AAR Intermodal Interchange Rules Including Billing and Repair Procedures Governing the Interchange of, Repairs to, and Settlement for, Units Used in Intermodal Service Effective April 15, 2019 IMPLEMENTED 04/2019 Association of American Railroads Safety and Operations 425 Third Street SW Washington, DC 20024 IMPLEMENTED 04/2019 AAR Intermodal Interchange Rules Contents Preamble ..................................................................................................................................... xv Preface ........................................................................................................................................ xv SECTION A—GENERAL CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCEPTANCE AND DELIVERY OF UNITS IN INTERCHANGE......................................................................................................1 1. Equipment Specifications.............................................................................................1 2. Hazmat Placarding.......................................................................................................1 3. Loading Practices ........................................................................................................1 4. Clearance Profile .........................................................................................................1 5. Weight Restrictions ......................................................................................................1 6. 7-Way Receptacle........................................................................................................2 7. Lights ...........................................................................................................................3 8. Tank Containers...........................................................................................................3 a. General ..............................................................................................................3 (1) Compliance Certification.........................................................................3 (2) Loading Conditions.................................................................................3 (3) Tank Data Plate ......................................................................................3 (4) Tank and Safety Relief Valve..................................................................3 (5) Inspection ...............................................................................................3 b. Interchange of 40 ft Tank Containers.................................................................3 9. Tank Trailers (“Cargo Tanks”) Carrying Materials ........................................................4 10. Registration/Permit Holder...........................................................................................4 11. Tires .............................................................................................................................4 12. Landing Gear ...............................................................................................................4 13. Licensing......................................................................................................................4 14. Interchange Placement................................................................................................4 a. Rail Interchange.................................................................................................4 b. Rubber Interchange ...........................................................................................4 15. Defective Units.............................................................................................................5 16. Flat Rack Containers ...................................................................................................5 a. Concentrated Loads ..........................................................................................5 b. Well Placement..................................................................................................5 IMPLEMENTED 04/2019 c. Loaded Stacking Configuration ..........................................................................5 d. Steel Coils..........................................................................................................5 e. Load Securement ..............................................................................................5 f. Gross Weight ......................................................................................................5 g. Hazmat Restrictions...........................................................................................5 h. Empty Collapsed Movement Requirements.......................................................5 17. Gasoline/LPG Refrigeration Units................................................................................6 18. Portable Heater Units...................................................................................................6 19. Equipment Registration and Reporting........................................................................6 a. Equipment Initial/Number ..................................................................................6 b. TRAIN II and UMLER Reporting........................................................................6 20. Kingpin Wear Limits .....................................................................................................6 21. 53 ft Chassis Shipping Units ........................................................................................7 a. Definitions ..........................................................................................................7 4/15/2019 –iii– AAR Intermodal Interchange Rules b. Well Placement..................................................................................................7 c. Weight Consideration.........................................................................................7 d. Load Securement ..............................................................................................7 e. Gross Weight .....................................................................................................8 f. Stacked Movement Requirements......................................................................8 22. to 25. Vacant ................................................................................................................8 SECTION B—TIRES AND TUBES...............................................................................................9 26. Conditions at Time of Acceptance and in Interchange ................................................9 a. Presence of Tires and Wheel Lugs....................................................................9 b. Suitability of Tires and Rims ..............................................................................9 04/2019 IMPLEMENTED c. Tire Markings .....................................................................................................9 d. Lack of Foreign Objects.....................................................................................9 e. Inflation and Mating ...........................................................................................9 27. Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement......................................................................9 a. Trailer or Chassis Owner Responsibility............................................................9 b. Handling Line Responsibility............................................................................10 (1) Maintenance.........................................................................................10 (2) Unserviceable Tires..............................................................................10 (3) Rims .....................................................................................................10 (4) Serviceable Tubes................................................................................10 (5) Unserviceable Tubes............................................................................10 (6) Booting, Sectioning, or Vulcanizing ......................................................10 (7) Exchanging of Tires..............................................................................10 (8) Multiple Renewals and Replacement at Terminals and by Contracted Vendors ..............................................................................10 c. Repair, Renewal, and Replacement Procedures ............................................. 11 (1) Tire Repair Billing Form........................................................................ 11 (2) Inspection and Collection of Unserviceable Tires................................. 11 d. Retention Period for All Removed Tires (Including Section F Damage).......... 11 28. to 40. Vacant .............................................................................................................. 11 SECTION C—LANDING GEARS ...............................................................................................13 41. Conditions at Time of Acceptance and in Interchange ..............................................13 a. Load Support ...................................................................................................13 b. Condition and Securement ..............................................................................13 c. Clearances.......................................................................................................13