The Next Generation Passenger Brake Equipment Development (RTDF2013-4732) presented the background and development process to be followed in the application of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) S-4200 Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) brake standards as applied to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Tier I passenger equipment. During the ensuing five-year period, significant work has been performed to allow an ECP-equipped passenger train to enter an FRA revenue service demonstration on the Amtrak Keystone Service between Harrisburg, PA, and New York, NY. This paper summarizes the information contained in the 2013 paper and addresses the actual implementation path that was followed. The paper discusses 26C pneumatic brake characterization testing required for emulation operation, performance standard differences for passenger equipment, and the safety analysis performed. The paper covers interoperability testing, equipment modifications, static train testing, and dynamic train testing that were required to enter the revenue service demonstration phase. Finally, emulation service status, the revenue service demonstration status, American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Passenger Rail Equipment Safety Standards (PRESS) issuance, and Code of Federal Regulation 49CFR238 proposed changes are addressed.
Skip Nav Destination
2018 Joint Rail Conference
April 18–20, 2018
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Rail Transportation Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-5097-8
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
Next Generation Passenger Brake Equipment Development Update: Light at the End of the Tunnel
Paul E. Jamieson,
Paul E. Jamieson
SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Engineering, Greer, SC
Search for other works by this author on:
Brendan W. Crowley,
Brendan W. Crowley
New York Air Brake LLC, Watertown, NY
Search for other works by this author on:
Danial Rice,
Danial Rice
Wabtec Railway Electronics, Germantown, MD
Search for other works by this author on:
Jonathan Bernat,
Jonathan Bernat
New York Air Brake LLC, Watertown, NY
Search for other works by this author on:
Steven Zuiderveen
Steven Zuiderveen
Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC
Search for other works by this author on:
Paul E. Jamieson
SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Engineering, Greer, SC
Brendan W. Crowley
New York Air Brake LLC, Watertown, NY
Danial Rice
Wabtec Railway Electronics, Germantown, MD
Jonathan Bernat
New York Air Brake LLC, Watertown, NY
Steven Zuiderveen
Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC
Paper No:
JRC2018-6106, V001T02A001; 12 pages
Published Online:
June 14, 2018
Citation
Jamieson, PE, Crowley, BW, Rice, D, Bernat, J, & Zuiderveen, S. "Next Generation Passenger Brake Equipment Development Update: Light at the End of the Tunnel." Proceedings of the 2018 Joint Rail Conference. 2018 Joint Rail Conference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. April 18–20, 2018. V001T02A001. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2018-6106
Download citation file:
26
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
Prediction of Railway-Induced Ground Vibrations in
Tunnels
J. Vib. Acoust (October,2005)
Factors in the Design of Commercial Airplanes
Trans. ASME (January,1930)
Right On Track
Mechanical Engineering (June,2007)
Related Chapters
Transportation
Engineering the Everyday and the Extraordinary: Milestones in Innovation
Meso-Experiment on the Softening and Cracking of Surrounding Rock from a Railway Tunnel under Water Damage Condition
Geological Engineering: Proceedings of the 1 st International Conference (ICGE 2007)
Early Stage Tunnel Lining Experimental Study of Jinhuashan Railway Tunnel Construction within Soft and Weak Rock Mass
Geological Engineering: Proceedings of the 1 st International Conference (ICGE 2007)