Michael Iden, General Director, Car & Locomotive Engineering

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RRs 101: N. American freight rail network 1 international network in 3 countries 5 *Class I RRs in US 2 *equiv. Class I in Canada 2 *equiv. Class I in Mexico * Class I RR defined as having at least US$346.8 million revenue in 2006 Interoperability of equipment based on: Standard track gauge (4' 8-1/2") Standard couplers, air brakes, etc Standards for rolling stock design ~1.3 million freight cars , most for interchange service between RRs ~25,000 locomotives (25,000+ internal combustion engines) Michael Iden, P.E. , Union Pacific Railroad ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Conference Vancouver, BC, Canada September 24-25, 2012 4 Canada United States Mexico
RRs 102: Class I rail systems UP BNSF CN Michael Iden, P.E. , Union Pacific Railroad ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Conference Vancouver, BC, Canada September 24-25, 2012 KCS (incl. KCS de Mexico) Ferromex (not shown) 5 CP CSX NS
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Michael Iden, General Director, Car & Locomotive Engineering

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