D15 Committee on Railroad Welding

CHAIR: David Smook, Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc.
SECRETARY: Jennifer Rosario
COORDINATOR: Yojaidy Acosta
SCOPE: Responsible for creating and revising standards on railroad welding.

PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS

• AWS D15.1/D15.1M:2019, Railroad Welding Specification for Cars and Locomotives
• AWS D15.2/D15.2M:2022, Specification for Joining Railroad Rail and Related Rail Components

NEW DOCUMENTS UNDERGOING DRAFTING AND APPROVAL

• AWS D15.3/D15.3M, Specification for Resistance Welding for Railroad Applications

LIST OF SUBCOMMITTEES

• AWS D15A Subcommittee on Cars and Locomotives
  CHAIR: Mike Untermeyer, Alltranstek
• AWS D15C Subcommittee on Track Welding
  CHAIR: Rick Bell, BNSF Technical Center
• AWS D15D Subcommittee on Resistance Welding for Railroad Applications
  CHAIR: Randal Dull, Edison Welding Institute

JOIN THE COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE

The D15 Committee seeks volunteers to participate in its standards development process. The committee is recruiting all types of members as well as members with specific interests (Consultants, Educators, General Interest, and Users) in regard to the committee’s scope. Contact Jennifer Rosario to learn more about this committee’s work and/or complete the Technical Committee Application.