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Important Meetings and RTVISC updates are posted below in
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01 Dec 2002
Transfer to IEEE web server completed
Copied the 30 Nov 2002 version of RTVISC web site at
www.tsd.org/rsc onto new ieee web server: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/railtransit/index.htm
This address can also be reached by going to "ieee.org"
selecting "Standards" on the left side and then on the left, again
selecting "Working Groups and Committees." Scroll to the end of
this page and select near the bottom "Rail Transit Vehicle
Interface" under "Transportation Technology"
Added Archive notice to www.tsd.org
Plan to provide archived access to www.tsd.org/rsc
27 Nov 2002
WG9 - December 5 meeting date verified. Removed "unconfirmed"
Posted New APTA Presentation by Chair
Posted New "Proposed Guidelines" for Working Group Chairs
25 Nov 2002
WG9 - posted unconfirmed meeting date
23 Nov 2002
Internal: major internal structure changes starting in preparation for move to IEEE web servers on January 1, 2003
WG20 - chair information updated
WG22 - chair information and photo posted
Internal: renamed SC1 folder to osc and SC2 folder to tps
19 Nov 2002
WG24 - Purpose, Scope, and Photo and Contact information for WG Chair posted.
07 Nov 2002 - Traction Power Subcommittee New Working Groups added to RSC home page and sub webs under SC2
06 Nov 2002
WG2 - Next meeting Location Posted
Started internal work on 4 new working groups for Traction Power
02 Nov 2002
23 Oct 2002
WG3 Posted new draft standard and meeting minutes
21 Oct 2002
Committee Meeting Minutes Posted for Sept 10-11, 2002
15 Oct 2002
WG2 Agenda for upcoming meeting posted; Posted new P1474.1 (Revised) Draft Standard 3.0
14 Oct 2002
OCS Committee Minutes Posted
08 Oct 2002
WG2 - Additional information on related/upcoming meetings
07 Oct 2002
WG2 - Meeting Minutes Posted, Next Meeting Details Posted
General Updates
26 Sept 2002
Traction Power Subcommittee - Many new updated documents
17 Sept 2002
WG2 Next meeting information posted
16 Sept 2002
SC1 - Revised Agenda
WG19 Members List Posted, New Assignments Posted
New Chair Photo
Updated Status of Standards Posted
New Status Report Posted
WG18 New Chair Photo
05 Sept 2002
WG 11 - Posted Meeting Minutes for Last Two Meetings
03 Sept 2002 - Misc OCS Updates
26 August 2002
OCS Subcommittee photos posted
OCS Agenda for next meeting posted
14 August 2002
12 August 2002
Main Committee - Posted New Agenda
Traction Power Subcommittee - Added new member list and meeting dates
OCS Subcommittee - Updated information on:
WG 18 - Added names of chair and co chair and contact information
WG 19 Added names of chair and co chair and contact information
WG 20 Added names of chair and co chair and contact information
30 July 2002
WG16 Updated Scope, Status and Purpose and IEEE Standard #
WG17 Updated Scope, Status, and Purpose and IEEE Standard #
WG18 Updated Scope, Status, and Purpose and IEEE Standard #
WG19 Updated Scope, Status and Purpose and IEEE Standard #
SC1 - Verified Meeting Minutes download ok using both Windows98 and XP using Office 2000
26 July 2002
Traction Power Steering Committee - Next meeting announcement; status updated
24 July 2002
Main RTVISC - Location confirmed for next meeting in September
22 July 2002
WG2 - New Meeting Minutes
Posted
Rearranged older draft standards to Archive
Column
Older 1474.1 draft standard now a Zipped Word file
19 July 2002
WG14 Latest Draft Standard Posted
WG9 - Next Meeting Location address corrected
WG2 - Revision 9
of Draft Standard Posted
18 July 2002
WG2
Revised Next
Meeting Information
Revision 8 of IEEE P1474.2 Posted
12 July 2002
11 July 2002
Posted WG9 Agenda and general updates
26 June 2002
Main Committee Page: Corrected date error for next meeting
Posted Main Committee Draft Meeting Minutes
More general cleanup/web admin
18 June 2002
OCS Subcommittee #1 - New meeting date.
16 June 2002 - General Cleanup
06 May 2002
WG2 Agenda Posted for next meeting
WG11 Agenda for last meeting posted; status box updated
SC2 - Posted Documents from Chair
01 May 2002
Revised WG16 to a subcommittee
Added new working groups 17,18,19,20
30 Apr 2002
New Definitions Version 19 posted - Both Word and Web versions
Reversed current designations for Working Groups 15 and 16
27 Apr 2002
WG15
Added link to and
created new WG15A subcommittee
Added Jan 02 PowerPoint overview
presentation
Removed obsolete documents and links
23 Apr 2002
WG15 New Meeting Minutes Posted
18 Apr 2002
WG3 Updated Agenda Information
WG15
Policies
& Procedures Manual Posted
Report to RTVISC
Committee
WG17
Photo and
CV of Chair
Report of First Meeting
Members Listing Posted
16 Apr 2002
WG5 - Updated chair's contact information
15 Apr 2002
WG17
Added
new Traction Power Substation Working Group headed by Gary Touryan
WG16
Added
approved par information
11 Apr 2002
WG9
Next Meeting Date
Posted
Sorry, no updated meeting minutes yet. Please contact WG9
Chair
WG2B
New (first) Draft
Standard Posted
Next Meeting Date Posted
Members List
Posted
Main Committee
Page
Policy on Dictionary Usage Posted
Main Committee
Page - Accessing IEC TC9
27 Mar 2002
WG3 - Next Meeting Announcement, New Minutes posted. Roster updated
25 Mar 2002
Main Committee - Next Meeting Agenda posted
24 Mar 2002
Main Committee - Announcement of New Chair
WG2 - New Minutes posted
21 Mar 2002
WG15 - Corrected error in email address for Chair
All WGs - Removed hotlinks to Chair firms pending policy decision
17 Mar 2002
WG15 - (Belatedly) updated Next Meeting Announcement
15 Mar 2002
08 Mar 2002
WG14 - New Draft Standard and status updated. Area code for fax for chair revised
05 Mar 2002
WG11 Next meeting Announcement, revised draft standard, prior meeting minutes posted
26 Feb 2002
WG11 - New Draft Standard Posted
25 Feb 2002
WG9 - New meeting date proposed - discussion to include LonMark Profiles
20 Feb 2002
WG2 - Meeting information updated; New Draft Standard Posted
WG3 - New Draft Standard Posted
Main Committee Page - Next Meeting Announcement details posted
12 Feb 2002
WG16 - Corrected email address for Chair
11 Feb 2002
WG9 Posted New Draft Standard. Contact Chair for unique zip password
08 Feb 2002
WG9 Posted Agenda for next meeting
07 Feb 2002
WG13 - Posted New Draft Standard that is ready for Ballot.
04 Feb 2002
WG3 - Agenda and meeting date and location posted
29 Jan 2002
Main Committee Page -
Posted Meeting Minutes and attachments for last meeting in San
Francisco
WG15 - Meeting minutes and attachment posted. New email address for chair Paul White updated
23 Jan 2002
WG9 - Revised Title, Scope and Purpose to agree with the official PAR wording for IEEE- P1544.
22 Jan 2002
WG9 - Latest Draft Standard
posted (Jan 15, 2001).
Status section updated with ppt and word
presentations
11 Jan 2002
Main Committee - New Date posted for next meeting in NYC
23 Dec 2001
WG3 - Posted latest meeting minutes & V2.3 of IEEE P-1482 in new password protected Zip format
22 Dec 2001
WG14 Posted new Version 5b of IEEE-1470 in new password protected Zip format
21 Dec 2001
WG13 Meeting Minutes Posted and new V2.4 of IEEE-P1568 in new password protected Zip format.
WG2 Posted new meeting minutes and V6.0 of IEEE-1474.2 in new password protected Zip format
18 Dec 2001
Main RTVISC - Posted Agenda for upcoming January 9-10, 2001 Meeting at SF Muni
16 Dec 2001
WG2 - Next meeting date posted
12 Dec 2001
WG9 - New Meeting Minutes Posted
LonMark Transportation Meeting with WG9 - Updated
07 Dec 2001
WG9 - Next Meeting Date Posted
WG9 - Notice of LonMark Transportation Meeting Posted
01 Dec 2001
WG2 - Meeting Minutes and Next meeting Agenda
30 Nov 2001
WG15 Updated - Revised Agenda and new Hotel & Dinner information
WG9 New Meeting 16 Meeting Agenda and Notes posted
Updated LonMark Transportation Meeting Information
06 Nov 2001
WG2 Next Meeting Announcement Posted
02 Nov 2001
New Main Committee Meeting Date, Location & Announcement
WG12 - new minutes and agenda, roster, action items list, etc
WG12 - new draft standard to be posted in a day or two by IEEE
WG15 - meeting updates
LonMark Transportation Meeting
25 Oct 2001
WG15 - Next Meeting Date and Agenda posted.
23 Oct 2001
WG15 - Posted Scope and Purpose
WG3 - New Meeting Date and Agenda Posted
WG14 New Minutes
Updated and made more prominent Where IEEE RTVISC standards are now used
14 Sep 2001
Next Main Meeting Cancelled
LonMark Transportation Meeting Cancelled
WG3 Meeting Cancelled
WG15 Meeting Cancelled
17 Aug 2001
WG12
New Meeting Date Posted
New Strawman 2 Word Document re-posted
16 Aug 2001
WG15
Corrected address for next
meeting
WG2
Posted next meeting date and details
Meeting 20 minutes
WG12
Process Flow
Roster
Agenda 11
Agenda 12
Action Items List
Meeting meeting 9 final
Meeting minutes 10 final
Meeting minutes 11 draft
15 Aug 2001
WG13 New Draft Standard Posted
WG13 Next meeting information poasted
10 August 2001
WG12 - New Strawman Comments
WG14 - Password Protected ZIP file posted for lasts Standard
08 Aug 2001
WG3 - New Meeting Date Update
WG3 - Meeting 18 minutes and member list updated
07 Aug 2001
WG13 - Corrected number from 1588 to 1558
WG11 - New Minutes new agenda corrected prior meeting references
WG3 - New Minutes and meeting announcement
31 July 2001
WG15 Posted new documents
Added "Standards Usage" Spreadsheet to main RTVISC web page
26 July 2001
WG2 new draft standard uploaded to IEEE (should be available here shortly)
WG9 next meeting date posted
25 July 2001
Posted Agenda for next WG15 meeting in SF
20 July 2001
Updated New WG15 Page - Overhead Catenary Systems - Next meeting date and times; added photo of Chair
17 July 2001
Main Meeting Announcement details posted
15 July 2001
WG14 - Updated Status and next meeting minutes
06 July 2001
WG12 Next Meeting Location Postede
WG14 New meeting minutes
25 June 2001
WG9 - Next Working Group Meeting Posted
Main RTVISC Page - LonMark and OCS meeting locations confirmed
19 June 2001
WG11 - New Meeting Minutes
WG11 - New Date for next meeting
12 June 2001
A new WG15 for Overhead Catenary Systems was created
10 June 2001
Main RTVISC Page - Last Meeting Minutes posted also attachments included as a zip file
WG13 New Draft Standard Posted
08 June 2001
WG9 - First Draft Standard Posted
Main RTVISC Page - Next Meeting date posted
31 May 2001
WG3 - New Draft Standard Posted - Should be downloadable in a
few days
WG3 - Past meeting minutes posted
WG14 New Draft Standard Posted - Should be downloadable in a few
days
WG14 Next Meeting Location Posted
Main RTVISC Page - New Link to IEC WG9
WG12 new minutes, member list
WG2 - Agenda for next meeting posted
WG13 - New Draft Standard Posted - Should be downloadable in a few days
29 May 2001
Main Meeting Agenda posted
27 May 2001
WG13 - New Draft Standard Posted
22 May 2001
WG14 - Posted Meeting Minutes
02 May 2001
WG2 - Posted Meeting Minutes
27 Apr 2001
Home Page - New Member Roster
WG13 - New Draft Standard now Posted
26 Apr 2001
Home Page - Posted updates and hotel information for meeting at NYCT
WG13 - Updated Member List
WG13 - Meeting Minutes #4 posted
06 Apr 2001
WG13 - Meeting Minutes #1 posted
WG13 - Added members list
WG13 - New Draft Standard V1.4 should be available in a few days
03 Apr 2001
Removed old Progress reports on RSC Home page (www.tsd.org/rsc)
Added new Progress Report on RSC Home Page
New Standards Summary Posted
19 Mar 2001
WG11 Next meeting Date announced and posted
Requested verification from WG13 chair that the current date is correct.
18 Mar 2001
WG3 - Corrected reference errors on WG3 Home Page
WG3 - Posted last meeting minutes
WG3 - New Draft Standard for IEEE-P1482 "Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems" should be available in a day or two
14 Mar 2001
Main Committee Page: Posted Meeting Minutes #14 and Attachments
Main Committee Page: Corrected next meeting date.
12 Mar 2001
Main Committee Page: Posted Adtranz presentations (very large .ppt files)
WG14 - Corrected error in link to Draft Standard. Also, new version V2.0b should be available in a day or two.
WG13 - Revised Date for next meeting
08 Mar 2001
WG3 Next Meeting Date and Agenda posted
04 Mar 2001
WG9 Revised next meeting date based upon information received today from the Chair
28 Feb 2001
WG14 - New HRI Draft Standard should be available in a few days.
Added Mind-It link on Main RTVISC page to allow visitors to be notified of changes - via email
16 Feb 2001
New Version 18 of Definitions
Tentative new date for main meeting
08 Feb 2001
Posted Agenda for next main RTVISC meeting in Miami
30 Jan 2001
WG10 Posted Meeting Minutes 1-6
WG10 Draft Standard Now Posted
WG10 Revised Phone & Email address for chair
26 Jan 2001
WG01 - Revised Email address and Company Name for Chair
WG11 - Agenda for Next Meeting Posted
WG12 - Software Reference List Posted
18 Jan 2001
WG09 - Posted meeting minutes and next meeting date
17 Jan 2001
WG01 - Removed reference to a possible meeting in Miami in February
WG11 - Meeting Minutes posted and details of upcoming meeting at SCVTA
WG13 - Revised next Meeting Date, Posted new minutes
WG13 - New Draft spec available IEEE 1568 - (NiCd Batteries)
11 Jan 2001
WG2 - CBTC APTA Power Signal & Communications meeting to be coordinated with WG2 in DC
03 Jan 2001
WG9 - Agenda Posted for meeting 13
28 Dec 2000
WG12 - Draft Minutes for meeting #8 posted
WG12 - Agenda and Next Meeting date and Updated Action items list posted
WG12 - Updated Draft Standard was requested to be posted on IEEE server.
22 Dec 2000
WG14 - The date and meeting place has finally been nailed.
WG14 - Added link to FRA Regulations part 234
19 Dec 2000
Main RSC Page - Hotel and Meeting details for February meeting in Miami
WG14 - Posted link to FHWA's latest "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices"
11 Dec 2000
Main RSC Page - Added new column in meeting minutes section to distinguish Draft from Approved minutes
05 Dec 2000
Main RSC Page - Added new Definitions List (both .HTML and .DOC) Version 17
WG12 - Renamed old "Meeting Minutes" Column to "Approved Meeting Minutes"
WG12 - Added "Draft Meeting Minutes" Column
WG12 - Moved prior meeting minutes for meetings 4, 6 & 7 from old "Meeting Minutes" to "Draft Meeting Minutes" Column
WG12- Added new approved meeting minutes for meetings 6 and 7
01 Dec 2000
WG9 - Revised next meeting date
WG9 - Posted last meeting minutes
30 Nov 2000
Revised WG14 Meeting Date again. New date is still tentative.
29 Nov 2000
New Definitions Document. Posted in both HTML and Word.
WG14 Revised Meeting Date for next meeting
General Clean Up to improve clarity and accuracy
22 Nov 2000
WG5 - New Phone numbers for Chair
WG12 - New meeting minutes and agenda
07 Nov 2000
WG3 - New Meeting Minutes
WG3 - Updated Members List
Main RTVISC Meeting: New Date for Next Meeting in Miami
06 Nov 2000
WG14: Corrected reference number for IEEE-1570
WG3: Next Meeting Update
05 Nov 2000
WG2: Most recent Meeting Minutes Posted
WG2: Next Meeting Date and Location - Tentative
02 Nov 2000
WG13 Meeting minutes Posted
Main RTVISC Meeting Minutes Posted
28 Oct 2000
WG9 New Meeting Date
09 Oct 2000
WG9 Next Meeting date posted
WG2 Draft Standard and next meeting Agenda posted
01 Oct 2000
WG2 - Meeting Location and Date revised. Map & Directions posted
WG11- Meeting minutes posted
Main RTVISC - latest status report posted
27 Sep 2000
WG2 - Meeting Location Changed from SF to Kansas City
WG14 - Presentations from 2nd meeting
31 Aug 2000
Upcoming Committee Meeting details and Map Posted for Pittsburgh at US&S
WG12 - Added note canceling previously scheduled meeting
WG12 -Added information regarding new meeting date
WG1 -Added Siemens contact for TCN (IEEE-1473-L)
WG1 -Revised email address for Pierre A. Zuber
28 Aug 2000
Added Piscataway, NJ meeting minutes for Main RTVISC meeting
Rearranged presentation of documents on www.tsd.org/rsc
30 July 2000
WG2: July 27, 2000 Meeting Minutes #17 posted. New meeting date.
Added http://www.tsd.org/wg page to redirect older external links to new rsc index page www.tsd.org/rsc
20 July 2000
WG14 - New link to Discussion Group (VERY nice!)
Completed major new internal organization. Effected links are now:
To reach the home page of the rail standards committee type: www.tsd.org/rsc
To reach a working group type: www.tsd.org/wg1 (for example).
17 July 2000
WG3 - New chair information posted
WG9 - Agenda and new chair information posted
WG8 - New draft standard posted
Next Main IEEE RTVISC meeting date posted
06 July 2000
WG14 - Posted Meeting Minutes
05 July 2000
Posted Final Agenda for next main IEEE Rail Transit Meeting
WG14: Link for ITE's Advanced Traffic Controller
25 June 2000
Posted Presentations for first WG14 Meeting
22 June 2000
Updated upcoming WG11 meeting dates
Arranged for new link for Draft Specification
Added "Join IEEE" link on Main RTVISC Page
14 June 2000
Posted McGean's 6/00 APTA St. Louis Presentation on Standards in Main WG
Added link to Sullivan's 6/00 Railway Age Standards Story
09 June 2000
New dates for WG 12
Main RTVISC Meeting Details and Map/Directions posted for meeting in NJ
22 May 2000
Updated WG9 - Latest Meeting Minutes
Updated WG14 - Next (Kickoff) Meeting Information
12 May 2000
Updated WG14 Information
29 APR 2000
Updated WG2 - Latest minutes and next meeting
24 APR 2000
Added new WG2B
Updated RTVISC Membership List
Updated WG12 with additional files
Updated WG2 meeting information
12 APR 2000
WG9 - New Agenda and meeting date posted
10 APR 2000
Updated Membership List received from TJMPE
Added New Word/Document Search Function
WG4 - Updated status and new name for this group
WG9 - Updated Members List
WG12 - Next New Meeting & Announcement
22 MAR 2000
Meeting minutes from March 14-15, 2000 meeting in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
WG2 - Meeting minutes and PowerPoint presentation updating CBTC group
WG3 - Event Recorder Status Report
WG8 - New Environmental Draft Standard proposed
WG11 - Meeting Minutes #2
04 FEB 2000
WG9- New Meeting Date and Agenda Posted
WG9- New NYCT Interface Documents Posted
WG2 - Next Meeting Information Posted
WG - LonMark link for next Transportation meeting in California updated
08 JAN 2000
New Abbreviations and Definitions File
New Draft Working Groups WG13 and WG14
Posted Agenda and Hotel information for next IEEE Meeting in California
Posted new Link to Software Safety Standards Compendium
Added outline for new WG13 Working Group for Highway Rail Interface
Posted meeting minutes for meeting at NJ Transit
Posted confirmed meeting dates and directions for March meeting at Safetran
WG 12 - Added new PAR and meeting minutes and next meeting information
Posted new meeting minutes for wg9
Posted Agenda for NJ Meeting
Posted new Yahoo map in Directions
Posted new hotel information for next main meeting
Posted new information for next wg9 meeting
Posted latest/final CBTC standard in WG2
WG12 - Added new WG12 Section, meeting minutes for previous first meeting and agenda for next meeting
Added new link for SAME Rail Transit Vehicle Standards
WG 6 Added new draft standard for Vehicle Auxiliary Power Systems
WG2 - New CBTC Version 7.1. Version now out for ballot.
Posted Brooklyn Meeting Minutes
Posted new proposal for Communications Protocol between 1473-L and T
Updated information on meetings set for April 29 and 30th. New Software Documentation Group forming
WG4 - Safety - New draft standard (imminent)
WG2 - CBTC New minutes of KY 2/99 meeting
WG2 - New Version 7 of CBTC draft std posted
WG5 - Posted what should be the final draft.
WG0 - Posted main meeting minutes from January 1999 Irvine Meeting
WG2 - Posted new draft standard from A. Rumsey
WG0 - New meeting date set for next main RTVIS meeting
WG4 - Revised Draft Standard posted
WG6 - New Draft Standard posted
WG10 - Revised next meeting date
WG1 Cleaned up version of draft posted on Jan 6, 1999
WG5 New Draft Standard Posted
WG2 - Minutes of Dec 1, 1998 meeting
posted
New Members Listing in both Word 6.0 and
.html
Next Meeting Announcement 22-23 Feb, 1999
WG4 - December 1998 meeting minutes
posted
Next Meeting Announcement
posted
WG1 - New draft available
Main Meeting - Posted next meeting Location and Time
WG4 - Latest draft standard posted
WG3 - New minutes
WG2 - Posted latest draft standard
WG1 - Revised and provided improved links to discussions about TCN and LonWorks
WG2 and WG4 - Posted new meeting dates for December 1998
WG9 Added Agenda for next meeting in NYC. Note this meeting will be on November 18, 1998 immediately following the WG1 meeting on Nov 17.
WG2 - Posted latest meeting minutes for meeting in MA.
Posted Revision 7 of Definitions and Abbreviations
WG10 - Posted possible meeting dates for Kick Off meeting. See WG10 for details
WG9 - Meeting minutes for meeting #4 at Adtranz Pittsburgh posted, added presentation by ABB given at meeting #4, added membership list and draft PAR
WG1 - Posted date for next meeting: November 17, 1998
For Main Working Group - posted status report for G4-A
Posted new link for Object Management Group in main WG section. (Associated mostly with WG9 and WG1)
Created new working Group 11 headed by Jim Dietz of LTK Engineering Services. Working Group 11's initial working title is Controls for Rail Transit Vehicles
Posted latest Abbreviations and Definitions (Version 6)
Posted Sept 16-17, 1998 St. Louis Meeting Minutes
Posted Meeting Minutes for Main Meeting in St. Louis
WG5 - Posted new draft Standard
WG2 - Posted agenda for Sept 30 meeting
New Draft Specifications Have been posted for the following groups and draft standards::
WG1 - P1473 - Communications Protocols
WG2 - P1474 - Communications Based Train Control (Should be posted by Sept 15)
WG3 - P1482.1 - Diagnostic Systems
WG4 - P1483 - Safety Standards for Software (Missing Figure 4)
WG6 - P1476 - Vehicle Aux Power Supplies
WG8 - P1478 - Environmental Standards for Electronic Equipment
WG2 Peer Group Meeting #6 (San Francisco July 1998) was posted
Revised Abbreviations and Definitions posted in main file:///E:/My%20Documents/Webs/TSD/myweb/rsc/ page.
WG9 Posted minutes of last WG9 meeting
Details of the next WG9 meeting were posted in the WG9 Section which will be on September 29, 1998 at Adtranz facilities in West Mifflin PA.
WG8 - Posted WG8 initial Environmental draft standards to IEEE
web
On April 3rd, the ASME Council on Codes and Standards approved the formation of an ASME Rail Transit Vehicle Standards Committee with the following scope:
"The Rail Transit Vehicle Standards Committee covers safety, functional, performance and operability requirements for rail transit vehicles, mechanical systems and components, and structural requirements. Rail transit includes conventional subway cars and light rail cars and excludes freight, commuter, high speed or any other vehicles already under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railway Administration."
The committee will complement the IEEE Rail Transit Vehicle Interface Standards Committee which has been developing electrical standards for rail transit for the last two years. Freight, commuter and mainline passenger rail are not part of the committee's scope because these areas are covered both by Federal regulations and by standards activities conducted by the Association of American Railroads and the American Public Transit Association. Until the Council on Codes and Standards acted, 2.3 billion annual riders of subway and light rail systems in the United States were not protected by either standards or Federal regulations governing mechanical systems.
The new committee will be chaired by Stan Canjea, light rail transit program manager for New Jersey Transit. The first activity of the new committee will be to develop standards covering car body strength and crashworthiness for light rail cars. It is estimated modern standards in this area can reduce the risk of passenger injury in a collision and also save over $10 million a year in reduced energy consumption and more efficient vehicle design.
The new committee would like to request the help of the ASME Rail Transportation Division in identifying persons who should be invited to serve on the new standards committee. Please send any suggestions to Stan Canjea Voice: 1+973.491.8859 Fax: 1+973.491.8849, or Email: cbopsxc@njtransit.state.nj.us.
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