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METROLINK COMMUTER RAIL SAFETY PEER REVIEW PANEL Final Report – January 5, 2009 APPENDIX C: LIST OF ACRONYMS 76 Appendix C: List of Acronyms APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ATS Automatic Train Stop BART Bay Area Rapid Transit District BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe C&S Communication and Signal Engineering CEO Chief Executive Officer CMF Central Maintenance Facility COO Chief Operating Officer CPUC California Public Utilities Commission DART Denver Area Rapid Transit District FRA Federal Railroad Administration GCOR General Code of Operating Rules JPA Joint Powers Authority MBTA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Metro Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority MOC Metrolink Operations Center MOE Maintenance of Equipment MOW Maintenance of Way OCSP Operating Contract Service Providers OCTA Orange County Transportation Authority PTC Positive Train Control QMP Qualified Mechanical Person RCTC Riverside County Transportation Commission RSAC Railroad Safety Advisory Committee RTC Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada SANBAG San Bernardino Associated Governments SCRRA Southern California Regional Rail Authority SOP Standard Operating Procedures SSPP System Safety Program Plan TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program Tri-Rail South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which operates the Tri-County Commuter Railroad (Tri-Rail) UPRR Union Pacific Railroad VCTC Ventura County Transportation Commission
METROLINK COMMUTER RAIL SAFETY PEER REVIEW PANEL Final Report – January 5, 2009 APPENDIX D: DEFINITION OF TERMS Appendix D: Definition of Terms Ad Hoc Subcommittee A subcommittee created by the SCRRA Board of Directors to conduct the Metrolink Safety Peer Review in response to the September 12, 2008 Chatsworth incident. American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Amtrak’s Event Review Program Automatic Train Stop (ATS) APTA is a nonprofit international association of more than 1,500 member organizations including public transportation systems; planning, design, construction and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; and state associations and departments of transportation. APTA is a data collection/dissemination resource, a Standards Development Organization and an education and advocacy organization for the public transportation industry. APTA members serve more than 90 percent of persons using public transportation in the United States and Canada. A program that Amtrak has instituted to do a review of an event that includes all aspects of the event. This program also includes follow-up on changes that are necessitated by the event. Technology that works by making an electrical interconnection between the signal system governing train movement, a train occupancy detector and the train’s air brakes to stop the train in the instance of a missed signal. Banner Testing The process by which a qualified supervisor sets up a main line or yard test to determine engineer compliance with stop signal and restricted speed. Set up may require shunting by signal department employees and coordination with the OCC. Behavior Based Safety (BBS) Training Although similar to Efficiency Testing 9 , in which employees are observed for adherence to operating rules and regulations, one of the differences in BBS training is the focus on changing any at risk safety behavior with positive feedback behavioral techniques. Big Four Contractors The collective term referring to SCRRA’s major operating contractors including; Maintenance of Way, Signal and Communications, Vehicle Maintenance, and Transportation. California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) The CPUC is the government agency within the state of California that regulates the operating railroads and transit agencies. The CPUC functions as safety oversight for grade crossings, grade separations, operating safety plans and other safety issues related to railroad/transit operations. The railroad signaling system consisting of centralized train dispatchers that control the switches in the operating railroad territory and the signals that railroad engineers must obey for the safe operations of the railroad. 9 Efficiency Testing is mandated by Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) law 49 CFR 217. Testing is conducted on safety critical positions to confirm compliance to operating rules and federal regulations 77
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