AAR Member Concentration Areas

AAR has designed distinct concentration areas to provide specialized information to Associate and Affiliate members.

1. Car Service Car Hire
• All agendas and minutes for the Equipment Assets Management Working Committee that manages all issues associated with car management and car accounting. These materials allow equipment owners to be informed of discussion areas impacting car utilization and compensation.
• Annual review of equipment trends.
2. Communication Signals & Train Control
• Information relating to radio frequency spectrum, including frequency coordination, petitions to the FCC, response to petition to the FCC, and the development and management of wireless communications standards.
• Copy electronic standards and specifications, such as AEI, EOT and train control.
• Information on FRA activity in the signal, communications and train control area.
3. Damage Prevention & Freight Claims
• Advance notice of new and revised publications
• Railroad industry freight loss and damage trends.
• Notice of testing completed by the Damage Prevention & Loading services group.
• Copy of non-propriety tests
• Quarterly newsletter highlighting damage prevention and freight claims, safety notices and other related items.
• Advanced notification and registration information for annual conference.
• Consideration for vendors listing contained in Intermodal Loading Guide and Best Practices Guide for Loading Roll Paper.
• Damage Prevention & Freight Claims Member Directory
• Access to information resources through Ralinc's Damage Prevention and Loading Services staff.
4. Environmental, Hazmat and Tank Car
• AAR comments on environmental issues of significant impact to the rail industry.
• AAR dockets and minutes from the Environmental Affairs Committee, Tank Car committee, Hazardous Material (BOE) committee NAR Reduction Task and Nuclear Waste Transportation Task Force meetings.
• Invitation to the Railroad Environmental Conference.
• Department of Transportation Compliance Inspection of member rail yards and training by BOE inspectors. (Training is limited and determined by gross freight revenue.)
• Complimentary registration to the Annual Hazardous Materials Seminar.
• Information of federal activity affecting tank cars, environmental, nuclear waste and hazmat issues.
• AAR Tank Car Committee's Annual Report
• AAR Tank Car Subcommittee meetings information and updates
• Consultation on questions about tank car safety and hazmat regulations on an as needed basis, and the ability to raise issues or concerns to the TCC docket.
5. Passenger Rail service (especially for companies that provide products and services to passenger carriers)
• Updates on coordination and implementations of PTC Systems between freight and passenger railroads.
• Invitations to special events hosted by TTCI.
• Complimentary registration to North American Railroads Mechanical Operations Seminar.
6. Technical Services
• A subscription to circular letters.
• Updates on industry activities.
• Copy of the Field and Office Manual of the AAR Interchange Rules with updates.
• Complimentary registration to the North American Railroads Mechanical Operations Seminar
• Complimentary registration to the AAR Safety Conference.

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