AREMA 2006 Annual Conference
September 17-20, 2005

TUESDAY FUNCTIONAL GROUP SESSIONS

Conference
Program 		Tuesday
Sessions 		General
Information 		Spouse
Program 		REMSA
Show 		Housing
Form
ENGINEERING SERVICES | MAINTENANCE | PASSENGER & TRANSIT | STRUCTURES | TRACK
ENGINEERING SERVICES
Session Chair: J. Gray Chandler
AREMA Functional Group Vice President
CSX Transportation		 MAINTENANCE
Session Chair: Raymond J. Rumsey, P.E.
AREMA Functional Group Vice President
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
7:45 Safety Briefing & Group Comments
J. Gray Chandler, CSX Transportation		 Safety Briefing & Group Comments
Raymond J. Rumsey,P.E.,
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.		 7:45
8:00 Development of an Environmental Chapter for the AREMA Manual
Kevin Keller, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.		 Vehicle Replacement Criteria and Vehicle Improvements
Tom Neeser, BNSF Railway Co. 		8:00
8:30 Justifying Training for Engineering and MofW Employees
Barton Jennings, Ph.D., Western Illinois University 		Severe Weather Response - Lessons Learned
Jeffrey A. McCracken, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. 		8:30
9:00 Engineering Industrial Tracks With Operations in Mind
Timothy R. Wells, P.E., LTK Engineering Servies Crew Heimer, Georgia Regional Transportation Authority and Guy Vinette, URS Corporation		 Working in Grade Crossing Approaches
Author TBA 		9:00
9:30 Paducah & Louisville Railway Relocation
John E. Harms, S.E., P.E., Hanson Professional Services, Inc. and Charley Chambers, P.E., Hanson-Wilson, Inc. 		Joint Elemination Best Practices
Author TBA 		9:30
10:00 Coffee Break
Sponsorship still available 		Coffee Break
Sponsorship still available		 10:00
10:30 How Agencies Can "Railroad" a Railroad: A Case Study
Gary L. Lewis, Parsons Water & Infrastructures, Inc. and Mark L. McCune, Union Pacific Railroad 		Work Unit Allocation - Staffing
Author TBA 		10:30
11:00 Rail Borne Track Asset Mapping Systems
Jeff Stevens, ENSCO, Len Allen, FRA and J. Brent Mason, Norfolk Southern Railway Co. 		Fire Prevention for Maintenance Activities
Neal Hathaway, Union Pacific Railroad 		11:00
11:30 Improving Classification Yard Performance Through Bottleneck Management Methods
Jeremiah R. Dimberger, Canadian Pacific Railway
and Christopher P.L. Barkan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 		RSAC Update - RWP Regulations/CWE Regulations
Christopher F. Schulte, FRA 		11:30
12:15 Annual Chairmen’s Luncheon
(Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required)
Edmond L. Harris, Executive Vice President, Operations, Canadian National Railway 		Annual Chairmen’s Luncheon
(Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required)
Edmond L. Harris, Executive Vice President, Operations, Canadian National Railway		 12:15
2:00 Elk Grove Quiet Zone
Barry W. Lemke, Parsons Brinkerhoff and Gwen Owens, City of Elk Grove 		Long-Term Performance of Asphalt Underlayment Trackbeds for Special Trackbed Applications
Jerry G. Rose and Justin S. Anderson, University of Kentucky 		2:00
2:30 A Track Network Data Management System in Support of Rail Corridor Infrastructure Management
Martin Bolt, Ted Selig and Jerry Cardillo, Bentley Systems		 Track Inspection for the 21st Century
Todd Dragland, Canadian Pacific Railway, Arthur L. Clouse, FRA, Kevin Keefe, Jeff Bloom and Susan Cook, ENSCO, Inc. 		2:30

Presentation times subject to change  
PASSENGER & TRANSIT
Session Chair: Conrad J. Ruppert, Jr.
AREMA Functional Group Vice President
Amtrak		 STRUCTURES
Session Chair: David K. Franz, P.E.
AREMA Functional Group Vice President
Osmose Railroad Services, Inc.
7:45 Safety Briefing & Group Comments
Conrad J. Ruppert, Jr., Amtrak 		Safety Briefing & Group Comments
David K. Franz, P.E., Osmose Railroad Services, Inc. 		7:45
8:00 Introducing New Light Rail Rolling Stock Onto Old Track
Fred Mau, P.E., and Gavin Fraser, Booz Allen Hamilton 		Designing For Longitudinal Force
Richard Payne, P.E., ESCA Consultants, Inc. and John Unsworth, P.E., Canadian Pacific Railway 		8:00
8:30 Chicago Union Station Lake Street Rehabilitation Project
Ted Coffey, Edwards & Kelcey, Inc., Joe Lorenzini, METRA and David Klouda, Amtrak 		Stabilization of Masonary Piers at Nipigon, Ontario
Daniel E. J. Adamson, P.E., Canadian Pacific Railway 		8:30
9:00 Empowering Light Rail for Charlotte
Stephen J. Cavuoto, P.E. and David A. Kuehn, P.E., STV, Inc. and DAvid G. Leard, AICP, Charlotte Area Transit System 		A Road Map for Developing LRFD Specifications for Railroad Bridges
Walid S. Najjar, Ph.D., P.E., Chas H. Sells, Inc.		 9:00
9:30 Folsom Light Rail Service - 21st Century Rail for an Historic Corridor
Alan Boone, DMJM+Harris, Inc. 		Seismic Screening Methodology For Railroad Bridges
Shane Cook, P.E., Associated Engineering, Ltd. and Josa Cavaco, P.E., CN Rail 		9:30
10:00 Coffee Break
Sponsorship still available		 Coffee Break
Sponsorship still available		 10:00
10:30 Fast-Track Design and Construction of Running Repair Shop for Metro-North Railroad
David W. Jacobs, P.E., MTA Metro-North Railroad Co. 		Underwater Inspection For Railroad Bridges
Daniel G. Stromberg, S.E., P.E., Collins Engineers, Inc.		 10:30
11:00 Preliminary Design of The Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Project Tunnel Segment Trackwork
Michael J. Lehnen, P.E., Thomas G. Budd, P.E., and Brian J. Lyons, P.E., Hatch Mott MacDonald		 Crack Development And Growth In The FAST Steel Bridge
Duane E. Otter, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 		11:00
11:30 Los Angeles Union Station Run-Through Tracks Union Station Terminal Improvements
Paul Mak, P.E., DMJM+Harris, Inc., Cassim Mamoon, Amtrak and Tom Kim, P.E., HDR Engineering, Inc. 		Alternate Methods of Bridge Support For Construction
Peter Schierloh, P.E., E80 Plus Constructors, LLC 		11:30
12:15 Annual Chairmen’s Luncheon
(Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required)
Edmond L. Harris, Executive Vice President, Operations, Canadian National Railway		 Annual Chairmen’s Luncheon
(Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required)
Edmond L. Harris, Executive Vice President, Operations, Canadian National Railway		 12:15
2:00 Sounder Commuter Rail Extension: Making The Grade
Jim Edwards, Sound Transit, Jeanine Viscount and Bruce Pohlot, Parsons Brinkerhoff		 Port River Expressway Design-Build Project, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Peter Roody, P.E. and David tuckman, P.E., Hardesty & Hanover		 2:00
2:30 Austin's New Commuter Rail Service John Almond and Richard Krisak, Capital Metro Rail Project Office and James Michel, P.E., Jacobs Civil, Inc. Recycling an Open Dock Half Through Plate Girder Span And Conversion to a Concrete Ballast Deck Through Plate Girder Span
Greg Small, UMA Engineering, Ltd. 		2:30

 
TRACK
Session Larry L. Etherton, P.E.
AREMA Functional Group Vice President
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
7:45 Safety Briefing & Group Comments
Larry L. Etherton, P.E., Norfolk Southern Railway Co.		 7:45
8:00 Railway Track Quality Assessment & Related Decision Making
Stasha Jovanovic, Delft University OF Technology 		8:00
8:30 To Be Announced
 8:30
9:00 High Rail Wear on The Tehachapl: Problem Identification, Analysis and Implementation of Solutions
Dr. Jude Igwemezie, P.E. and Daniel Marks, Applied Rail Research Technologies and William E. Van Trump and Dwight W. Clark, Union Pacific Railroad 		9:00
9:30 Best Practices Updates for Friction Control Including Implementing Top of Rail Friction Control
Richard Reiff, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 		9:30
10:00 Coffee Break
Sponsorship still available		 10:00
10:30 To Be Announced
 10:30
11:00 Union Pacific Railroad Wayside Top of Rail Friction Control: Lateral Force and Rail Wear Reductions in an Extreme
Heavy Haul Operating Environment Tony Makowsky, Kelsan Technologies Corp. and Dwight W. Clark, Union Pacific Railroad 		11:00
11:30 Improving Ride Quality and Track Durability at Transitions, Bridges, Frogs and Joints David D. Davis and Charity Sasaoka, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 11:30
12:15 Annual Chairmen’s Luncheon
(Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required)
Edmond L. Harris, Executive Vice President, Operations, Canadian National Railway		 Noon
2:00 An Integrated System for Accurate Tie & Ballast Condition Assessment
Tom Keogh, M.E., P.E. and Darel E. Mesher, Ph.D., P.E., Rail Radar, Inc. and Timothy R. Keegan, P.E., Canadian National Railway 		2:00
2:30 Measurement of Vertical Track Modulus From a Moving Railcar
Shane Farritor, Richard Arnold, Brian J. McVey and Sheng-Lu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 		2:30


Tuesday Schedule
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
7:00 - 7:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Functional Group Sessions
12:15 - 2:00 p.m.
Annual Chairmen's Luncheon
(Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required)






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