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2010 Heavy Haul Program - Speakers & Topics
Please review the preliminary list of Speakers and Topcis below. Updates will be posted to this web page. CLICK HERE to receive updates by email.
Investigation of the Root Causes of High Impact Wheels
Harry Tournay, Senior Scientist II, TTCI
A Measured Approach to Implementing New Wheel/Rail Interface Technology Improvements
Mike Gilliam, DTM - Rail Management, Union Pacific Railroad
New Rail Maintenance Trends in Europe: Anti-Headcheck-Profiles and Preventive Cyclical Grinding
Wolfgang Schoech, Manager of External Affairs, Speno International
The Development of a Rail Grinding Program for Mixed Traffic High Speed Railways Eric Magel, Chief Engineer, Rail Division, NRC Centre for Surface Transportation Technology
The Philosophy of Derailment - Primary Cause Finding
Matt Dick, Staff Technical Manager, Ensco, Inc.
Special International Panel Discussion
Rail Stress as it Relates to CWR Management
Presented on Day 1 (May 19) of the Heavy Haul Seminar
Presentations / Panelists:
Rail Stress Introductions, Overview and Moderation - Ryan McWilliams, (Vice President, Technology and Business Development, Salient Systems, Inc.)
Fundamentals of Rail Stress Management in CWR - Dr. Andrew Kish (President, Kandrew Inc. Consulting Services)
Rail Stress Experience/Management on the Union Pacific - Dwight Clark (General Director-Track Assessment Engineering, UP)
Rail Stress Experience/Management in Japan - Dr. Yasushi Oka (Manager Railway Technology & Consulting, Sumitomo Metal Technology, Inc.)
Rail Stress Experience/Management in the UK - Barnaby Temple (Technical Development Team Manager, Balfour Beatty Rail Limited)
Rail Stress Experience /Management on the BNSF - Arthur Charrow (Director of Engineering Planning, BNSF)
Rail Stress Experience /Management in Australia - Peter Monroe (Project Manager, Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd)
Moderator: Ryan McWilliams (Vice President, Technology and Business Development, Salient Systems, Inc.) |
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The Safety Impact of Vehicle Health Monitoring in North America
Semih Kalay, Vice President, Corporate Research & Development, TTCI
Influences of Rail Grades and Top of Rail Friction Control on Rolling Contact Fatigue
Richard Stock, Manager of R&D Projects, voestalpine Schienen
Kevin Oldknow, Vice President Friction Management, Corporate Division, Kelsan
Data-Driven Rail Replacement Planning
Oscar M. Mukanjiri, Manager of Engineering - Rail, Kansas City Southern
Top of Rail Lubrication in the Heavy Haul Environment
Kevin Conn, Research Engineer, Norfolk Southern
The Effects of Rail Cant
Walter Rosenberger, Research Engineer, Norfolk Southern
"Crack-House" Testing - What it is and Where it's Headed
Todd Snyder, Director - Advanced Freight Car Engineering, Union Pacific Railroad
Non-Stop Rail Flaw Testing
Markus Nottelmann, Commercial Director, Sperry Rail Services
Heavy Haul Seminar Schedule - SUBJECT TO UPDATE
Tuesday, May 18
5:00 - 8:00 pm - Heavy Haul Seminar Check-In / Registration
6:00 - 8:00 pm - Complimentary Heavy Haul Reception
Wednesday, May 19
7:00 - 8:00 am - Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Sessions / Luncheon / Refreshment Breaks
5:00 pm - Adjourn
6:00 - 8:00 pm - Grand Buffet Reception sponsored by ARM and Speno
Thursday, May 20
7:00 - 8:00 am - Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 4:00 pm - Sessions / Refreshment Break / Luncheon
4:00 pm - Adjourn
Email Updates: CLICK HERE to receive regular Speaker & Topic updates.
Some Topics and Speakers from past Heavy Haul Seminars:
What Kind of Rail Materials Will Survive in Heavy-Haul Service?
Jim Hornaday, President, Alpha Gamma Transform
Identifying Causes of Out of Round Wheels: Measuring Field Experience Against Simulations
Paul Mittermayr, President, Bureau of Applied Mechanics and Mathematics
Getting Back to Basics: Successful Rail Grinding Starts with Ballast, Ties and Fasteners
Norm Hooper, Principal, Hooper Engineering
Reducing the Stress State on CP's Western Corridor Operations
Mike Roney, General Manager, Technical Standards, CP Rail
Integration of Technologies in Rail Network Systems
Todd Snyder, Director - Advanced Freight Car Engineering, Union Pacific
ECP Operations on UP Intermodal Train Service
Mike Iden, General Director of Car and Locomotive Engineering, UP
Panel Discussion: Railroad Technological Progress
Moderator: Norm Hooper, Principal, Hooper Engineering
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Panelists: Todd Snyder, Director, Advanced Freight Car Engineering, Union Pacific; Jon Jeambey, Director of Advanced Freight Car Engineering, TTX; Mike Iden, General Director of Car and Locomotive Engineering, UP; Cameron Lonsdale, Vice President R&D, Amsted; Mike Roney, General Manager Technical Standards, CP Rail
Amtrak Case Study: Using Wayside Monitoring Data to Manage the Wheel/Rail Interface
Conrad Ruppert, Jr., Assistant Deputy Chief Engineer - Track, Amtrak
Management of CWR
Mike Armstrong, General Director Maintenance Planning, BNSF
Grinding Strategies and Material Concepts to Control Rolling Contact Fatigue
Rene Heyder, Project Manager - Materials Engineering, Deutsche Bahn AG
BNSF Rail Grinding Strategy
Matt Keller, Manager Rail Maintenance, BNSF
Power Management & Wheel Rail Forces
Jude Igwemezie, President, ARRT
Operational Enhancements of ECP Braking Technology
Jim Forrester, Manager Equipment Planning and Business Development, Norfolk Southern
Lowering Derailment Risk with Improved Track and Vehicle Performance Standards Over the Past Ten Years
Gary Wolf, President, Rail Sciences, Inc.
Using Onboard Accelerometer Systems to Monitor Track and Car Handling Events
Don Loftis, Principle Software Engineer, Olin
A Nonlinear Rail Vehicle Dynamics Computer Program SAMS/Rail for Investigating Railroad Vehicle Track Interaction Performance
Brian Marquis, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Implementation of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Braking on Norfolk Southern
Walter Rosenberger, Operations Engineer - Research and Tests, Norfolk Southern
Influences of Coupler Force and Train Speed on Freight Car Curving Resistance
Matthew Dick, Manager - Mechanical Research, Rail Sciences Inc.
Evaluating the Performance of Premium Rail under Heavy Axle Loads in Revenue Service
Dingqing Li, Principle Engineer, Transportation Technology Center Inc.
Wireless Monitoring of Neutral Temperature on Continuously Welded Rail
Bradley Brown, President; Richard Burchill, Special Projects Engineering, IDERS Engineering
Panel Discussion: Identifying the Costs/Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Technology
Moderator: Mike Franke, Assistant Vice President – State and Commuter Partnerships, Amtrak
Panelists: Robert Blank, Director – Research & Tests, Norfolk Southern
Lisa Stabler, Assistant Vice President – Quality and Reliability Engineering, Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Ryan McWilliams, Vice President Technology and Business Development, Salient Systems, Inc.
New Methods of Evaluating Trucks and Truck Components
Jon Jeambey, Director – Research and Development, TTX Company
Wheel Shelling and Spalling: Findings of the Wheel Defect Prevention Research Consortium
Scott Cummings, Senior Engineer, Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
Target Profiles for Rail Grinding
Anders Frick, Senior Metallurgist, Banverket
Wolfgang Schoech, Manager External Affairs, Speno International SA
Evaluating the Risk of Wheel Climb for Varying Operating Conditions
Yan Liu, Senior Engineer, Centre for Surface Transportation Technology, National Research Council of Canada
Refining Rail Cant Measurement and Improved Automated Track Inspection
Arthur Clouse, Manager – Automated Track Inspection Program, Federal Railroad Administration
Experience with Wayside and Mobile-Based Application of Top-of-Rail Friction Control
Richard Reiff, Principle Engineer, Transportation Technology Center Inc.
Performance Monitoring for the 21St Century: A Systems Approach
Ryan McWilliams, Vice President Technology and Business Development, Salient Systems, Inc.
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