Communications, Signals & Information Technology Functional Group

Technical Committee 34 – Scales

This committee is responsible for the development and publication of recommended procedures and information for the design, installation, testing and maintenance of track scales and all other scales used in connection with operation of a railway.

Chair

Damon A. Smith

Assistant Regional Engineer

CSX Transportation

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Vice Chair

Shawn C. Good

Sr. Director of Scale Services

Rail Scale, Inc.

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Secretary

Joshua Marschke

Director Eng Standards

CSX Transportation

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Subcommittees and Current Assignments

Subcommittee A: Recommendations for Further Investigation and Research.

  • Investigate interest of scales used for enforcement only in the railway industry.
  • Investigate the permanence capabilities of reference cars with objective of using the same reference cars on multiple weigh-in-motion scale tests.
     

Subcommittee B: Revision of AAR Scale Handbook.

Addition of a notation appended to Section 2.16.3 Alignment of the AAR Scale Handbook
C-1-03: Definitions. Long-Term Reference Car
C-1-09: Manual Affirmation. Ongoing assignment.
C-1-10: Handbook Publication & Distribution. Fall item.
C-1-11: Recommendations to NCWM. Two items concerning railroad scales for motion weighing are voting items at the Nation Conference of Weights & Measures
D-1-14: Rewrite Part 3. Developing recommended practices with scales designed to be supported by a ballasted track bed.