Field Manual of the AAR Interchange Rules

1 2020. Field Manual . OF THE. AAR. Interchange Rules . AAR Full and Special Members Field Manual . OF THE. Interchange Rules . ADOPTED BY THE. Association of American Railroads Safety and Operations Rules and Standards Effective January 1, 2020. Published by the ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS. 425 3rd Street SW. Washington, , 20024. Association of American Railroads Printed in U. S. A. Copyright 2020 by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Safety and Operations 425 3rd Street SW. Washington, 20024. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book in any form.

2 It is the AAR's inten- tion that this publication be used to promote the objectives of the AAR and its members for the safe, efficient, and uniform Interchange of rail equipment in North America. To this end, only excerpts of a rule or specification may be reproduced by the purchaser for their own use in pro- moting this objective. No portion of this publication may be displayed or otherwise made avail- able to multiple users through any electronic distribution media including but not limited to a local area network or the Internet. No portion may be sold or used for advertisement or gain by any entity other than the AAR and its authorized distributor(s) without written permission from the AAR.

3 Table of Contents (Job Code ranges follow the title of each Rule). Page #. Rule A 5. Rule B 6. Rule 1 Care of Freight cars 7. AIR BRAKE EQUIPMENT. Rule 2 Vacant 12. Rule 3 Testing of Air Brakes (1128 1159) 13. Rule 4 Air Brake valves and Parts (1116 1612) 35. Rule 5 Air Brake Hoses, Hose Supports, and Trainlines (1160 1630) 64. Rule 6 End Hose Arrangement Performance and Angle Cock Place- ment (1210 1632) 81. Rule 7 Brake Beams, Hangers, Brackets, Wear Plates and Brake Connection Pins, Hanger Pins, or Bolts (1650 1742) 104. Rule 8 Automatic Slack Adjuster (1574 4469) 114.

4 Rule 9 Air Brake Cylinders and Parts (1116 1506) 126. Rule 10 Brake Beam and Bottom Rod Supports (1768 1770) 135. Rule 11 Brake Levers, Guides and Brake Connection Rods (1153 1816) 139. Rule 12 Brake Shoes and Shoe Keys (1830 1852) 147. Rule 13 Hand Brakes Geared and Non-Geared (1856 4482) 154. Rules 14 and 15 Vacant 173. COUPLERS, YOKES, DRAFT GEARS, UNCOUPLING LEVERS AND SUPPORT BRACKETS. Rule 16 Couplers, Type E and Parts (2004 4474) 174. Rule 17 Couplers, Type E/F and Parts (2051 4478) 205. Rule 18 Couplers, Type F and Parts (2075 4478) 226. Rule 19 Yokes, Type E (2312 4470) 251.

5 Rule 20 Yokes, Type E/F and F (2354 4470) 256. Rule 21 Draft Gears, Carriers and Followers (2400 4470) 261. Rule 22 Uncoupling Levers and Support Brackets (2480 2486) 278. Rule 23 Articulated Connectors (2600 2652) 290. Rules 24 to 35 Vacant 303. ROLLER BEARINGS AND ADAPTERS. Rule 36 Roller Bearings (2814 2867) 304. Rule 37 Roller Bearing Adapters (2870 2895) 319. Rules 38 to 40 Vacant 331. WHEELS AND AXLES. Rule 41 Wheels (3001 3151) 332. Rule 42 Vacant 393. Rule 43 Axles (3250 3280) 394. Rule 44 Wheel Sets (3328 3399) 398. Rule 45 Vacant 408. 1 . Table of Contents Continued Page #.

6 TRUCKS, COMPONENTS OF. Rule 46 Truck System Performance (3582 4467) 409. Rule 47 Truck Bolsters (3520 4467) 434. Rule 48 Truck Side Frames, Transoms and Spring Planks (3720 4467) 445. Rule 49 Vacant 454. Rule 50 Truck Springs and Snubbers (3904 3954) 455. Rules 51 and 52 Vacant 459. Rule 53 Running Boards Dome Platforms Brake Steps Cross Plat- forms (4001 4482) 460. Rules 54 to 56 Vacant 467. SILLS, REPAIRS TO. Rule 57 Center Sills, Draft Sills, and Coupler Carriers (2162 2168) 468. Rule 58 Side Sills 477. Rule 59 Cushioned Underframe Devices (3470 5884) 480.

7 CENTER PLATES AND SIDE BEARINGS. Rule 60 Body Center Plates (4080 4082) 553. Rule 61 Body Side Bearings (4090 4094) 556. Rule 62 Truck Side Bearings (3572 4452) 559. GENERAL REPAIRS AND INSTRUCTIONS. Rule 63 Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) (4340 4358) 569. Rule 64 Tie Down and Load Restraining Devices (4900 4930) 576. Rule 65 Trailer Hitches and Parts (2574 5456) 580. Rule 66 Reflective Sheeting (5500 5502) 583. Rule 67 Miscellaneous Instructions 590. Rule 68 Refrigeration Equipment (4102 4180) 592. Rule 69 Miscellaneous Material (4200 4246) 596.

8 Rule 70 Lightweights, Weight Limits and Overloading 602. Rule 71 Card Boards and Receptacles (4320 4330) 608. Rule 72 Manufactured Material (1999 6999) 611. Rule 73 Trough Hatch Covers (4360 4482) 615. Rule 74 Securement (4400 4482) 618. Rule 75 Miscellaneous Labor (2600 4489) 624. Rule 76 Straightening Parts Off Car (4490) 633. Rule 77 Door and Door Parts (4500 4540) 635. Rule 78 Lumber (4550 4558) 643. Rule 79 Ladders, Ladder Treads, Handholds and Sill Steps (4482 4595) 647. Rule 80 Markings (4482 4628) 650. Rule 81 Tank and Tank Car Repairs (4712 4764) 654.

9 Rule 82 Welding and Allied Processes (4482 4812) 660. Rule 83 Preparation of Original Record of Repair and Billing Repair Data 669. Rule 84 Use of Advertisements, Routing and Other Cards 689. MATERIAL. Rule 85 Furnishing Material 693. Rules 86 and 87 Vacant 694. 2 . Table of Contents Continued Page #. Interchange OF FREIGHT cars . Rule 88 Mechanical Requirements for Acceptance 695. Rule 89 Conditions Governing Delivery and Acceptance 706. Rule 90 cars and/or Car Parts Prohibited in Interchange 710. Rule 91 Service Interruption 714. Rule 92 Transfer or Adjustment of Lading Between Carriers 715.

10 Rule 93 TRAIN II & Umler Reporting Procedures (See Office Manual ) 719. Rule 94 Equipment Health Management Systems (EHMS) 720. RESPONSIBILITY. Rule 95 Handling and/or Delivering Line Responsibility 721. Rule 96 Owners Responsibility 726. Rule 97 Contamination Damage 728. Rule 98 Vacant 729. Rule 99 cars on Private and/or Non-Subscriber Track 730. Rules 100 and 101 Vacant 730. Rule 102 Defect Cards 731. Rule 103 Joint Inspection Certificate (See Office Manual ) 732. Rule 104 Information Cards 733. Rules 105 and 106 Vacant 733. DISPOSITION. Rule 107 Handling of Damaged or Destroyed Equipment (See Office Man- ual) 734.