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Tuesday, May 8
SESSION 1
Applying Quality Concepts to the Wheel/Rail Interface
Sean Woody, Manager – Track Inspection and Development, Norfolk Southern
SESSION 2
Influence of Operating Parameters on Freight Car Performance
Kevin Koch, Senior Engineer II, Transportation Technology Center Inc.
SESSION 3
Reducing Broken Rail Derailments in Dark Territory
Norman Hooper, Project Engineer, Hatch Mott MacDonald
SESSION 4
Top of Rail in Tough Terrain: Wayside Friction Modifier Application in Heavy Grade Areas
Kevin Conn, Research Engineer, Norfolk Southern; Kevin Oldknow, Manager, Friction Control Technology, Kelsan Technologies
SESSION 5
Panel Discussion: Meeting Engineering/Operating Challenges
Moderator: Mike Franke, Senior Director, Planning and Business Development, Amtrak
Panelists: Dwight Clark, Director Track Maintenance - Technology Engineering, Union Pacific
Chuck Martin, Director – Operations Planning, CSX
Patrick Porzillo, Vice President – Operations, Sperry Rail Service
Wednesday, May 9
SESSION 6
Controlling the Wheel/Rail Interface: The UK Experience
Kevin Sawley, Principal Consultant, Interfleet Technology Ltd.
SESSION 7
Safety Studies in Support of Higher Cant Deficiency Operations
Magdy El-Sibaie, Acting Director – Research and Development, Federal Railroad Administration; Brian Marquis, Senior Program Manager, Volpe Center
SESSION 8
Specification and Documentation of Rail Grinding Work
Wolfgang Schoech, Manager External Affairs, Speno International SA
SESSION 9
Controlling Energy Spent Through Wheel/Rail Interaction
Jude Igwemezie, President, Applied Rail Research Technologies
SESSION 10
Identifying Causes of Out-Of-Round Wheels
Paul Mittermayr, Bernhard Barkow, Scientific Consulting GmbH Gérard Presle, Austrian Federal Railways (OBB)
SESSION 11
Effects of TOR Friction Modifiers on Wear and Contact Fatigue
Richard Stock, Voestalpine Shienen GmbH; Kevin Oldknow, Kelsan Technologies
SESSION 12
Improved Track Spiral Geometry
Louis T. Klauder Jr., Track Shape & Use, LLC.
Certificates of completion will be awarded to all attendees. (Continuing Education Credit is also available.
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