Revised Agenda for 2016 Annual Meeting

2016 Annual Meeting Agenda

AP070(1) Self-Powered Rail Car Technologies Subcommittee

Joint Subcommittee of AP070 and AR020

Monday, January 11, 2016 | 8:00 AM- 9:45 AM  

Marriott Marquis, Pentagon (M4), Washington, DC

David O. Nelson, Chairman | Secretary, Vacant

1.   Non-Minutes from Annual Meeting January 12, 2015

a.   The subcommittee desperately needs a secretary.  

About 8 hours of work per year. 

2.   Subcommittee Management

a.   Chairperson Succession

b.   Secretary

3.   Discussion Topics

a.   Recent Developments involving Compliant Cars
               Click here for Sonoma Marin Presentation by Ted Rosenbaum of LTK

b.   Recent Developments involving European Design Cars

c.    Plans for other systems?

4.   Research Plan and Agenda

a.   Empirical Analysis of DMU Economics - 2013 NTD:  YR (Hybrid Rail Mode)  Five systems

b.   Twenty Years After: Progress with North American DMUs

c.    Has FRA alternative compliance has affected fleet decisions of North American transit providers?

d.   Consist Flexibility: Combining and Splitting Trains in Revenue Service
     Presentation by Andrew Jennings

e.   Other suggestions

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