIG Rail Services, Inc.
All Capital (US), LLC
American Railcar Leasing
GLNX Corporation
Herzog Contracting Corp.
Holland Company
JK-CO LLC Specialty Car Repair
Kennedy / Jenks Consultants
Plasser American / Franz Plasser
Procor Limited
RailPower Hybrid Technologies Corp.
Road & Rail Services, Inc.
Salco Products, Inc.
Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation
AAR Associate (Silver) Members (Cont.)
Savage Transportation Management (Formerly CANAC)
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Shaw Environmental Inc.
Strato Inc.
Sunrise Manufacturing Inc.
TransCore
TRC Companies, Inc.
URS Corp.
ZTR Control Systems
AAR Associate Program
The AAR Associate Program is for every business that depends on America’s freight rail system to be the best in the world.
“Railroads and suppliers alike have benefited from AAR’s vital role propagating the use of technology. AAR also enables the rail industry to speak with one strong voice on major legislative issues that dramatically impact our business.”
Robert P. Haag, President, Wabtec Railway Electronics
“Associate membership in the AAR has been very beneficial in providing our staff a communications link with key railroad officials and AAR staff., plus timely news reports about important railroad legislation and events affecting the industry.”
Thomas P. Smithberger, Senior VP National Director of Railroads, HDR, Inc.
AAR Associate Program Gold Members
Can participate in up to three concentration areas: Technical Services Environmental, Hazmat and Tank Car Car Service/Car Hire Damage Prevention and Freight Claims Policy and Communications
Invitation to meet with AAR Board of Directors during its annual meeting
Link to your company via AAR’s we page Member rates on publications
AAR Associate Program Silver Members
Can participate in one concentration area: Technical Services Environmental, Hazmat and Tank Car Car Service/Car Hire Damage Prevention and Freight Claims Policy and Communications
Member rates on publications Invitation to AAR annual meeting (sans reception with
AAR Board of Directors) Listing on AAR’s web page
AAR Structure
Safety and Operation Government Affairs Communications
Administration and Finance Policy and Economics Law
Two subsidiaries and one affiliated organization:
Six Functional Areas:
World-class policy research organization
Information technology
Research and development
TTCI and TTC: Two Different Things
TTC: The Facility
TTCI: The Company
Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
Roy Allen, President
TTCI Board Oversees Activities
238 Employees at TTCI
Revenues
Domestic and international commercial work (59%)
AAR for SRI and Task Orders (29%)
Government (12%)
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Activities
Strategic Research Initiatives
Research initiatives, including vehicle track systems, engineering research, heavy axle load research, mechanical research, technology scanning
Task Orders for Safety and Operations
Technical standards, mechanical inspections, hazardous materials, tank car and spent nuclear fuel cask, communications, railway electronics, car repair billing, AAR scales, locomotive emissions, bolsters, security
Railinc
Allen West, President
Railinc Board Oversees Activities
Approximately148 Employees at Railinc
Railinc provides transportation utility serving the needs of customers across North America and beyond
Railinc Activities
Maintains UMLER data base; IRF Files; industry’s legacy files; supports world’s largest electronic data interchange networks (5.8 million messages are transmitted each day); damage prevention/freight claims
Operates steelroads.com, the railroad industry’s common web site where rail customers can track information, order equipment, discover shipping options and find pricing information
Railroad Research Foundation
The Railroad Research Foundation (RRF) is a world-class policy and research organization devoted to fostering in the public interest a safe, secure, technologically advanced and productive marketplace driven railroad industry. RRF undertakes research and education activities in the public interest and for the public good.
Railroad Research Foundation The RRF’s funding comes from federally funded cooperative
agreements.
These cooperative agreements are used for the purpose intended and will fall within the scope of the RRF’s activities as defined under its charter and tax exempt purpose.
The RRF, by virtue of its close relationship with the AAR, benefits from the AAR Committees, which is comprised of individuals from its member railroads, the supplier community, sponsoring Federal agencies and other interested industry parties, to provide general direction to the RRF on projects funded through government cooperative agreements.
Some RRF’s Federally Funded Projects
Freight Rail Security Project
Railroad Wireless Communications and Train Control
Positive Train Control (PTC)
Countermeasure to Reduce Suicides on Railway Rights of Way
The AAR Interacts With:- United States Congress
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Department of Defense
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Federal Highway Administration
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Surface Transportation Board
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Department of Energy
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Federal Communication Commission
- Research Special Programs Administration
Committee Structure
AARBoard of Directors
Safety and Operations
Management Committee
(SOMC)
NetworkEfficiency
Management Committee
(NEMC)
Policy and Advocacy
ManagementCommittee
(PAMC)
RailincBoard ofDirectors
TTCIBoard of Directors
Policy and Advocacy Mgmt Committee (PAMC)
Reports directly to AAR Board
Consists of legal and policy representatives from AAR Member Roads
Issues
Reject proposed currently unnamed and other proposals to re-regulate U.S. Freight Railroads
Investment Tax Credit (S. 1125)
Clear Skies Initiative
Truck Size and Weight
PAMC 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
Network Efficiency Management Committee (NEMC)
To develop and implement strategies that integrate industry and individual railroad business processes into quality services that deliver continuous improvements in customer satisfaction.
Consists of chief marketing officers from AAR Member Roads
Current Priorities
Customer Satisfaction
Equipment Asset Management
Interline Service Management
Interline Revenue Backshop Improvements
Trans Border Initiatives
NEMC Subordinate Committees Customer Service Standing Committee
Addresses customer and customer support issues from an industry perspective
Interline Revenue Management Manage data quality and promote business processes to permit accurate
communication of price, billing, collection and settlement information
Transborder Working Committee Expedite movement of import/export traffic through the promotion of uniform
process definitions and simplification of reporting requirements
Electronic Commerce Working Committee Facilitate the exchange of information among customers, transportation providers
and partners using the best available technology
NEMC Subordinate Committees (Cont.) EDI Working Committee
Provides an Information technology interface to the “user” community
Equipment Assets Management Working Committee
Responsible for maximizing inter-railroad car utilization
Safety and Operations Management Committee (SOMC)
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
SOMC Subordinate Committees 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
SOMC Subordinate Committees (Cont.)
Risk Management Working Committee
Develop and guide industry efforts to reduce environmental and safety risks of rail transportation. The following committees report to Risk Management:
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
