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DoD and Railroads Partnering for Safe Military Loads

Michael Bartosiak

9 July 2019

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Agenda

• Vehicle Testing
• Interaction with the AAR Open Top Loading

Rules (OTLRs) Committee

• Rail Modal Instructions Supplement OTLRs
• When Guidance is Not Followed

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Vehicle Testing – Lift & Tiedown Provisions

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MIL-STD-209

• Military-unique interface requirements

for vehicle lift and tiedown provisions

• Specifies provision sizes and strength

along with required pull testing

• Defines required identification of

provisions

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Vehicle Testing – Lift & Tiedown Provisions

MIL-STD-209 requires tiedown provisions pulled longitudinally, laterally, and vertically The standard also requires crane proof testing of the lift provisions

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Provision Identification

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Vehicle Testing – Rail Impact Test

Rail Impact Test is covered under MIL-STD-810, Test Method 526.1 which is essentially the same test required by the AAR OTLRs

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Vehicle Testing – Rail Impact Test

Vehicle Suspension and Tire Compression Shock Loading on Chains

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Vehicle Testing – Rail Impact Test

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AAR Open Top Loading Rules

Military rail shipments move on commercial railroads in CONUS.

Members of the AAR Open Top Loading Rules Committee

• Mr. Mike Bartosiak

(non-voting member) DoD Representative

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• Section 1 - General Rules for Loading All Commodities
• Section 2 – Metal Products, Including Pipe
• Section 3 – Machinery, Heavy Components, & Miscellaneous

Commodities

• Section 4 – Archived Figures
• Section 5 – Forest Products & Miscellaneous Building Materials
• Section 6 – Military Equipment and Materiel
• Section 7 – Open Top Trailers and Containers

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Hardcopy of rules are reprinted and issued every 3-4 years

AAR Open Top Loading Rules

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AAR Open Top Loading Rules

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Rail Modal Instructions

• Supplements the AAR OTLRs Section 6 Figures
• Covers other general information like:

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Safety checklist

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Loading and Tiedown checklist

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Practical loading tips

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Proper use of spanners

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Tips for moving battle damaged equipment

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When Guidance is Not Followed: Armored Door not Properly Restrained

Armored door of a PLS truck fell off during rail transport and struck an electronic track switcher along the side

• f the track.

Published Procedures are not Always Followed

Frankfort, KS June 2013

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When Guidance is Not Followed: Vandals Mess with Side Skirts

M1 Side Skirts Not Secured

• M1 side skirt armor

latch opened (likely due to vandals) allowing side skirt to swing out.

• The skirt took out

three side train signals before being knocked

• ff the tank.
• It took emergency

repair teams four hours to replace or repair the damaged train signals.

• Due to the damaged

signals, 8 trains were delayed and the major east/west track was shut down.

Skirt Latch

Arizona March 2015

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When Guidance is Not Followed: Gun Barrel Not Restrained

Barstow, CA July 2018

The Stryker Mobile Gun System did not have its turret secured for transport (locks engaged). As a result, the turret moved while being rail transported and struck something, damaging the turret and gun barrel. Another Stryker vehicle sustained tire damage when being driven over a “dirty” railcar.

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When Guidance is Not Followed: Paladin Not Properly Restrained

Defiance, NM December 2018

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Internal Turret Lock on an M109 Paladin UNLOCKED LOCKED Overhead shot triggered by clearance detector External Turret Lock on an M109 Paladin

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Questions?

Michael Bartosiak

Mechanical Engineer

MILITARY SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION COMMAND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AGENCY

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