1. AMTRAK WEST PRT
2017 C3RS USER GROUP MEETING
GOOD LUCK DAD! -OLIVIA

2. TEAM DAVE REDDING ~ PROCESS MANAGER (AMTRAK)
GREG LUIZ ~ FACILITATOR (BLET)
DAVE WRIGHT ~ SCRIBE (BLET)
DOUG SILKOWSKI ~ SCRIBE (SMART-UTU)
DARRYL MORROW ~ (FRA)
MIKE LANGE ~ (FRA)

3. COVERED AREAS SEATTLE, WA OAKLAND, CA LOS ANGELES, CA FORT WORTH, TX
NEW ORLEANS, LA
CHICAGO, IL (TRAIN DIRECTORS)
MICHIGAN LINE
SAN ANTONIO, TX

4. 626 CASES REPORTED 68 CORECTIVE ACTIONS 13 TREND ADVISORIES
THE NUMBERS
626 CASES REPORTED
68 CORECTIVE ACTIONS
13 TREND ADVISORIES

5. Amtrak’s C3RS west peer review team (PRT) has received in excess of 20 reports of 480v cables being damaged during switching operations, at an average cost of approximately $4000 per incident.
Mechanical and Operating crews are JOINTLY responsible to ensure that ALL 480v cables are disconnected and properly secured prior to separating equipment.

6. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN
REWROTE THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT’S SMP FOR APPLYING BLUE FLAGS
NEAR MISSES DISCOVERED ON TRACK DUE TO FAULTY SOFTWARE
REVISED CHICAGO CONTROL CENTER G.O.
FLASHING LIGHTS INSTALLED WHEN WHEEL LATHE ACTIVE
MANY CA’S HANDLED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
-SIGNAL MOVED THAT WAS BLOCKED BY BRIDGE
-DUMPSTER MOVED TO CLEAR VEIW OF CROSSING

7. AMTRAK
BNSF

8. GUARD RAILS

9. REVISED CHICAGO CENTER GENERAL ORDER

10. CA FORMAT

11. Prt successes

12. Prt successes DERAILMENTS ARE DOWN
IMPROVED EMPLOYEE/MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
EMPLOYEE TRUST… SEEING THAT THE PROGRAM WORKS
REPORTS ARE UP
STRONG SUPPORT FROM SR. MANAGEMENT
UNCOVERING DEFICIENCIES AND SAFETY ISSUES
THE WEST PRT COLLABORATES WELL TOGETHER

13. IMPROVED SAFETY CULTURE… OR NOT!

14. Prt challenges GEOGRAPHY TEAM TURN OVER MIDDLE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
REPORTS CONTAIN INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION
INFORMING EMPLOYEES ABOUT PROGRAM SUCCESSES
DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE

15. Thanks Buck!

16. ANY QUESTIONS?