2015 Annual Meeting of TRB's DMU Subcommittee

2015 Annual Meeting Agenda

AP070(1) Self-Powered Rail Car Technologies Subcommittee

Joint Subcommittee of AP070 and AR020

Monday, January 12, 2015 | 10:15AM - 12:00PM  

Marriott Marquis, Mint (M4), Washington, DC

David O. Nelson, Chairman | Secretary, Vacant

1.   Minutes from Annual Meeting January 15,2014

a.   The subcommittee desperately needs a secretary.  About 8 hours of work per year. 

2.   Subcommittee Management

a.   Chairperson Succession

b.   Secretary

3.   Discussion Topics

a.   Recent Developments involving Compliant Cars

b.   Recent Developments involving European Design Cars

c.    Plans for other systems?

4.   Research Plan and Agenda

a.   Empirical analysis of DMU Economics

b.   How Alternative Compliance has affected fleet decisions of North American transit providers?

c.    Other suggestions

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