Proceedings of the AREMA 2007
Annual Conference 

C&S Technical Conference - Calgary, Alberta, Canada - May 22, 2007

Annual Conference - Chicago, IL - September 9-12, 2007    

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Alameda Corridor-East Plan - Update on Current and Future Projects
B. Armistead

Application of Lasers to Determine Structure Gauge Encroachments
D. Patterson

Applying Industrial Design to Railroad Vehicles and Infrastructure
C. Vergara

Automatic Rail Weight Identification System (ARWIS), Determination of Rail Weight Through Computer Software to Produce Accurate Rail Wear Information for Rail Asset Management
M.T. Mischke

Carrier Class Gigabit Ethernet in Transit
K. Witbeck, G. Turner

Case Study of Fulton 392.9: Changing Out a Double Track Through Plate Girder (TPG) Span Crossing Over a Double Track Mainline
K.R. Day

City of Chicago Railroad Database
D. Phillips, J. Alonzo

Communication-Baed Signaling (CBS) - Vital PTC
B. Petit

Complete Replacement of Railroad Bridge Using Micropiles
R.D. Payne, C. Fitzgerald, R. Nagel

Concrete ties Designed for High Dynamic Loads
S. Freudenstein

Condition Inspection and Analysis of Four, Prominent Railroad Bridges
C.J. Rolwood, R. Drew

CPR western Capacity Projects 2005
J.W. Ritchie, J.A. Moon

Demonstration of the Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor System at the Transportation Technology Center Facility
B.M. Phares

Deramus Yard Gets a Face Lift
M. Budisa

Design and Construction of Micropiles for Various Difficult Access Railway Foundation Applications
R. Berry, G. Boonstra, J.R. Hill, T. Szynakiewicz

Developing Foundation Support for the Reconstruction of Bridge 8.8 Over Como Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, BNSF
J.W. Hronek, M.G. Guarino

Discrete Element Modeling of Railroad Ballast Settlement
E. Tutumluer, H. Huang, Y. Hashash, J. Ghaboussi

Emergency Bridge Stabilization at Mile 189.70 Watrous Subdivision
C. Deniaud, T. Saunders

Evolution of the Little Rock Streetcar
J.H. Graebner

Expanding Capacity on Union Pacific's Sunset Route
D. Connell

Federal Railroad Administration Report
J.H. Boardman

Field Demonstration of the Use of Track Strength Data to Optimize Tie Replacement Requirements
A.M. Zarembski, J.C. Gauntt, G.T. Grissom, J.W. Palese

FRIP - The Building of a Freight Track
R.E. Wright, J.P. Garden

From Classroom to Rail Industry - A Rail Engineer in the Making
P.T. Lautala

GPS-GIS and the Impact on Union Pacific Railroad
P.A. Schoville

Guidance on Accounting for Environmental Retirement Obligations for Railroad Assets Per FIN-47
D. Blakeley, J. Redwine, J. Davidson, C. Marshall

Heartland Corridor Clearance Improvement Project
J.N. Carter, M.J. Loehr, R. Buck, F. Frandina

High Speed Joint Bar Inspection Using Advanced Image Collection and Processing Techniques
A. Berry, X. Gibert-Serra, D. McNew, B. Nejikovsky, A. Tajaddini

How Quality Documentation Reduced Paperwork on a Heavy-Rail Transit Project
R.G. Bolduc

Implementing a Tie Degradation Model for Maintenance Planning on the Union Pacific Railroad
J. Holder, D. Li, D. Clark

Improvements in Track Fasteners to Cope with Heavy Axle Loads
T. Austin

Improving Hot Box Detector Performance Through Technology
F. Meeks, B. Church

Incremental Train Control System on Amtrak's Michigan Line
R.T. Olson, Jr.

Industry Leaders Panel Discussion - C&S
Various

Innovative Design-Build Ground Improvement Solution for Support of Central Corridor Railroad Grade Separation Retaining Walls, Wichita, Kansas
A.J. Gaul, W. Duryee

Installation of Flange Bearing Crossing Diamond Shelby Flange Bearing Diamond
D.C. Clark, J.E. Beyerl, D.D. Davis

In-Track Repair of Concrete Ties
D. Humpherys

Keystone Buildout Project - Progressing a New Route in the 21st Century
D.A. Becker, J.J. Marty

Layman's Introduction to Shotcrete
T. Wallace

Load Testing of a Steel Thru-Girder Railroad Bridge with Ballasted Trough Deck
W.S. Najjar, P. Bousader, P. Pappas

Lock Bolts and the Low Maintenance Mainline Frog
M. Roney, L. Pisano, R. DiRago, L. Mercer

Measuring Degradation of Bonded Insulated Rail Joints
D. Peltier, C.P.L. Barkan, S. Downing, D. Socie

Mode Competitive Rail Transit or Great Transit Cheap
C. Goodall

New O'Hare Terminal 7 Rail Station Plan
M. Walbrun

Optimized Readjustment Length Requirements for Improved CWR Neutral Temperature Management
D.M. Read, A. Kish, D.W. Clark

Optimized Train Control (OTC)
T.W. Schnautz

Overview of the Transportation Security Administration's Surface Transportation Security Inspection Program
G.A. Gordon

Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor - Building Blocks into the Future
K.M. Jeffers, K.M. Uznanski, K. Fredrickson

Radio Telephony Integration - Dispatcher Radio Control Systems
J. Hicks, M. Murphy

Real Time Prediction of Rail Temperature
Y. Zhang, J. Clemenzi, K. Kessler, S. Lee

Redesign of South Bend Airport Rail Connection
T. Macaskill

Rehabilitation of Ballast and Subgrade
R. Wenty

Relocation of Union Pacific Mainline for the Modernization of O'Hare Airport
T.R. Pavlick, M.A. Ross, C.P. Arman

Remote Control Power Switch in Track Warrant Territory
R. Bowden

Annual Luncheon Keynote Presentation
A.B. Hatch

Railroad, LRT and Highway - A Comparison of Geometric Policies
G. Toth

Standards and Tests of Fastening Systems
M. Steidl

Strategic Tie and Rail Replacement
W.E. Van Trump

Substructure Maintenance Management: Its Time Has Come
J.P. Hyslip

The IT System That Could: Paperless Track Inspection
L.J. Biess

Think and Be Safe (TABS) Safety Training - Amtrak
W.H. Albritton

Union Pacific's American River Bridge Reconstruction Project
T.R. Martindale, J. Mancuso, C.L. Johnson

Update on Bridge Deck Fastener Performance on the FAST Steel Bridge
D. Otter, B. Doe

Use of Risk Management in Improving Track Safety
A.M. Zarembski, J.W. Palese

Utilizing GIS for Alignment, Right-of-Way Creation, Alignment Feature Creation and Maintenance
Y. Golombek

Vasona Light Rail Signal Design Challenges
H.D. MacGillivray, D. Mellon

Vertical track Modulus Testing on BNSF's Haevy Haul Coal Line
D. Thornton, M. Fateh, G. Carr

What Field Managers Need to Know About Environmental Permitting Requirements
S. Echevarria, D. Shafer

Your Bridges and Your Future
G.A. Davids