RR-07-04-02 — US Class I Freight Railroad Process Wiki

🗺 BPMN Process Flow

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📋 Process Attributes

Process ID	RR-07-04-02
Domain Family	CORPORATE
L1 Domain	Safety & Regulatory Compliance
L2 Process Group	Accident and Incident Reporting
Trigger	Detection of an accident or incident by any rail craft member, system monitoring, or external reporting.
Outcome	A documented report detailing the cause, impact, and corrective actions taken to prevent recurrence, filed with regulatory bodies and stakeholders.
Systems	NetControl I-ETMS Umler PS Technology C3RS
Regulatory Hooks	49 CFR Part 232 GCOR

📋 L4 Process Steps

Step	Name	Role	System	Input	Output	KPI	Pain Point / Risk	Decision?	Exception?
1.1	Initial Report Submission	Yardmaster	NetControl	Incident report form	Submitted incident report	Report submitted within 30 minutes of incident detection	Delayed reporting due to system downtime	N	N
1.2	Incident Classification	Rules Officer	C3RS	Submitted incident report	Classified incident report	Classification completed within 1 hour of submission	Misclassification leading to improper handling	Y	N
1.3	Safety Audit Triggered	Chief Safety Officer / VP Safety	I-ETMS	Classified incident report	Audit request	Audit initiated within 24 hours of classification	Delayed audits affecting safety compliance	Y	N
1.4	Safety Audit Conducted	Train Dispatcher	NetControl	Audit request	Audit report	Audit completed within 3 days of initiation	Resource constraints affecting audit speed	N	Y
1.5	Root Cause Analysis	Rules Instructor / Rules Officer	Umler	Audit report	Root cause analysis document	Analysis completed within 4 days of audit completion	Complex incidents requiring extensive investigation	Y	N
1.6	Corrective Action Plan Development	VP Network Planning & Operations	PS Technology	Root cause analysis document	Corrective action plan	Plan developed within 5 days of root cause analysis completion	Resource allocation for implementing corrective actions	N	Y
1.7	Implementation of Corrective Actions	Service Design / Network Planning Analyst	NetControl	Corrective action plan	Action implementation status	Actions implemented within 7 days of plan development	Coordination issues among different departments	N	Y
1.8	Review and Approval	Chief Dispatcher	I-ETMS	Action implementation status	Approved action report	Approval completed within 2 days of implementation	Inconsistent approval processes	Y	N
1.9	Regulatory Reporting	Train Dispatcher	NetControl	Approved action report	Submitted regulatory report	Report submitted within 3 days of approval	Regulatory reporting errors	N	Y
1.10	Stakeholder Notification	VP Safety	PS Technology	Submitted regulatory report	Notification to stakeholders	Notifications sent within 4 days of submission	Inaccurate notification processes	N	Y
1.11	Continuous Improvement Review	Chief Safety Officer / VP Safety	Umler	Notification to stakeholders	Continuous improvement report	Review completed within 5 days of notification	Lack of feedback mechanisms	Y	N
1.12	Final Documentation Update	Rules Officer	C3RS	Continuous improvement report	Updated documentation	Documentation updated within 6 days of review completion	Documentation management issues	N	Y

📊 KPIs & Risk Register

KPIs

Report submitted within 30 minutes of incident detection Classification completed within 1 hour of submission Audit initiated within 24 hours of classification Audit completed within 3 days of initiation Actions implemented within 7 days of plan development Approval completed within 2 days of implementation Report submitted within 3 days of approval Notifications sent within 4 days of submission Review completed within 5 days of notification Documentation updated within 6 days of review completion

Key Risks

Delayed reporting due to system downtime Misclassification leading to improper handling Resource constraints affecting audit speed Complex incidents requiring extensive investigation Resource allocation for implementing corrective actions Coordination issues among different departments Inconsistent approval processes Regulatory reporting errors Inaccurate notification processes Lack of feedback mechanisms

Swim Lanes

Yardmaster · 1.1 Rules Officer / Rules Instructor · 1.2, 1.5 Chief Safety Officer / VP Safety · 1.3, 1.8, 1.11 Train Dispatcher · 1.4, 1.9 VP Network Planning & Operations · 1.6 Service Design / Network Planning Analyst · 1.7

Independently compiled from public sources. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Union Pacific or any other railroad. Illustrative of US Class I practice; every system, regulation, role and metric named here traces to a sourced entry in registries/.

RR-07 RR-07-04-02 — Accident and Incident Reporting