2017 AAR Office Manual Appendix E

Appendix E

Service Fees
AAR Safety and Operations

The following service fees are intended to defray the cost of handling by the AAR for the service
application items listed. The fees shall be submitted with each application and are in addition to
other charges required by and referenced in the individual product approval procedures.

Service Fees—Association of American Railroads

(Information on remittance of payment to AAR is noted below)

Member &
Non-Member
Item Type of Application Fee (USD)

Office Manual Disputes and Other Fees

1 Settlement of dispute assessment: Office Manual Rule 122 $ 500
2 Office Manual Rule 88, Form 88-C: AAR Record of Certification of Other $ 300
Than New Cars Sold for Use in Interchange Service
Remittance Address

Association of American Railroads

Attn: E. Brantley—Accounts Receivable
Dept. 6015
Washington, DC 20042–6015
Telephone No.: 202-639-2106
Email: ebrantley@aar.org

M-1002 (Tank Car) Fees

1 Technical Review and Administrative Fee for M-1002 Tank Car $ 800
Certification/Recertification Applications (Exhibit B-2, Exhibit B-3, Exhibit
B-3A, and Exhibit B-1, as applicable)
2 Tank Car Application (AAR 4-2 Form and AAR 4-2.1, as applicable) $ 450
3 Revised Tank Car Application (AAR 4-2 Form and AAR 4-2.1, as $ 250
applicable)
4 Valve and Fitting Application (AAR 4-5 Form) $ 425
5 Renewal Valve and Fitting Application (AAR 4-7 Form) $ 400
6 Pressure Relief Device Application (AAR 4-3 Form) $ 425

Note: Payment must accompany the application as specified in M-1002. Items 2 and 3 are
handled online through the Web-based tank car application system.

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Service Fees—TTCI

The following service fees are intended to defray the cost of handling by TTCI for the service
application items listed. The fees shall be submitted with each application and are in addition to
other charges required by and referenced in the individual product approval procedures.

Service Fees—Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

(Information on remittance of payment to TTCI can be found on page 183)

Member &
Non-Member
Item Type of Application Fee (USD)

1 New car approval: Specification M-1001, MSRP Section C Part II, or $ 3,380
Office Manual Rule 88.
2 Rebuilt, modified, or increased life status cars: Office Manual Rule 88 $ 3,380
3 Increased gross rail load or extended service status cars: Office Manual $ 3,380
Rule 88—When Stress Analysis Is Required/Submitted
4 Increased gross rail load or extended service status cars: Office Manual $ 880
Rule 88—When Stress Analysis Is NOT Required/Submitted
5 All requests for AAR certification or recertification of facilities, or approval $ 880
of products or components, as required by the AAR Interchange Rules or
MSRP
6 S-2043 Performance Standards for HLRM Trains, Section C, Car $ 12,240
Construction Fundamentals and Details. The fee covers administration,
braking review, on-board measurement system review, and clearance
plate review. Proponent must also retain own reviewer(s) for dynamic
and stress analysis. Reviewer selected must comply with S-2043
Appendix A and must be approved by the AAR Equipment Engineering
Committee and the AAR/TTCI Chief of Technical Standards.
7 S-660/S-669 Freight Car and Locomotive Wheel Design Analytic Fee: $ 880
Evaluation
Analysis: $1,290
8 M-1004 Fuel Tender application processing and approval $ 5,000
9 Recovery of AAR Approval Letters $210
per request

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Mechanical Inspection Department Fees

The following inspection fees must be submitted with all requests for AAR certification or
recertification of facilities. Inspection fees for routine mechanical inspections will be invoiced to the
facility subsequent to the inspection. For purposes of this section, Member is defined as an AAR
Member Railroad, an AAR Affiliate Member Railroad, an AAR Gold Associate Member, and an AAR
Silver Associate Member. (Information on remittance of payment to TTCI can be found on
page 183).

Member and
Inspection Type Non-Member Fee
Item (Private, Contract, Member, and Non-Member RR) (USD)

1 Routine Mechanical Inspections $1,310 per day

• Air Brake Shop
• Multi-Level Satellite Shops (M-992)
• Multi-Level Rack Certifiers (M-970)
• Roller Bearing Mounting (Status 9) $1,630 per day
• Roller Bearing Reconditioning (non-member)
• Roller Bearing End Cap Removal (Status 9A)
• Routine Freight Car Repair/Mobile Facilities
• Wheel Shops
2 Special Inspections $2,330 per day
plus expenses
3 Follow-up Inspections $2,630 per day
plus expenses
4 Certifications/Recertifications $2,700 per day
• Air Brake Shop (North America
• Axle Reconditioning (M-967) only—includes service
• Brake Beam Reconditioning (M-300) fees and all expenses)
• Coupler and Component Reconditioning (M-212)
• Cushioning Unit Reconditioning (M-921-C)
• Draft Gear Reconditioning (M-901-B)
• Multi-Level Satellite Shops (M-992) $3,610 per day
• Multi-Level Rack Certifiers (M-970) plus expenses
• Roller Bearing Mounting (Status 9) (overseas)
• Roller Bearing Reconditioning
• Roller Bearing End Cap Removal (Status 9A)
• Side Frame/Bolster Reconditioning (M-214)
• Wheel Shops
• Hand Brake Reconditioning
• Slack Adjuster Reconditioning

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Member and
Inspection Type Non-Member Fee
Item (Private, Contract, Member, and Non-Member RR) (USD)

5 Technical Certification/Recertification Inspections in $2,700

Conjunction with QA Audits
• Air Brake Shop
• Axle Reconditioning (M-967)
• Brake Beam Reconditioning (M-300)
• Coupler and Component Reconditioning (M-212)
• Cushioning Unit Reconditioning (M-921-C)
• Draft Gear Reconditioning (M-901-B)
• Roller Bearing Mounting (Status 9)
• Roller Bearing Reconditioning
• Roller Bearing End Cap Removal (Status 9A)
• Side Frame/Bolster Reconditioning (M-214)
• Wheel Shop Reconditioning
• Hand Brake Reconditioning
• Repairs to Freight Cars Involving over 85 Hours Labor
• Freight Car Facility Performing Office Manual Rule 88C
work
6 Technical Certification/Recertification Inspections in $2,700
Conjunction with Other Certification/Recertification
7 Rule 88 Sample Car Inspection with Structural Inspection $3,200
(includes service fee)
8 Rule 88 Sample Car Inspection $2,700
(includes service fee)
9 Rule 88 Structural Inspection (Separate Trip) $1,020 per car
plus expenses
10 Training $1,210 per day
plus expenses
11 Component Test Observation and/or Test Facility Inspection $1,300 per day
plus expenses
International: Contact
Chief Technical
Standards or Chief
Inspector, MID for price

For technical certification inspections performed by other than the AAR/TTCI Mechanical Inspection
Department, applicant will be charged the actual cost of the inspection, including all travel costs,
inspector’s fee, and a $1,020 service fee. Applications must be accompanied by a $1000 deposit
($4000 for companies outside of North America). The AAR/TTCI will invoice applicant for balance of
inspection costs after the inspection is performed and before certification/recertification is granted.

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Quality Assurance Audit Fees

Member and Non-Member

Item Quality Assurance Audit Type Fixed Rate Fee (USD)
1 Certification Audit for Any Category A Commodity $ 9,000
2 Recertification Audit for Any Category A Commodity $ 8,630
3 Compliance Audit for Any Category A Commodity $ 3,760
4 Certification Audit for Any Category B Commodity $ 5,280
5 Recertification Audit for Any Category B Commodity $ 5,210
6 Compliance Audit for Any Category B Commodity $ 3,640
7 Certification Audit for Any Category C Commodity $ 4,990
8 Recertification Audit for Any Category C Commodity $ 4,930
9 Compliance Audit for Any Category C Commodity $ 3,050
10 Certification/Recertification for each added Commodity in $ 1,160
Category A, B or C
11 Compliance Audit for Each Added Commodity in $ 1,160
Category A, B or C
12 Quality Assurance Audit Administration Fee
• AAR Members, AAR Affiliate Railroad Members, and $ 760
AAR Associate Supplier Members
• Non-members $ 900
13 When Audit requires two Mechanical staff, or two Hazmat Above items 1–12, as
staff, or one of each, fee will be times two. appropriate, ×2

A deposit may be requested by the auditor. This deposit will be applied to the audit. The deposit will
not be refunded if the audit does not take place. A fee of $2,700 per day will be assessed for a
technical certification/recertification inspection when combined with a quality assurance audit. A fee
of $1,310 per day (members) or $1,630 per day (non-members) will be assessed when a
mechanical inspection is combined with a quality assurance audit.

For “Special” Quality Assurance Audits conducted per M-1003, applicants will be charged the actual
cost of the audit, including all travel and lodging costs, auditor’s fee, and an administration fee.
“Special” audits will be billed by the AAR or its Agent after the audit takes place, but a deposit of the
estimated fee may be requested in advance. Any deposit will be applied to the audit fee. “Special”
audits include audits that take place outside of North America and unannounced audits.

Commodity category descriptions on page 185.

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Bureau of Explosives Department Fees

The following fees must be submitted with all requests for Bureau of Explosives activities.
(Information on remittance of payment to TTCI can be found on page 183).

AAR or BOE Member

and Non-Member Fee
Item BOE Activity (USD)
1 Training Programs $2,850 per day

$5,120 per day

(non-member)
2 BOE Memberships $710 one year
$1,170 two years
$1,440 three years
3 Inspection Services $1,925 per day

$3,760 per day

(non-member)
4 AAR Specification M-1002 Tank Car Facility Annual $2,070 per day
Inspections/Evaluations
5 AAR Specification M-1002 Tank Car Facility $3,175*
Certification/Recertification *Plus expenses if not
performed in conjunction
with a Quality Assurance
Audit
6 AAR Specification M-1002 Valve and Fitting Service Trial $1,925 (plus expenses)
Teardown Inspections
7 Terminal (Train Yard) Inspections $1,540 per day

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Information on Remittance of Payment to TTCI

Remittance of payment for AAR/TTCI services should be sent to Transportation Technology Center,
Inc., P. O. Box 79780, Baltimore, Maryland 21279-0780. Remittance of payment for AAR/TTCI
services via ACH (Automatic Clearinghouse) should be sent to:

Sun Trust Bank, Richmond VA

ABA# (Routing Number) for ACH: 021052053
Account Number: 56473659

When remitting payment via electronic wire transfer, contact Terri Townsend at (719) 584-7191 or
terri_townsend@aar.com.

Failure to Make Payment

When payment has not been received after 90 days, AAR will notify the company that approval or
certification will be withdrawn if payment is not received within an additional 15 days. The company
will also be subject to removal of its product or service from the online Quality Assurance Registry
and all other online lists as well as notification to all relevant AAR Technical Committee members.

Companies decertified or having products or services disapproved must undergo the complete
certification and/or approval process from the beginning as a new submission.

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Miscellaneous Fees for Interchange Services

2017 Freight Railroad Fees:

1. User Fee: $2.30 per car
2. EHMS Revenue Ton Miles: 2,081.73 per
million revenue ton miles
3. Car Repair Billing Fee: $0.45 per car annually
4. Intermodal User Fee: $0.50 per piece of
intermodal equipment semiannually
2017 Private Car Owner Fees:
1. User Fee: $2.30 per car annually
2. EHMC EHMS Fee: $0.05 per car annually
3. Car Repair Billing Fee: $0.45 per car annually
2017 DDCT Car Owner Fee:
1. DDCT per Car Fee: $0.815 per car annually

Notes:
1. The user fee of $2.30 per car (one-half invoiced semiannually) is based on the number of cars listed
in the Umler Master File Owners Mark field as of January 1 of each year. The second half
assessment will be based on Umler ownership as of July 1 of each year. Car owners with fewer than
100 cars will be assessed an annual flat fee of $50.00 to be billed twice per year.
Equipment owners must notify Railinc of any address or contact person changes and must also
update the Umler File per Office Manual Rules 88 and 93 for equipment purchased, sold, remarked
or retired. Send address/contact person change to csc@railinc.com. Updates to the Umler File
should be directed to umler@railinc.com. An interest charge of the lesser of 18% per annum or the
highest rate permissible by law may be assessed against all past due balances.
2. The percentage potential cost avoidance associated with railroads and private car owners is to be
determined annually by the EHMC Committee and approved by the Arbitration and Rules
Committee.
3. The basis for railroad EHMC EHMS fee is determined by the percentage potential cost avoidance
divided by billion revenue ton-miles.
4. The basis for private car owner EHMC EHMS fee is determined by the percentage potential cost
avoidance divided by number of cars with private owner reporting mark in Umler.
5. The private car owner EHMC EHMS fee will be based upon Umler reporting mark and invoiced by
RAILINC as part of the regular Umler maintenance billing.
6. The new per car fee for Car Repair Billing will replace the existing Data Exchange fee for Car Repair
Billing. This fee covers the cost to operate and maintain the CRB System, as well as recovery of the
depreciated amortized development costs. The fee will be $0.45 per car, based on car mark owner
(stenciled mark), billed annually in February by Railinc. The assessment population is restricted to
car equipment only. The per car fee covers basic use of the CRB applications (input, output and
query), as well as Data Exchange activities. No additional CRB application-related charges for use
of the System will be levied to any car owner, carrier or shop that participates in the CRB process.
7. DDCT is based on all equipment, except locomotives, trailers, containers, and end-of-train devices
registered in Umler under assigned reporting marks.
8. The 2015 annual user fee is $1.00 and is invoiced semiannually at $0.50 for each piece of
intermodal equipment (trailers, containers, and chassis) registered in the Umler file with your
railroad’s assigned reporting mark(s). This fee is used to partially offset the costs of supporting the
AAR Intermodal Operation Committee (IOC) and the AAR Intermodal Car Performance Committee.

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AAR Quality Assurance Commodities/Services

Shown below is a listing of products and/or services that require M-1003 certification. For more
information, consult MSRP Section J (M-1003).

Category A
A1 Manufacturer of Journal Roller Bearings
A3 Manufacturer of Freight Couplers
A4 Manufacturer of Locomotive Couplers
A5 Manufacturer of Freight Knuckles
A6 Manufacturer of Locomotive Knuckles
A7 Manufacturer of Freight Yokes
A8 Manufacturer of Locomotive Yokes
A9 Manufacturer of Freight Side Frames and Bolsters
A10 Manufacturer of Locomotive Truck Frames and Bolsters
A11 Manufacturer of Freight Cushioning Devices
A13 Manufacturer of Wheels
A15 Manufacturer of Axles
A16 Manufacturer of Journal Roller Bearing Adapters
A17 Manufacturer of Freight Brake Valves
A18 Manufacturer of Locomotive Brake Valves
A19 Manufacturer of Tank Cars
A20 Manufacturer of Freight Cars
A21 Manufacturer of Locomotives
A22 Manufacturer of Freight Car Major Subassemblies
A23 Manufacturer of AEI Tags
A24 Manufacturer of Draft Sill End Castings

Category B
B1 Manufacturer of Roller Bearing Grease
B2 Manufacturer of Freight Truck Springs
B3 Manufacturer of Locomotive Truck Springs
B4 Manufacturer of Center Plates
B5 Manufacturer of Freight Draft Gear
B6 Reconditioner of Freight Draft Gear
B7 Manufacturer of Locomotive Draft Gear
B8 Reconditioner of Locomotive Draft Gear
B9 Manufacturer of Brake Hoses
B10 Manufacturer of Rubber Goods, Including Gaskets, Packing Cups and Diaphragms
B11 Manufacturers of Repair Kits
B12 Reconditioner of Freight Couplers
B13 Reconditioner of Locomotive Couplers
B16 Reconditioner of Freight Yokes
B17 Reconditioner of Locomotive Yokes
B18 Reconditioner of Freight Side Frames and Bolsters
B19 Reconditioner of Locomotive Truck Frames and Bolsters
B20 Reconditioner of Freight Cushioning Devices

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B21 Manufacturer of Freight Car Brake Shoes

B22 Recondition Freight Car Handbrakes
B23 Reconditioner of Locomotive Journal Roller Bearings
B24 Repair of Tank Cars
B25 Freight Car Repair Facility Engaged in Repairs Involving over 85 Hours Labor and/or
Wreck Damage
B26 Freight Car Repair Facility Performing Office Manual Rule 88 Repairs/Modifications
B27 Facility Performing M-970 Certifications/Recertifications
B28 Designated Satellite Shop Repairs
B29 Manufacturer of Brake Beams
B30 Reconditioner of Brake Beams
B31 Freight Air Brake Repair Facility
B32 Locomotive Air Brake Repair Facility
B33 Wheel and Axle Shop
B35 Manufacturer of Boxcar Doors
B36 Manufacturer of Nailable Steel Flooring
B37a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Traction Motors
B39a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Turbochargers
B41a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Power Assemblies
B43a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Cylinder Heads
B45a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Fuel Injectors
B47a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Governors
B48a Manufacturer of Locomotive Engine Protectors
B49a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Fuel Pumps
B51a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Water Pumps
B53a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Oil Pumps
B55a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Radiators
B56a Manufacturer of Locomotive Grid Resistors
B57a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Main Generators/Alternators
B58a Manufacturer of Locomotive Electronic Handbrakes
B59a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Air Compressors
B61a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Engines
B63a,b Manufacturer of Locomotive Cooling/Radiator Fans
B64a Manufacturer of Locomotive Starter Motors
B65a,b Manufacturer of Locomotive Grid Blower Motors
B67a,b Manufacturer/Reconditioner of Locomotive Inertial/Equipment Blower Motors
B69 Locomotive Traction Motor/Wheel Combo Assembly
B70 Reconditioner of Slack Adjusters
B73 Freight Car Assemblers
B74 Manufacturers of Rail
B75 Manufacturers of Switches
B76 Manufacturers of Frogs
B77 Manufacturers of Ties
B78 Assemble of Tank Cars
B79 Alteration of Tank Cars
B80 Conversion of Tank Cars
B81 Qualification of Tank Cars

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B82 Manufacturer of Tank Car Tanks That Are Moved to and from the Facility without Trucks
(Running Gear)
B83 Repair Tank Car Tanks That Are Moved to and from the Facility without Trucks (Running
Gear)
B84 Qualification of Tank Car Tanks That Are Moved to and from the Facility without Trucks
(Running Gear)
B85 Manufacturer of Pressure Retaining Tank Components That Are Moved to and from the
Facility without Trucks (Running Gear)
B86 Repair of Pressure Retaining Tank Components That Are Moved to and from the Facility
without Trucks (Running Gear)

Category C
C1 Brake Hose Assembler
C3 Class E Tank Car Facility (no new certifications)
C4 Manufacturer of Tank Car Service Equipment
C5 Recondition/Repair and Qualification of Tank Car Service Equipment
C6 Removal and Replacement of Tank Car Service Equipment (Including Changing of
Gaskets)
C7 Removal of Interior Linings and Coatings in Tank Cars
C8 Installation of Interior Linings and Coatings in Tank Cars
C9 Qualification of Interior Linings and Coatings in Tank Cars
C10 Repair of Interior Linings and Coatings in Tank Cars
C11 Inspection of Interior Linings and Coatings in Tank Cars

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