Locomotive Committee

The LC's mission is to establish, improve, and maintain locomotive standards and rules. This committee develops and maintains standards, specifications, and recommended practices in Section M, Locomotives and Locomotive Equipment, of the Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices. These standards, specifications, and recommended practices are for the purpose of safety and interoperability.

Anna Fox

Mike Fore

Director, Technical Services

AAR Safety & Operations

425 3rd Street, SW Suite 1000 Washington DC 20024

Phone: 202-639-2303 | email: mfore@aar.org

AAR Member Railroads

UP (Chair)

AMTRAK (Vice Chair)

AKRR

BNSF

CN

CPKC

CSX

FEC

FXE

GWI

METRA

NS

Associate Members

EMD

GATX

Vacate

S-5025 and S-5026 Data Files

S-5025 and S-5026 Data Files

Manual of Standards and Recommend Practice

Section M Locomotives and Locomotive Interchange Equipment

For crashworthiness enhancements to locomotive fuel tenders,
refer to : ARA Report: Crashworthiness and Puncture Protection Analyses of LNG Tenders.

For material characterization test program data to confirm the response of A240 304 Stainless Steel at LNG cryogenic temperature (referenced in ARA report section 2.2.1), contact Manager Locomotive Committee or MxV Rail Chief Technical Standards.