APTA PRESS meETING MINUTES – December 9, 2015

Coupler and Safety Appliance sub-group

COUPLERS & INTER-CAR CONNECTIONS
STANDARD / TITLE
APTA PR-M-RP-004-98 / Recommended Practice for Second
Hand and Reconditioned
Type H-Tightlock Couplers
APTA PR-M-RP-002-98 / Recommended Practice for Inspection
and Maintenance of Type H-Tightlock
Couplers
APTA PR-M-RP-003-98 / Recommended Practice for the Purchase
and Acceptance of Type H-Tightlock
Couplers
APTA-PR-M-RP-001-97 / Recommended Practice for Air Connections, Location and Configuration of, for Passenger Cars Equipped with AAR Long Shank Tight Lock or Similar Long Shank Type Couplers
SAFETY APPLIANCES
APTA PR-M-S-018-10 / Standard for Powered Exterior Side Door System Design for New Passenger Cars
APTA PR-M-S-016-06 / Standard for Safety Appliances
for Rail Passenger Cars

Review Team: Mike Burshtin, Steve Chrismer, Palavi, Lal, Paul O’Brien and Rex Springston

1. APTA PR-M-RP-004-98, Recommended Practice for SecondHand and ReconditionedType H-Tightlock

Couplers, requires updating. Mike Burshtin will lead review and provide draft update. Group will try to

add coupler manufacture representative to group for input.

2. APTA PR-M-RP-002-98, Recommended Practice for Inspectionand Maintenance of Type H-Tightlock
Couplers, requires updating and Rex Springston will lead review and provide draft update.

3. APTA PR-M-RP-003-98, Recommended Practice for the Purchaseand Acceptance of Type H-Tightlock
Couplers, requires updating and Mike Burshtin will lead review and provide draft update.

4. APTA-PR-M-RP-001-97, Recommended Practice for Air Connections, Location and Configuration of,

for Passenger Cars Equipped with AAR Long Shank Tight Lock or Similar Long Shank Type Couplers,

reviewed and doesn’t require updating.

5. APTA PR-M-S-018-10, Standard for Powered Exterior Side Door System Design for New Passenger

Cars, reviewed and doesn’t require updating. Gap filler will need addressing in the future as industry

looks into installing car-borne gap fillers.

6. APTA PR-M-S-016-06, Standard for Safety Appliancesfor Rail Passenger Cars, requires updating and

Rex Springston will lead review and provide draft update. Group will get input from Peter Lapre in

updating standard. Sill step gap discrepancies noted and roof handhold/fall protection review

required.