National Capital Land Transportation Committee
Outstanding Chapter of the National Capital Area
2009
VTS 2008 Chapter of the Year
The National Capital Land Transportation Committee
(NCLTC) is jointly sponsored by the Rail
Transportation Division of the ASME and the
Vehicular Technology Society of the Washington and
Northern Virginia Sections of the IEEE.
NCLTC membership consists of approximately 200
active and retired electrical and mechanical
engineers, managers, and other professional people
interested in rail transportation issues associated
with new equipment development, system and hardware
design, communications, management concepts, system
planning, etc.
The NCLTC has been meeting on a regular basis since
1978 with a current average attendance of 25
members. Our meetings are generally held on the
second Tuesday of the month at the headquarters of
the American Public Transit Association, 1666 K
Street, NW, Washington, DC from September through
June.
Guests are welcome. Please contact one of the officers if you would
like to receive our meeting announcements.
Next Meeting Tuesday June 15, 2010
Speaker: Dick Bruss, P.E.,
Program
Director - Capital Acquisitions, Amtrak, Philadelphia, PA
Topic:
Amtrak
Passenger Fleet Update: New Acquisitions
Place: American Public Transportation Association Conference Room - 11th
Floor
1666 K Street, NW, Washington, DC
- Red Line: Farragut North (K Street Exit)
- Orange/Blue Lines: Farragut West (17th Street Exit)
Date/Time: Tuesday June 15, 2010, 11:30 am
Lunch: $15.00 CASH AT THE DOOR
Reservations: Reply to this announcement at vts.ltc.dc@gmail.com or call Karl
Berger at 703-803-7917
(Reservations by Noon Friday June 11)
About the Topic:
Dick Bruss PE, Program Director, Capitol Acquisitions, will discuss Amtrak’s
rolling stock fleet, the current acquisitions programs and activities with
states as a result of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
(PRIIA).
Amtrak’s car and locomotive fleet is aging, with much of
the equipment nearing its useful life. Amtrak created long-term plans to replace
old rolling stock with new, modern equipment and has begun the procurement
process for new electric locomotives as well as long-distance single level
passenger cars. In addition, Congress passed PRIIA Section 305 legislation to
establish the “Corridor Equipment Pool Committee” to “…design, develop
specifications for and procure standardized next-generation corridor equipment.”
This follows work begun by S4PRC (State for Passenger Rail Coalition) to develop
such standards.
About the Speaker:
Dick Bruss has been with Amtrak over 33 years and is
currently Program Director for Capital Acquisitions. He began his career with
Pullman Standard in Chicago in the field service department, working primarily
on NYCTA’s R46 subway car project. He joined Amtrak in 1976 initially in
Running Maintenance and two years later, moved into the Equipment Engineering
area. Dick was one of the primary engineers responsible for the electrical
design when Amtrak converted its fleet to Head End Power.
He has been involved with nearly all types of Amtrak
passenger cars and several types of locomotives, in system design & integration,
developing maintenance procedures and particularly writing specifications for
components, systems and vehicles, both overhauls and new. More recently he was
involved in project engineering roles, leading Amtrak’s procurement of the
initial order of P42’s, F59PHI’s and Surfliners, all of which were within
budget, delivered on time and went into service immediately after commissioning.
He has been active in APTA PRESS committees as well as FRA RSAC. Dick spent
several years on the state corridor (S4PRC) activities. Most recently he led the
effort to write the specifications for Corridor Bi-Level and Long Distance
Single Level passenger car types.
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IEEE/ASME National Capital Land Transportation Committee
Outstanding Chapter of the National Capital
Area 2009
Vehicular Technology Society 2008 Chapter
of the Year
FUTURE MEETINGS:
- Summer Break
- September 14, 2010 - Randy Resor - Swedish Heavy Haul
- October 12, 2010 - Tom Landry - Updating an ATSF Business Car
- November 9, 2010 - Frank Cihak - Crashworthiness
- December 14, 2010 -
- January 11, 2011 -
- February 8, 2011 -
- March 8, 2011 -
- April 12, 2011 -
- May 10, 2011 -
- June 14, 2011 -
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