Join us for this 2-day Field Train Accident Prevention & Investigation Seminar which features one day in the field and one in the classroom.
Led by experienced railroaders Bruce Rose and Jimmy Grupposo, this session is offered as follows:
August 2-3, 2022 at the Indiana Harbor Belt RR Blue Island -- 14000 S. Halsted St., Riverdale, IL
See agenda below. Lunch is included in the session registration fee of $849 for members and $949 for non-members.
Questions? Call Carrie Foor at 331-643-3369 or email cfoor54@msn.com
Agenda:
09:00 Safety Briefing
Introductions
Course Objectives
10:00 Investigation (TAP) Walk Through
Before Equipment Arrives – Things to Accomplish
Data to Secure
Recording Track Geometry
Identify Point of Derailment (PD)
Reviewing Possible Causes of PD and Wheel Action
Rail Rollover
Wheel Climb
Broken Rail
Finding First Wheel
Site Sketch
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Equipment Fact Finding
Wheel Sets
3 – Piece Truck
Side Frame Bottoms
Warp Resistance
Vertical Damping
Truck and Car Body Interface
Side Bearings
Bolster Bowl/Center Plate
Draft Systems
Coupler Angularity
14:30 Break
15:00 Engineering Fact Finding
Basics of Track Structure
Rail Identification
Fasteners
Basic Track Geometry
Rail Defect
Track Notes
FRA Track Safety Standards
Turnout Derailment Investigation Booklet
16:30 Close
(Day 2)
09:00 Track/Train Dynamics
Air Brakes
Dynamic Brake
Train Handling Issues
Excessive Draft Force
Excessive Buff Force
L/V Ratio
Train Make-Up
Event Recorder Data
10:30 Break
10:45 Human Factors
Situational Awareness (SA)
Identify Common Causes of Human Error
Define Situational Awareness (SA)/Strategies to Manage SA
Recognize when SA is Diminished or Lost (Perception)
11:45 Root Cause Analysis
Why!
Using Historical Data
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Hands-On Training – Field Work (PPE required)
Engineering – Track Notes & Turnout Inspection
Mechanical – Car Inspection
16:30 Close
