7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Registration
6:30 – 7:15 AM
Breakfast
7:30 AM – 12:30 PM
General Session
Safety Briefing, Emcee and President's Welcome
AREMA President: Trent M. Hudak, PE, BNSF
AREMA Educational Foundation Scholarship Winners
Engineer of the Year Award
Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Communications, Signals & Information Technology Presentation: Significance of GIS & GPS in Engineering & Surveying, Avinash Prasad, PE, PLS, Ph.D., NYCDOT & New York University and Indira Prasad, Stevens Institute of Technology
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Engineering Services Presentation: Planning for the Future - Union Pacific Global IV, Kimberly Hastings & Daniel White, TranSystems, and David Nielsen, Union Pacific Railroad
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Coffee Break
9:30 –10:00 AM
Maintenance-of-Way Presentation: CSX NO&M Subdivision - Gulf Coast Hardening and Revetment Design, Nabil Hamadani, PE, HDR and Jacob Metcalf & Christopher Harmon, CSX Transportation
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Track Presentation: Effect of Fixed Structures on Longitudinal Rail Stresses and Buckled Track Accidents, Marcus S. Dersch, PE and Kamyar Kosarneshan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Spouse/Guest Meet Up
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Structures Presentation: Emergency Response and Stabilization of NS’ Swing Span Truss over Wabash River during Repairs to Nine Structural Members with Derailment Damage, Ruth V. Brown, PE, Norfolk Southern Corporation and Michael Sondles, PE, HDR, Inc.
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Passenger & Transit Presentation: Eglinton Crosstown LRT West Extension Core Overlap and Mixed Fleet Concept, Henry Chiu, P.Eng. and Neda Hohlacov, M.Sc. Eng., B.Sc. Eng., Arup and Luv Sehgal, PE, ENV SP, TYLin
11:30 – 11:45 AM
Break
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Railway Interchange Mainstage
12:30 – 6:00 PM
Exhibits
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Lunch in Exhibits
12:30 – 4:30 PM
Headshot Lounge
1:00 – 6:00 PM
Committee Corner
Stop by booth #2321 to chat with representatives from various AREMA Technical Committees. They will answer questions about committee activities, recent projects, and how to join.
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Meet the Next Generation Panel Discussion
2:00 – 4:30 PM
Committee Meetings
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Meet the Next Generation Networking Reception
4:00 – 6:00 PM
Railway Interchange Joint Reception in Exhibits
Indy is a city known for its love of sports; help celebrate that by attending the Tailgate Reception on the exhibition floor. Wear your favorite team’s jersey for interactive games and fun. Play ball!