Track Functional Group

Technical Committee 5 - Track

This committee is responsible for the development and publication of recommended practices and information relating to:

  • Design, use and maintenance of tie plates, track spikes or other rail fixation devices or systems on wood ties.
  • Design, use and maintenance of special track work, i.e., turnouts, crossing frogs, etc.
  • Track geometry.
  • Track construction and maintenance procedures.
  • Track hand tools.
  • Railway-highway grade crossing surfaces.  

Chair

Donald H. Arant, PE

Director, Strategic Partnerships

North Carolina Railroad Company

Email: [email protected]

Vice Chair

Joshua Brass

Chief Engineering Services

CSX Transportation

Email: [email protected]

Secretary

Giovanni C. DiDomenico, PE, P.Eng

Senior Rail & Transit Engineer

Kiewit, Inc.

Email: [email protected]

Subcommittees and Current Assignments

Subcommittee A: Recommendations for Further Investigation and Research.

Subcommittee B: Revision of Manual.

Subcommittee 2: Track Tools.

C2-1-79: Review Manual for inclusion of new and additional track tools. Update Part 6, Specification and Plans for Track Tools. Ongoing assignment.

Subcommittee 4: Track design, collaborating as necessary with Committees 1, 4 and 30 (liaison only).

C4-1-02: Coordinate with the Passenger and Transit Group (and particularly with Committees 11, 12 and 17) for the prioritization and development of passenger and transit-specific trackwork plans for inclusion in the Portfolio. Ongoing assignment.

Subcommittee 5: Turnout and crossing design, collaborating as necessary with Committees 1, 4 and 30.

C5-1-90: Update Portfolio of Trackwork Plans. Ongoing assignment.
C5-1-96: Revise tolerances on special trackwork. Ongoing assignment.

Subcommittee 7: Track Construction.

C7-1-08: Update Manual on topics of track construction and maintenance. Ongoing assignment.

Subcommittee 8: Criteria for track geometry design as related to modern equipment, collaborating as necessary with other AREMA technical committees, and AAR.

C8-1-08: Update turnout and crossing design. Ongoing assignment.
C8-2-08: Investigate speed through turnouts. Ongoing assignment.

Subcommittee 9: Highway Railway Grade Crossings.

C9-1-92: Update Part 8, Highway/railway grade crossings. Ongoing assignment.

D1-2-25: Combine D1-2-23 and D1-3-23 into a sole assignment for rewriting Section 1.1 including the rewrite of 1.1.3 and 1.1.4

D1-3-25: Rewrite Section 1.2 Design

D4-2-25: Update Section 4.11

D4-3-25: Consolidation of 4.22 and 4.23

D5-2-25: Establish utility and drainage depth and coordination on installation of pipelines and utilities.

D8-1-25: Review Sections for Harmonization outside of Chapter 1

D9-1-25: Committee A Research – use of plants for agricultural revitalization while reducing maintenance – ecological pollinators support

D10-3-25: Rewrite 10.7 or reaffirm after document is published on asphalt layers (AASHTO 355)