Event Recorder AutoScan Exceptions 08/20/2004

AutoScan of Event Recorder Data Identifies the Following Exceptions:

Potential High Risk Exceptions

Full Service – 26 psi Brake Pipe Reduction

Alertor Penalty

Conductor Induced Emergency

Engineer Induced Emergency

Heavy Reductions – 20 psi or greater reduction at more than 20 MPH

Fuel Conservation Exceptions

Power Braking – Throttle Position 5 And Above with B.P. Reduction

Stretch Braking – Using Power and Air - Throttle Position 2 Thru 4

Revving AC or DC – Increasing Throttle Position with no Load

Stall – Locomotive Under Load more than 2 minutes – No Movement

Rules Application Exceptions

ETD Battery Low or Dead

ETD – Front Rear – No Communication

ETD – Front Rear – No Communication – Speed Greater than 30 MPH

Independent Brake Cylinder Pressure greater than 5 psi > 10 MPH

Event Recorder AutoScan Process

Potential High Risk Event Recorder AutoScan Exceptions will be handled as follows:

1.0 High Risk Engineers

Engineers identified with the following exceptions will be identified as ‘high risk’ engineers.

1.1 Engineer Induced Emergency (EIE) brake applications used to avoid passing:

· Signals displaying a STOP or STOP and PROCEED indication,

· Limits of track authority

· Stop Banner during an operations test

1.2 Engineers with 13 or more Heavy Reductions per month, or 3 or more Heavy Reductions per week.

Special attention as ‘high risk behavior’ is given to Heavy Reductions And Full Service Brake Pipe Reductions in advance of signals requiring a stop, permanent and temporary speed restrictions, and limits of authority.

Note: A Heavy Reduction is defined as a 20-psi or greater brake pipe reduction made above 20 mph.

A Full Service is defined as a 26 psi or greater Brake Pipe Reduction

1.3 Engineers with Conductor Induced Emergency brake applications.

1.4 Engineers with Alertor Penalty brake applications.

1.5 High Risk Engineers will be handled as follows:

· Road Foreman will interview each engineer who has an EIE, Conductor Emergency, Full Service, Alertor Penalty, and 13 or more Heavy Reductions per month and develop an action plan for future improvement.

· EIE, Conductor Emergency brake applications, Full Service, and Alertor Penalty brake applications found to be ‘at risk behavior’ may be treated as an ABTH or GCOR Rules violation.

Note: In the case of each engineer with 13 or more Heavy Reductions in a month, each Heavy Reduction will be examined as if it were an EIE.

· Road Foreman will ride with engineers identified as ‘High Risk’ engineers to coach and observe improvement.

2.0 Fuel Conservation

2.1 Power braking incidents will be reduced to zero.

2.2 Stretch braking incidents will be reviewed and reduced. Stretch braking will be used ‘only when more fuel efficient methods will not provide the necessary control of train speed.’

2.3 Incidents of failure to comply with ABTH 106.1 Regulating Horsepower per Ton, will be reduced to zero.

2.4 Incidents of failure to comply with Locomotive Shutdown will be reduced to zero.

Below are examples of AutoScan Exceptions for a 55-mph train with AC locomotives.

Listed below are the AutoScan Exceptions available on the AutoScan Web Page:

Exceptions may be selected individually or as a group and inquiries made according to Subdivision within the desired date range.

The goal of the Event Recorder AutoScan Process is to eliminate ‘high risk’ behavior and insure compliance with fuel conservation requirements.

"We want to change behavior, not discipline people, so please pass that on to your membership. Power Braking must go away completely. This is a huge fuel expense. Tell your membership that when they have a EIE,Condutor induced emergency, to jot in down what was the reason, because we will be calling about it. If they do not have a valid reason, I will close it out as a "AT RISK" event."

Thanks for your support.

Dan Markley
Road Foreman Pueblo
549-3560