Agenda for 2011 Annual Meeting

2010 Annual Meeting

Agenda

AP070(1) Self-Powered Rail Car Technologies Subcommittee

Tuesday January 25, 2011 7:30 – 9:30 PM

L’Enfant Room (Lobby Level)

Washington Hilton, Washington DC

David Nelson, Chairman | Secretary (Vacant)

Call to order.

Approval of Minutes from Midyear Meeting June 5, 2010

Presentations

New FRA Compliant DMU for Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit: Ken Kuriyama, Nippon Sharyo USA

“Alternative Compliance” Technical Criteria and Procedures for Evaluating the Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Performance of Alternatively-Designed Passenger Rail Equipment: Karina Jacobsen, Volpe Transportation Systems Center

Discussion Topics

Recent Developments involving Non-Compliant Cars

Austin’s Capital MetroRail (launched March 22, 2010)

New Jersey Transit RiverLINE

Oceanside Escondido Sprinter

Ottawa O-Train

Plans for other systems?

Recent Developments involving Compliant Cars

Portland West Side Express

South Florida Tri-Rail

Trinity Railway Express

Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit

GO Transit

Other systems?

Developments in Positive Train Control, Fail Safe Separation and Track Sharing

Planning for the MidYear Meeting

Boston, Massachusetts June 12-15 2011

Research Plan and Agenda