Wheel Rail Interaction Seminar - Speakers' Information

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Topics and speakers from past Rail Transit Seminars

Improving W/R Dynamics on Special Track Work
Bill Moorhead, TRAMMCO

Rail Straightness and Ground Vibration
Jim Nelson, Vice President, Wilson-Ihrig

Wheel/Rail Contact, Curving and Forces in Very Sharp Curves
Yan Liu Manager, Vehicle Track Interaction, Rail Division, NRC-CSTT

Rail Corrugation: Characteristics, Causes and Treatments
Joe Kalousek, Principal Consultant, Joe Kalousek Consulting

Rail Maintenance on Transit Systems - Experiences from Europe
Wolfgang Schoech, Manager of External Affairs, Speno International

Applications of Condition Based Monitoring for Wheel and Rail Maintenance – A US and European Perspective
Dan Magnus, Vice President, KLD Labs

The Use of Automated Rail Vehicle Inspection Systems (ARVIS) at NJ Transit
Kevin Fry, Product & Business Development Manager, DeltaRail

Panel Discussion: Integrating Rail/Wheel Information

Wheel/Rail Interaction and Low-Speed Derailments
Anthony Bohara, Sachit Kakkar, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; Don Holfeld, Zeta-Tech Associates, Inc.

Rail Grinding Strategies: Experience on the Vienna Urban Transit System
Edgar Fischmeister and Markus Ossberger, Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG

Wayside Truck Performance Detector-Based Rail Car Preventive Maintenance
Michael Hiller, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Robert Swearingen, Transportation Technology Center Inc.; Radovan Sarunac, Booz Allen Hamilton

Addressing Seasonal Adhesion Issues
Graham Curtis, DeltaRail Products

Analyzing Wheel/Rail Contact in Three Dimensions
Gordon Bachinsky, Advanced Rail Management Corp.

Results of Transit Track-Related Studies Conducted through the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)
James Dwyer, Senior Transit Consultant, STV, Inc.

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Topics and speakers from past Principles Courses

Basics of Rail Production and Rail Metallurgy
Richard Stock, Manager R&D Projects, Voestalpine Schienen GmbH

Wheel/Rail Profile Design Fundamentals
Eric Magel, Chief Engineer, Rail Division, NRC-CSTT

Understanding the importance of Neutral Rail Temperature
Richard Burchill, Special Projects Manager, IDERS

Effects of Wheel/Rail Interaction - Surface Irregularities and Damage
Wolfgang Schoech, Manager of External Affairs, Speno Inernational

Wheel & Rail Adhesion, Lubrication and Top of Rail Friction Management
Joe Kalousek, Principal Consultant, Joe Kalousek Consulting

Understanding Conventional Pneumatic Braking Systems
Michael Zenert, Manager Field Service & Training, Wabtec Corporation

Things That Go Bump in the Turnouts - Turnout Maintenance on Heavy Haul & Transit Applications
Gary Wolf, President, Rail Sciences Inc.

The Relationship Between Conicity, Gauge, Steering, and Curvature
Gordon Bachinsky, President, Advanced Rail Management Corp.

Wheel/Rail Metallurgy and Material Property Issues in the Heavy Haul Environment
Hans Iwand, Vice President, Rail Sciences Inc.

Wheel and Rail Defects: Types and Propagation Modes
Scott Cummings, Senior Engineer, Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
George Martens, Ultrasonic Technology Development, Herzog Services, Inc.

Wheel/Rail and Vehicle/Track Measurement Systems
Ryan McWilliams, Vice President Technology and Business Development, Salient Systems, Inc.
Gordon Bachinsky, President, Advanced Rail Management Corp.

Lubrication / Friction Management
Don Eadie, Vice President, Technology and Commercialization, Kelsan Technologies

Track Geometry and its Effect on Derailment Potential
Gary Wolf, President, Rail Sciences Inc.

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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

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

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