Proceedings of the 70Th Annual Meeting
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LMOA Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association Proceedings of the 70th Annual Meeting September 21-24, 2008 Chicago Hilton & Towers 720 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, Illinois Combining excenti&iml secvice and world class manufacturing to serve the rail Industry's locomotive needs Commuter Locomotives Switcher Locomotives Multi-Engine Locomotives Component and Complete Locomotive Overhauls Advanced Modernization Technologies Emissions Reduction Solutions Equipment Maintenance Services Visit our website for for more information on all of MotivePower's C}) MotivePower products and services. A Wabtec company 208.947.4800 www.motivepower-wabtec.com , -^fv Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association 1 2008 ADVERTISERS INDEX LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AMSTED RAIL GROUP 117 BACH-SIMPSON 167 & 173 CLARK FILTER CORP 135 DUROX EQUIPMENT 153 GE TRANSPORTATION 129 GRAHAM WHITE MANUFACTURING 219 INDUSTRYSPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC 71 KIMHOTSTART 63 LPI LIFT SYSTEMS ....227 MAGNUS, LLC 83 MIBA BEARINGS, U.S 101 MOSEBACH MANUFACTURING 183 MOTIVE POWER, INC INSIDE FRONT COVER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CARBON PRODUCTS 189 NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO 87 Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association PEAKER SERVICES, INC OUTSIDE BACK COVER PENN LOCOMOTIVE GEAR INSIDE BACK COVER POWER RAIL 223 RAILPOWER HYBRID TECH. CORP. 177 RAIL PRODUCTS INTL. INC 197 RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS 145 RAILWAY EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES 151 SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC 43 SIMMONS MACHINE TOOL 233 SNYDER EQUIPMENT, INC 37 TAME, INC 27 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CO 21 TRIANGLE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS 149 ZTR CONTROL SYSTEMS 199, 201, 203, 205 & 207 LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE OFFICERS APPRECIATES THESE 2008 SUPPORTING ADVERTISERS AMSTED RAIL GROUP MIBA BEARINGS U.S. RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS BACH-SIMPSON MOSEBACH MFG. RAILWAY EQUIPMENT ASSOC. CLARK FILTER CORP. MOTIVE POWER, INC. SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS INC. DUROX EQUIPMENT NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CARBON PROD. SIMMONS MACHINE TOOL GE TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO. SNYDER EQUIPMENT CO. INC. GRAHAM WHITE MANUFACTURING PEAKER SERVICES. INC TAME, INC. INDUSTRY SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC. PENN LOCOMOTIVE GEAR TRANSPORTATION EQUIP. SUPPLY CO. KIM HOTSTART POWER RAIL MFG. TRIANGLE ENGINEERED PROD. LPI LIFT SYSTEMS RAIL POWER HYBRID TECH CORP. ZTR CONTROL SYSTEMS MAGNUS, LLC RAIL PRODUCTS INTL. INC. ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS: WE DO NOT ENDORSE ANYONE'S PRODUCT, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE OUR ADVERTISERS. Listed above are the names of the ADVERTISERS whose ads appear in our ANNUAL PUBLICATION. We appreciate the fine financial support these advertisers provide. We hope to see these and many more advertisers' names displayed in this fashion at all of our future ANNUAL MEETINGS. Be sure to read their ads in the Annual Publication. Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association INDEX STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - 2007 20-23 FUEL, LUBE AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE 24-82 NEW TECHNOLOGIES COMMITTEE 84-116 DIESEL MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE 118-163 DIESEL ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE ....164-216 DIESEL MATERIAL CONTROL COMMITTEE 217-228 SHOP EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES COMMITTEE ..229-240 LMOA BY-LAWS 241 -244 RECAP PRIOR TECHNICAL PAPERS 245-262 Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association 2007 LMOA MVP RECIPIENTS The executive board of LMOA wishesto congratulate the following individu als who were selectedas the Most Valuable People of their respective commit tees in 2007. Name Company Committee Ian Bradbury Peaker Services Diesel Mechanical Maintenance Roger Collen Simmons Machine Tool Shop Equipment & Processes Dennis McAndrew GE Rail Transportation Fuel, Lubricants & Environmental Todd Nudds ZTR Control Systems Diesel Electrical Maintenace Craig Prudian Electro Motive Diesels New Technologies Ron Sulewski Rail Products International Diesel Material Control This honor is bestowed on an annual basis to those individuals who perform meritoriousservice and make significantcontributionsto their respective technical committees. LMOA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF LMOA WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR SINCERE THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO THE AMERICAN SHORTLINE AND RAILROAD REGIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ALLOWING MEMBERS OF THE LMOA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ATTEND THEffi ANNUAL MEETING IN SAN ANTONIO ON MAY 4-5,2008 WE ALSO WISH TO THANK THE ASLRRA FOR ALLOWING SIX OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO PRESENT TECHNICAL PAPERS BEFORE ATTENDEES AT THE ASLRRA CONVENTION ON MONDAY, MAY 5,2008. SPECIAL THANKS TO RICHARD TIMMONS, PRESIDENT OF THE SHORTLINE ASSOCIATION ASWELL AS KATHY CASSD3Y AND JENNY MCKINNEY FOR GIVING LMOA THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE CONVENTION AND TO OUR OWN JACK KUHNS, LMOA 3RD VP, FOR MAKING OUR INVOLVEMENT AT THE SHORTLINE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING A POSSD3DLITY. Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association THE LMOA EXECUTIVE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEm SINCERE APPRECIATION TO JOHN HEDRICK, STEVE FRITZ AND THE ENTTRE STAFF AT THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HOSTING OUR JOINT TECHNI CAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 4 AND MAY 5,2008 IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND FOR PROVDDING TOURS OF THEm CAMPUS AT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH. MANY THANKS FOR JOHN AND STEVE. WE ALSO WISH TO THANK RICK ORTYL OF METRO EAST AND BRIAN MARTY OF HELM FOR HOSTING THE JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE'S LUNCHEONS IN SAN ANTONIO. MANY THANKS TO RICK AND BRIAN AND SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR OWN DENNIS NOTT, LMOA 1ST VP, FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN SETTING THE LUNCHEONS UP. LMOA WISHES TO EXPRESS THEBR GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO DWIGHT BEEBE OF TEMPLE ENGINEERING FOR AGAIN HOSTING OUR LUNCHEON ON FRDDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,2007 DURING THE ANNUAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO fflLTON AND TOWERS. DWIGHT, YOU'RE THE BEST. Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association PAST PRESIDENTS 1939 & 1949 - F.B. DOWNEY(Deceased) Shop Supt, C&O Ry. 1941 - J. C MILLER (Deceased ), MM, N.Y.C & St L.R.R. 1942-1946, Inc - J. E. GOODWINN (Deceased) Exec. Vice President, C. & N.W. Ry. 1947 - S. O. RENTSCHILLER (Deceased) Chief Mechanical Officer, Bessemer and Lake Erie R.R. 1948 - C D. ALLEN (Deceased)Asst CM.O. - Locomotive, C&O. Ry. & B.&O. R.R. 1949 - J. W. HAWTHORNE (Deceased) Asst Vice-Pres.- Equipment, Seaboard Coast Line R.R. 1950 - G. E. BENNET (Deceased) Vice-Pres.-Gen. PurchasingAgent, C. &E. I. Ry. 1951 - P. H. VERD (Deceased) Vice-Pres.-Personnel, E. J. & E. Ry. 1952 - H. H. MAGILL (Deceased) Master Mechanic, C & N. W. Ry. 1953 - S. M. HOUSTON (Deceased) Gen. Supt Mech. Dept Southern PacificCo. 1954 & 1955 - F. D. SINEATH, Retired Chief of Motive Power, Seaboard Coast Line R.R. 1956 - T.T. BLICKLE (Deceased) General Manager - Mechanical, A .T. & S. F. Ry. 1957 - J. T. DAILEY (Deceased) Asst to Pres.-Mech., Alton & Southern R.R. 1958 - F. E.MOLLOR (Deceased) Supt Motive Power, Southern Pacific Co. 1958 - F. R. Denny(Deceased) Mechanical Supt, New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal 1959 - E. V. MYERS (Deceased) Supt Mechanical Dept, St Louis-Southwestern Ry. 1960 - W. E. LEHR (Deceased) Chief Mechanical Officer, Pennsylvania R.R. 1961 - O. L HOPE, (Deceased) Asst ChiefMechanicalOfficer,Missouri Pacific R.R., 1962 - R. E. HARRISON (Deceased) Manager-Maintenance Planning& Control, Southern Pacific Co. 1963 - C. A. LOVE, (Deceased) Chief Mechancial Officer, Louisville & Nashville R.R. 1964 - H. N. CHASTAIN, (Deceased) Gen. Manager-Mechanical, A. T. &S. F. Ry. 1965- J. J. EKIN, JR.(Deceased) Supt Marine & Pier Maintenance, B. & O. R.R. 1966 - F.A. UPTON II (Deceased) Asst Vice-President-Mechanical, C M. St P.& P. R.R. 1967 - G. M. BEISCHER, Retired Chief Mechancial Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corp. Washington, D.C. 20024 1968 - G. F. BACHMAN, (Deceased) ChiefMechanicalOfficer, Elgin Joilet& Eastern Ry. 1968 - T.W. BELLHOUSE (Deceased) Supt Mechanical Dept, S. P.Co., - St L S.W. Ry. 1970 - G. R.WEAVER (Deceased) Director Equipment Engineering, Penn CentralCo., 1971 - G. W. NEIMEYER (Deceased) Mechanical Superintendent, Texas &Pacific Railway 1972 - K. Y. PRUCHNICKI (Deceased) General SupervisorLocomotiveMaintenance, Southern Pacific TransportationCompany 1973 - W. F. DADD,(Deceased) Chief Mechanical Officer, Chessie System 1974 - C P.STENDAHL, RetiredGeneral manager M.P.-Electrical, Burlington Northern Railroad 1975 - L H. BOOTH, (Deceased) Retired Assistant CM.O.-Locomotive, Chessie System, 1976 - J. D. SCHROEDER, RetiredAssistantCM.O.-Locomotive Burlington Northern Railroad, 244 Carrie Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95942 1977 - T.A. TENNYSON (Deceased) Asst Manager Engineering-Technical, Southern PacificTransportation Co. 1978 - E. E. DENT, (Deceased) SuperintendentMotivePower,Missouri Pacific Railroad, 1979 - E. T. HARLEY, Retired Senior Vice President Equipment, Trailer Train Company, 289 Belmont Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association 1980 - J. H. LONG, (Deceased) Manager Locomotive Dept, Chessie System 1981 - R. G. CLEVENGER, Retired General Electrical Foreman, Atichison, Topeka & Sante Fe Rwy. 1982 - NA BUSKEY (Deceased) Asst General Manager-Locomotive, Chessie System 1983 - F. D. BRUNER (Deceased) Asst Chief Mechanical Officer-R. & D. Union Pacific Railroad 1984 - R.R. HOLMES, Retired, Director Chemical Labsand Environment Union Pacific 1985 - D. M. WALKER, Retired, Asst Shop Manager, Norfolk Southern Corp., 793 Windsor St, Atlanta, GA 30315 1986 - D. H. PROPP, Retired Burlington Northern RR & Vice President Ontrack, 8913 West 161st St, Overland Park, KS 66085 1987 - D. L.WARD, (Deceased) Coord.-Quality Safety &Tech. Trng. Burlington Northern R.R. 1988 - D.G. GOEHRING, Retired, Supt Loco.Maint, National RR Passenger Corp., 1408 Monroe,