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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
Annual RPCA Conference, 2010 in Salisbury/Spencer
January 14-21, 2010 |
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AIR BRAKE 101 Thursday, January 14th, 8:00 AM till 5:00 PM the cost will be $250.00 per student. This will be a one day, all
classroom course. It will cover FRA rules, the history of air brakes, an
explanation of freight brakes, theories of air brake operation, various
passenger brake schedules, auxiliary equipment, and 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 18th, 8:00 AM through noon Thursday, January 21. The cost will be $850.00 per student. This class will be taught by up to two 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 brake system and on a passenger car equipped with a 26C airbrake system (work clothes required). 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 AIR BRAKE 101 is required unless the student passes an alternate written test. |
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AIR BRAKE 102-Recertification Monday, January 18th, 8:00 AM through 5:00 PM. The cost is $150.00 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 codes. |
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General Information: Click
here for registration form. 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 given a certificate of achievement. Students passing the AIR BRAKE 102 course will receive a certification card good for three years. You can register by using the included form or by calling 412-278-3600. For questions
about the courses, registration and attendance, contact Bill Jubeck or Mike
Jubeck at 412-278-3600 or e-mail pghairbrak@aol.com
or 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 |
RAILROAD PASSENGER CAR ALLIANCE
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
PO Box 408
Carnegie PA 15106-0408
412-278-3600
Fax 412-278-1833