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Railroad
Passenger Car Alliance Educational Foundation
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Educational Foundation |
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The RPCAEF Inc was founded by the Railroad Passenger Car Alliance Board of directors as a not for profit corporation to collect and distribute information about Railroad equipment. The RPCAEF Inc.’s mission is to make the information on railcar maintenance available in both printed medium and as informational classes to the men and women that maintain rail cars or who have an interest in the proper maintenance of rail cars. |
Offered at the
26th Annual RPCA Conference
Duluth, MN January 12 – 15, 2008 |
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AIR BRAKE 101 Thursday, January 17th, 9:00 AM through
noon on Friday, January 18th.
The cost will be $250 per student.
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will be a 1-1/2 day all classroom course. It will cover FRA rules, a history
of air brakes, an explanation of freight brakes, theories of air brake
operation, the various passenger brake schedules, auxiliary equipment, and a
review of the single car test device and procedures. A passing familiarity with air brakes and
their function is beneficial.
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AIR BRAKE 102 Monday, January 21st , 9:00 AM through
noon on Thursday, January 24th. The cost will be $850 per student. This
class will be taught by up to three instructors to a maximum of 8
students. This will be a 4 day course consisting of approximately 2 days
of classroom instruction along with hands-on instruction on a freight car and
on a passenger car equipped with a 26C airbrake system (and possibly older
passenger car systems). Successful completion of this course, which
includes passing all of the written and skills tests, will result in the
issuance of a certification card by the RPCA Education Foundation. Successful completion of AIRBRAKE
101 is required unless the student passes an alternate written test.
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AIR BRAKE 102-Recertification Monday, January 21st , 8:00 AM through
5:00PM. The cost is $100 per student.
This class is
designed for persons who have previously completed the 102 class and who are
certified to perform single car air tests.
To comply with 49 CFR, Part 239.109(b)(11), this course will provide
refresher training that includes two hours of classroom and four hours of
hands-on training, including information on updates to the single car test
code. |
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General Information: All RPCA Education
Foundation courses include written training materials which the student keeps
at the end of the course. All courses
include a written test. Students who
complete the course and pass the test will be mailed a certificate of
achievement. Students passing the
AIRBRAKE 102 course will also receive a certification card. For questions about courses, registration and
attendance, contact Bill Jubeck 412-278-3600 or e-mail pghairbrak@aol.com. For questions about payment contact Mike Jubeck at 412-278-3600
or e-mail mjubeck@aol.com. |
Air Brake Test Codes
We are planning to list all of the air brake test codes on the web site
for your download. The files are in PDF format.
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Freight Brake Air Codes |
These instructions are for the freight testing to be used on all freight valves that predate the “AB” type control valves only “AB” valves and newer types must be tested as per AAR Standard S-486-01 or current issue. |
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1942 Codes |
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1956 Codes |
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1980 Codes |
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26-C Brake Air Codes |
APTA SS-M-005-98 Rev.2 Approved June 2, 2007 |
RPCAEF EDUCATIONAL
ITEMS FOR SALE
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Technical Reference CD |
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Rob Mangles has scanned many reference books on air brake valves, test codes, rail car maintainance, HEP, wheel defect pictures, car defect pictures, and more. This CD is well worth the price, Rob spent a lot of time on this project and we thank him for this hard work, also the money raised via this sale will go to the RPCAEF Inc. |
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CD 1 and CD 2
for sale $23.00 each or both for $40.00 includes shipping. |
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To order please call 412-278-3600, Fax 412-278-1833, Email: pghairbrak@AOL.com
or mail check to RPCAEF Inc. 33 B Sycamore Street Carnegie PA 15106-2042. |
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RPCAEF Inc. Board of Directors includes: |
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William E. Jubeck President |
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Ken Bitten Vice President |
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Dan Pluta Secretary |
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Mike Jubeck Treasurer |
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George Payne |
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Steve Zuiderveen |
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Russ Jate |
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Brad Black Adviser |
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William Harman Jr. Web Master |
RPCAEF Inc.
33 B Sycamore Street
Carnegie PA 15106-2042
412-278-3600 Fax 412-278-1833