Schedule-At-A-Glance

Sunday, October 1

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Committee Meetings 

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration

9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering Seminar (Day 3)

9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Student Activities

Monday, October 2

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 J. Riley Edwards, 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., Neda Hohlacov, M.Sc. Eng., B.Sc. Eng. And Luv Sehgal, PE, ENV SP, Arup

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

1:00 – 4:00 PM

Headshot Lounge

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

Tuesday, October 3

7:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Registration

7:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Exhibits

7:30 – 9:30 AM

Breakfast in Exhibits

7:55 AM – 4:30 PM

Functional Group Technical Presentations

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Coffee Break in Exhibits

Noon – 1:30 PM

Lunch in Exhibits

Wednesday, October 4

7:00 – 11:00 AM

Registration 

7:00 – 9:00 AM

Breakfast in Exhibits

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Farewell, Incoming President, Installation & Recognition, Committee Leaders Recognition and Young Professionals Experience

8:00 – 9:00 AM

Keynote Presentations 

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Coffee Break in Exhibits 

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Passenger & Transit Presentation: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Elwyn to Wawa Service Restoration Project Topic: Maximining Value through Alternative Delivery Methods, Edward LaGuardia, PE and Alexander Reiner, PE, Michael Baker International

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Maintenance-of-Way Presentation: Innovative MOW Safety Solutions: How Using Multi-sensor Limits Compliance and Collision Avoidance Systems Can Improve Track Safety, Robert Hanczor, Piper Networks 

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Engineering Services Presentation: CREATE Update, William C. Thompson, PE, Association of American Railroads (AAR)

11:00 – 11:30 AM

Track Presentation: Wood Tie Life Study Using Machine Vision Technology, Adam Bankston, BNSF Railway and Yin Gao, MxV Rail

11:30 – Noon

Communications, Signals & Information Technology Presentation: LiDAR Applications and Uses in the Railway Industry, Robert Coppenhaver and Kunihiko Ito, Denso Wave

Noon – 12:30 PM

Structures Presentation: From Second-hand Materials to a First-Class Bridge, Ross M. White, PE, Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Paul Pleasant, St. Marys Railroad and Chris Lindsey, Lindsey Contractors, Inc.

12:30 PM

Adjournment 

Noon – 5:00 PM

Committee Meetings

Thursday, October 5

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Committee Meetings

Friday, October 6