1. NARS National Academy of Railroad Sciences Training… Now and in the future Argentine Yard Kansas City, KS May 14, 2010 NARS National Academy of Railroad Sciences Training… Now and in the future Argentine Yard Kansas City, KS May 14, 2010

2. Vision Be the provider of choice for performance improvement solutions that meet the business objectives of our customers Mission Design, develop, deliver, and evaluate performance improvement solutions for the railroad industry that: Ensure Safety Maximize Productivity Meet the Business Objectives of our Customers Ensure an Appropriate Level of Job Knowledge, Skills and Attitude

3. Training Objectives Provide comprehensive new hire training Deliver regulatory-centric rules training Proactive ‘Close the Gap’ remediation Emphasize lifelong learning & new technologies Focus on “Performance Based Measurement”

4. Instructor Led Training (ILT) NARS instructors Highly selective recruitment Trained to be ‘Best of the best’ Master Instructor Certification Affiliations Johnson County Community College (JCCC) 1986 partnership to enhance training by combining industry and education American Shortline Regional Railroad Assoc. NARS is the provider of choice for the ASLRRA NARS Training Standards

5. NARS/JCCC Partnership College Accredited Railroad Training Continuing Education Units (CEU)s Certificates of Completion Associate Degrees

6. NARS Training Center

7. Instructor Led Training (ILT) 30 classrooms/interactive labs Web Based Training/online (WBT) Customer On-site training Simulators Locomotive RCO Training Delivery

8. New Hire Conductor Training Locomotive Engineer Training Locomotive Engineer Certification Yardmaster Training Transportation Training

9. Conductor Training

10. Locomotive Engineer Training Networked Simulators

11. Locomotive Mechanical Locomotive Electrical Freight Car - Apprenticeship Training - Skills Improvement Mechanical Training

12. Locomotive Training Lab

13. Freight Car Lab

14. Freight Car Airbrake Lab

15. Signal Training Telecommunications Maintenance of Way - Welding - Track - Structures - Hydraulics Engineering

16. Signal Training Labs

17. Telecommunications Training Lab

18. Welding Lab

19. Track Maintenance

20. NARS Training Website

21. NARS TRAX LMS

22. NARS/JCCC Partnership College Accredited Railroad Training Continuing Education Units (CEU)s Certificates of Completion Associate Degrees

23. Signal Conductor Welder Locomotive Electrical Locomotive Mechanic Freight Car Fast Track Training Certified Four to Eight Week College Credit Programs

24. NARS … future opportunities RISA 2008 Mandates Positive Train Control (PTC) - 3000-5000 new Signal employees Conductor Certification with Job Task Analysis - Standardized Regulatory-centric training with college credits - NARS advisory board consisting of permanent and rotating railroad members developing training content

25. Questions?