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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.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 |
| 4:00 - 7:00 pm |
On-Site Registration |
| 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Complimentary Heavy Haul Reception |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 |
| 7:00 - 7:50 am |
Continental Breakfast & ExpoZone Exhibits
Registration & Check-in |
| 7:50 - 8:00 am |
Introductory Remarks & Welcome
Heavy Haul Seminar Session Co-Moderators:
Bob Tuzik, Rangecan Business Manager, Holland
Gordon Bachinsky, President, Advanced Rail Management |
| 8:00 - 8:40 am |
Session 1
The Safety Impact of Vehicle Health Monitoring in North America
Semih Kalay, Vice President, Corporate Research & Development, TTCI
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| 8:40 - 9:20 am |
Session 2
A Measured Approach to Implementing New Wheel/Rail Interface Technology Improvements
Mike Gilliam, DTM - Rail Management, Union Pacific Railroad
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| 9:20 - 9:30 am |
Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits |
| 9:30 - 9:55 am |
InfoZone 1 |
| 10:05 - 10:30 am |
InfoZone 2 |
| 10:30 - 10:40 |
Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits |
| 10:40 - 11:20 am |
Session 3
Top of Rail Lubrication in the Heavy Haul Environment Kevin Conn, Research Engineer, Norfolk Southern
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11:20 - 12:00 noon
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Session 4
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
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| 12:00 - 1:15 pm |
Luncheon & ExpoZone Exhibits |
| 1:15 - 1:55 pm |
Session 5
The Philosophy of Derailment - Primary Cause Finding Matt Dick, Staff Technical Manager, ENSCO, Inc.
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| 1:55 - 2:05 pm |
Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits |
| 2:05 - 2:30 pm |
InfoZone 3 |
| 2:40 - 3:05 pm |
InfoZone 4 |
| 3:05 - 3:15 pm |
Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits |
| 3:15 - 5:30 pm |
Session 6 - International Panel Discussion |
Rail Stress as it Relates to CWR Management
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 (General Manager, Railway Engineering Department. 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)
Session Abstract
An important aspect of reducing the stress state of the railroad deals with controlling the longitudinal rail stresses to safe levels. Hence the efficient management of stress induced thermal forces in continuous welded rail (CWR) becomes an important aspect of railroad maintenance practices. CWR track is prone to lateral buckling when the rails are under high compressive forces, and when high tensile forces dominate, rail defect growth can cause rail fractures, weld failures and rail joints to pull apart. The magnitude of induced thermal forces is governed by the rail neutral temperature (RNT). The RNT is the temperature at which the net longitudinal rail force is zero. Current railroad procedures require that CWR be installed and maintained at an optimum RNT range to minimize damaging force levels. However, research has shown that RNT can change over time due to temperature changes, train or maintenance disturbances, and difficulties with certain rail maintenance practices such as destressing and broken/defective rail repair. Because of the RNT’s variability and its accurate and nondestructive measurement difficulty, railroads rely on best practice guidelines and procedures to manage RNT.
This panel with both US and international experience will present and discuss practices and recent advances in the management of CWR as it relates to longitudinal stress and rail neutral temperature. US representation will include the UP, BNSF and Kandrew Inc. Consulting Services, while international representation is comprised of Japan, UK and Australia. The session will be moderated by Mr. Ryan McWilliams, Vice President, Technology and Business Development, Salient Systems, Inc.
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| 5:30 |
Adjourn |
| 6:00 - 8:30 pm |
Grand Buffet Reception
sponsored by Advanced Rail Management & Speno |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010 |
| 7:00 - 7:50 am |
Continental Breakfast & ExpoZone Exhibits
Registration & Check-in |
| 7:50 - 8:00 am |
Introductory Remarks & Welcome
Heavy Haul Seminar Session Co-Moderators:
Bob Tuzik, Rangecan Business Manager, Holland
Gordon Bachinsky, President, Advanced Rail Management
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| 8:00 - 8:40 am |
Session 7
The Root Causes of High Impact Wheels
Harry Tournay, Senior Scientist II, TTCI
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| 8:40 - 9:20 am |
Session 8
Wayside Advances
Todd Snyder, Director - Advanced Freight Car Engineering, Union Pacific Railroad
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| 9:20 - 9:30 am |
Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits |
| 9:30 - 9:55 am |
InfoZone 5 |
| 10:05 - 10:30 am |
InfoZone 6 |
| 10:30 - 10:40 |
Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits |
| 10:40 - 11:20 am |
Session 9
Data-Driven Rail Replacement Planning
Oscar M. Mukanjiri, Manager of Engineering - Rail, Kansas City Southern
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11:20 - 12:00 noon
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Session 10
The Effects of Rail Cant
Walter Rosenberger, Research Engineer, Norfolk Southern
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| 12:00 - 1:15 pm |
Luncheon & ExpoZone Exhibits |
| 1:15 - 1:55 pm |
Session 11
New Rail Maintenance Trends in Europe: Anti-Headcheck-Profiles and Preventive Cyclical Grinding
Wolfgang Schoech, Manager of External Affairs, Speno International
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| 1:55 - 2:35 pm |
Session 12
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 |
| 2:35 - 3:15 pm |
Session 13
Non-Stop Rail Flaw Testing
Markus Nottelmann, Commercial Director, Sperry Rail Services |
| 3:15 - 3:45 pm |
Closing Remarks & InfoZone Raffle |
| 3:45 pm |
Adjourn |
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