| Friday | September 19, 2008 |
| 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Registration for REMSA World Rail Expo Exhibitors Only |
| Saturday | September 20, 2008 |
| 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
AREMA Annual Conference Registration and
REMSA World Rail Expo Registration |
| FRA214 - Roadway Worker On-Track Safety Workshop |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Workshop Registration |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Workshop |
| Committee Meetings |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 24 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 27 |
| Sunday | September 21, 2008 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
AREMA Annual Conference Registration and
REMSA World Rail Expo Registration |
| Noon - 6:00 p.m. |
REMSA World Rail Expo Open
Exhibit Halls A, B and C |
| Environmental Permitting Issues in Railroad Construction Projects |
| 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Seminar Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Seminar |
| Committee Meetings |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 5 |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 24 |
| 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 10 |
| 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 17 |
| Noon - 3:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 16 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 12 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 18 |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 6 |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meeting: Committee 14 |
| Monday | September 22, 2008 |
| 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
AREMA Annual Conference Registration and
REMSA World Rail Expo Registration |
| 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (Sponsored)
See Sponsor Page |
| |
Musical Entertainment
Sponsored by NORCO |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Opening General Session |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. |
Presentation of Colors
Invocation
Safety Briefing |
| 8:10 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. |
President's Address
Larry L. Etherton, AREMA President,
Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 8:25 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
REMSA Greeting
Jonathan D. Reilly,
Harsco Track Technologies |
| 8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. |
RSSI Greeting
Phillip C. Hess,
Rails Company |
| 8:35 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
AREMA Headquarters Report
Charles H. Emely, Ph.D.,
Executive Director/CEO |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
AREMA Scholarships Winners Announcement |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. |
Federal Railroad Administrator Report
Clifford C. Eby, FRA Deputy Administrator |
| 9:20 a.m. - 9:25 a.m. |
Presentation of Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence
Michael W. Franke, AREMA Treasurer and Chair, Hay Award Committee,
Amtrak |
| 9:25 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Winners
|
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Coffee Break (Sponsored)
See Sponsor Page |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Track Presentation
Union Pacific’s Railroad Frazier Canyon Slide
William E. Van Trump, Union Pacific Railroad |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Structures Presentation
Replacement of Amtrak’s Thames River Movable Bridge
James Richter PE and Peter Finch, Amtrak and Michael Martin, PE,
URS Washington Division |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Communications & Signals Presentation
U.S. Automated Railroad Infrastructure Trespass Detection System Performance Guidelines
Marco P. daSilva, US Dept. of Transportation - Volpe Center |
| 11:30 a.m. - Noon |
Maintenance Presentation
Great Salt Lake Causeway: Recent History and Current Maintenance Program
Paul M. Dannelly, Union Pacific Railroad Frank W. Pita, PE, LHG and Carol Ravano, PE, Jacobs Assoc. |
| Noon - 12:30 p.m. |
Engineering Services Presentation
Environmental Review, Permitting, and Stakeholder Coordination for the Addition of a Third Main Track Through Cajon Pass in Southern California
Robert E. Brendza, BNSF Railway Company Jeffry Rice, AICP, URS Corporation
Brian Kovol, REM, Tryck Nyman Hayes, Inc. |
| 12:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Passenger & Transit Presentation
UTA Frontrunner and Beyond
Michael Allegra, Utah Transit Authority |
| 1:00 p.m. |
End of General Session |
| 11:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
REMSA World Rail Expo Open
Exhibit Halls A, B and C |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Meet the Next Generation |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Utah Transit Authority Tour |
| Tuesday | September 23, 2008 |
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
AREMA Annual Conference Registration and
REMSA World Rail Expo Registration |
| 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (Sponsored)
See Sponsor Page |
| 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Functional Group Sessions
View Session Schedule |
| 9:00 a.m. - Noon |
REMSA World Rail Expo Open
Exhibit Halls A, B and C |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break (Sponsored)
See Sponsor Page |
| 12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Annual Chairmen's Luncheon
Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required
Charles W. Moorman, Chairman, President and CEO, Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
REMSA World Rail Expo Open
Exhibit Halls A, B and C |
| Wednesday | September 24, 2008 |
| 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
AREMA Annual Conference Registration |
| 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast (Sponsored)
See Sponsor Page |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Closing General Session |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:05 a.m. |
Safety Briefing
Robert J. Boileau, PE, AREMA Senior Vice President
BNSF Railway Company |
| 8:05 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Installation of 2008-2009 AREMA Officers |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Communications & Signals Presentation
Evolution to a Common Information Source Serving CSX Real Estate, Engineering
and Operations
Ted Selig, Bentley Systems, Inc., Abby Clark, CSX Transportation |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Engineering Services Presentation
Heartland Corridor Clearance Improvement Project Update
James N. Carter, Jr., PE, Norfolk Southern Railway Company |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Maintenance Presentation
Track Substructure Characterization Using 500MHz and 2GHz Ground Penetrating Radar
Roger Roberts, PhD, Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break (Sponsored)
See Sponsor Page |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Passenger & Transit Presentation
2008 and Beyond World High-Speed Passenger Developments
Ted Krohn, International Railway Union |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Structures Presentation
McComb 734.1: Replacing a Double Track Concrete Arch with Two New 104-Foot Concrete Trestle Bridges in Ten Days
Kevin R. Day, Canadian National Railway |
| 11:30 a.m. - Noon |
Track Presentation
A New Engineers Perspective on Maintaining a Heavy Haul Territory
Eric Gehringer, Union Pacific Railroad |
| Noon |
Adjournment of the AREMA 2008 Annual Conference and Exposition |
| Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering Seminar (Day 1) |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Seminar Registration |
| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Seminar |
| Thursday | September 25, 2008 |
| Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering Seminar (Day 2) |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Seminar |
| Friday | September 26, 2008 |
| Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering Seminar (Day 3) |
| 8:00 a.m. - Noon |
Seminar |
