2009 Heavy Haul Program Agenda
Tentative listing - please check back for updates to this section.
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Tuesday May 5, 2009 |
| 4:00pm - 8:00pm |
On-Site Registration |
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Welcome Reception |
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Wednesday May 6, 2009 |
| 7:00am - 7:40am |
Registration / Continental Breakfast |
| 7:40am - 8:00am |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Gordon Bachinsky, President, Advanced Rail Management Corp. |
| 8:00am - 8:40am |
Session 1
What Kind of Rail Materials Will Survive in Heavy-Haul Service?
Jim Hornaday, President, Alpha Gamma Transform |
| 8:40am - 9:20am |
Session 2
Identifying Causes of Out of Round Wheels:
Measuring Field Experience Against Simulations
Paul Mittermayr, President, Bureau of Applied Mechanics and Mathematics |
| 9:20am - 9:30am |
Refreshment Break |
| 9:30am - 9:55am |
InfoZone 1 |
| 10:05am - 10:30am |
InfoZone 2 |
| 10:30am - 10:40am |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:40am - 11:20am |
Session 3
Getting Back to Basics: Successful Rail Grinding Starts with Ballast, Ties and Fasteners
Norm Hooper, Principal, Hooper Engineering |
| 11:20am - 12:00pm |
Session 4
Reducing the Stress State on CP's Western Corridor Operations
Mike Roney, General Manager, Technical Standards, CP Rail |
| 12:00pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch |
| 1:15pm - 1:55pm |
Session 5
Integration of Technologies in Rail Network Systems
Todd Snyder, Director - Advanced Freight Car Engineering, Union Pacific |
| 1:55pm - 2:10pm |
Refreshment Break |
| 2:10pm - 2:35pm |
InfoZone 3 |
| 2:45pm - 3:10pm |
InfoZone 4 |
| 3:10pm - 3:20pm |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:20pm - 4:00pm |
Session 6
ECP Operations on UP Intermodal Train Service
Mike Iden, General Director of Car and Locomotive Engineering, UP
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| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Session 7
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
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| 6:00pm - 8:30pm |
Grand Reception
Sponsored by Advanced Rail Management Corp. & Speno International |
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Thursday May 7, 2009 |
| 7:00am - 7:50am |
Registration / Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50am - 8:00am |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Gordon Bachinsky, President, Advanced Rail Management Corp. |
| 8:00am - 8:40am |
Session 8
Amtrak Case Study: Using Wayside Monitoring Data to Manage the Wheel/Rail Interface
Conrad Ruppert, Jr., Assistant Deputy Chief Engineer - Track, Amtrak |
| 8:40am - 9:20am |
Session 9
Management of CWR
Mike Armstrong, General Director Maintenance Planning, BNSF
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| 9:20am - 9:30am |
Refreshment Break |
| 9:30am - 9:55am |
InfoZone 5 |
| 10:05am - 10:30am |
InfoZone 6 |
| 10:30am - 10:40am |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:40am - 11:20am |
Session 10
Grinding Strategies and Material Concepts to Control Rolling Contact Fatigue
Rene Heyder, Project Manager - Materials Engineering, Deutsche Bahn AG |
| 11:20am - 12:00pm |
Session 11
BNSF Rail Grinding Strategy
Matt Keller, Manager Rail Maintenance, BNSF
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| 12:00pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch |
| 1:15pm - 1:55pm |
Session 12
Power Management & Wheel Rail Forces
Jude Igwemezie, President, ARRT
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| 1:55pm - 2:35pm |
Session 13
Operational Enhancements of ECP Braking Technology
Jim Forrester, Manager Equipment Planning and Business Development, Norfolk Southern |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:00pm - 3:40pm |
Session 14
Lowering Derailment Risk with Improved Track and Vehicle Performance Standards Over the Past Ten Years
Gary Wolf, President, Rail Sciences, Inc. |
| 3:40pm - 4:20pm |
Session 15
Using Onboard Accelerometer Systems to Monitor Track and Car Handling Events
Don Loftis, Principle Software Engineer, Olin |
| 4:20pm - 5:00pm |
Session 16
A Nonlinear Rail Vehicle Dynamics Computer Program SAMS/Rail for Investigating Railroad Vehicle Track Interaction Performance
Brian Marquis, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Closing Remarks and InfoZone Raffle |
| 5:30pm |
Adjourn |
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