AAR Open Top Loading Rules

Travis Wolgram TTCI/AAR

And

Mitch McDonald, CSX

1947 Warrior Ridge , PA

The Open Top Loading Rules Manuals

• Section 1. General Rules for Loading All Commodities

• Section 2. Rules for Loading Metal Products, Including Pipe

• Section 3. Rules for Loading Construction and Farm Machinery

• Section 4. Archived Rules and Figures from Sections 1 through 7

• Section 5. Rules for Loading Forest Products and Miscellaneous Building Materials

• Section 6. Rules for Loading Military Equipment and Materiel

• Section 7. Rules for Loading All Commodities on Open Top Trailers and Containers for Rail Transport

Section 1

• Part 1—General Requirements and Compliance.• Clearances, load restraint and distribution

• Part 2—Requirements for Load Support and Load Securement Items• Dunnage types and applications

• Part 3—Loads Having End Overhang(s) and Bolster Loads on More Than One Car

• Part 4—Procedures for Changing the Open Top Loading Rules and for Experimental Load and Impact Testing and Lading Durability Testing

• Impact, Field, Track and Simulation testing

Section 1

• Part 5 —Recommended Procedures for Measuring Loads and Determining Combined Center of Gravity Above Top of Rail

• Part 6 —Machinery Blocking Methods and Patterns and Illustrations for Securing Loose Parts Requirements for Load Support and Load Securement Items

• Part 7—Load Securement Materials—Test Procedures and Submissions

• Dunnage testing procedures

Section 2Rules for Loading Metal Products, Including Pipe

Section 3Rules for Loading Construction and Farm Machinery

Section 3

Section 5Rules for Loading Forest Products and Miscellaneous Building Materials

Section 6Rules for Loading Military Equipment and Materiel

Section 7Rules for Loading All Commodities on Open Top Trailers and Containers for Rail Transport

Thank you!