2019 Heavy Haul Sessions Speakers
Abstracts and Biographies
![]() Ronald L. BatoryFederal Railroad Administration |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
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Joe SmakAmtrak (retired) |
Cleaner, Harder, Better Wearing Rail & Wheel Steels |
![]() Jon Jeambey3pctruck Consulting, LLC |
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Vehicle Suspension Systems: Evolutionary Design |
![]() Rob CaldwellNRC, Canada |
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Rail & Wheel Profiles: The Nexus of Wheel/Rail Interaction |
![]() Don EadieEadie Consulting |
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Friction Management: Uncovering a Cornerstone of Vehicle/Track Interaction |
![]() Eric MagelNational Research Council, Canada |
Understanding Rolling Contact Fatigue: What Can be Done to Lower Risks? |
![]() Mike RoneyIron Moustache Consulting |
![]() Dan HamptonCSX |
Tracking the Evolution of Rail Grinding and Milling |
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Troy ElbertHerzog Services, Inc. |
Rail Flaw Detection / Surface Crack Measurement: Where Technology is Heading |
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Todd SnyderAmsted Rail |
Automated Vehicle and Track Inspection Systems: Technology and Analysis |
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Dave DavisTransportation Technology Center Inc. |
Turnout Design: Wheel/Rail Contact, Kinematic Geometry and Maintenance |
![]() Gary WolfWolf Railway Consulting, LLC |
![]() Brad KerchofNorfolk Southern |
Derailment Prevention: From Causes to Cures |
![]() Frank MoffittBNSF |
![]() Michael MischkeBNSF |
Moving to Performance-Based Automated Track Inspection: The Benefits and Hurdles Ahead |
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Dave PeltzGE Transportation, a WABTEC Company |
Running Longer Trains More Productively and Less Destructively |