Standing Committee on Rail Transportation February 2015 Washington, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Standing Committee on Rail Transportation February 2015 Washington, DC Ron Hynes Director, Office of Technical Oversight Federal Railroad Administration Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Today’s Topics 1. General Update 2. PTC Update 3. RSAC Activities 4. Transportation of Energy 2 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N General Update • Sarah Feinberg is serving as Acting Administrator • Important rulemaking and other activities continue • Focus on safety, Crude By Rail, rulemaking activities 3 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N General Update • Working with PHMSA on a new rule • Enforcing Safety Regulations, with targeted areas such as- – Crude oil transportation – Commuter rail safety – Track and mechanical inspections in targeted areas 4 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 5 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Positive Train Control 6 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Positive Train Control • An FRA Report to Congress is forthcoming • Railroads will not make the deadline for PTC implementation • One commuter railroad is nearing completion • Many commuter roads are only in the early stages, some are still contemplating PTC 7 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Positive Train Control • Technical and institutional issues continue to emerge • PTC is very expensive, there has never been anything like it • PTC is a system of systems, reliability and interoperability is an ongoing concern • Antenna issues are slowing down some installations 8 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Rail Safety Advisory Committee Update 9 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Rail Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) • Advisory committee formed under the Federal Advisory Committee Act • Full RSAC meets two or three times per year • Next meeting of the RSAC is May 28, 2015 • Open and transparent process 10 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N RSAC • Strives for consensus in working groups and task forces • Develops consensus recommendations for rulemaking • FRA administrator can choose to adopt RSAC recommendations 11 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N RSAC • Full RSAC votes to determine if a new task should be adopted • Smaller working groups address different technical subjects. • May form a task force for certain projects 12 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N RSAC Working Groups Progress: • Recording Device Working Group, March 3-4 • Rail Integrity Working Group, March 10-12 • Engineering Task Force, March 17-18 • Tourist and Historic Equipment Working Group: Finished with proposed rule, will circulate and vote at next RSAC meeting. 13 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N RAIL TRANSPORTATION OF ENERGY 14 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Hazardous Materials by Rail 2,400,000 2,200,000 Hazmat originations by year 2,000,000 1,800,000 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 15 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N North American Originations Source: AAR's Annual Report of Hazmat Transported by Rail 700,000 600,000 Crude oil Ethanol 500,000 Annual Originations 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Year 16 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N http://www.delmarvarails.com/NorthernDE/ 17 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Tank Car Safety • Quality control of manufacture and servicing facilities • Rail Worthiness Directive for valves • CPC 1232 in service now, pending regulations for new tank cars • New tank car requirements will be contained in a new rule 18 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N Mt. Carbon, West Virginia • Unit train of crude oil, 109 cars • A total of 28 cars derailed • Cars 2-6 derailed toward the land-side; line 7- 26 in a general pile-up; line 27-28 derailed across the tracks. • All tank cars were constructed to the CPC- 1232 standard (built 2011-2013). • Cars were not jacketed. 19 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 20 Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 21 Moving America Forward