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Summary Agenda for Mechanical Association Railcar Technical Services

Lasalle Room

Sunday October 17, 2010

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Conference Registration

Conference level (near elevators)

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM  Welcome Reception

Restaurant Le Castillion

Monday October 18, 2010 

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Conference Registration

Conference level (near elevators)

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast - Westmont/Otermont Rooms

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibits - Fontaine ABCD

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM  On Board & Wayside Condition and Performance and Monitoring.

A cross-section of railroad, car owner, and supplier representatives will highlight some of the

latest Industry and independent initiatives in condition and performance monitoring of critical    

freight car components and systems.

Moderator:

Patrick T. Ameen, Vice President Industry Relations, Amsted Rail Company, Inc.  

Speakers:

RB Wiley, Principal Investigator, Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

William G. Blevins, Chief Mechanical & Electrical Engineer, Canadian National Railway Company

Peter L. Jones, Vice President Operations, Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

Adam Ackley, V.P. of Sales, Lat – Lon LLC

William D. LeFebvre, Managing Director, IONX LLC

10:45 AM -11:00 AM Break - Fontaine ABCD

11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Damage and Defective Car Tracking System and Component Tracking.

Speakers:

Dr. Todd Snyder, Director Systems Development and Analysis, Union Pacific Railroad Company

Michael S. Reid, Manager Cars, BNSF Railway Company

Nichole Fimple, Product Manager of Asset Health, Railinc 

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch & Speaker - Fontaine ABCD

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Air Brake Research and Development of New Fatigue Guidelines for Freight 

                                      Car Design        

Speakers:

Dave Cackovic, Chief - Technical Standards & Inspections, Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

Steve Belport, Manager - AAR Brake Systems Committee & Brake Equipment Standards, Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break - Fontaine ABCD

3:15 – 5:00 PM Protective Coating Committee Presentations.

Al Glueckert, Chairman

Committee Presentations:

Regulations and Climate: Coating Concerns Specific to Canadian Shops - A Panel Discussion.

Moderator

Jim Molnar, Union Tank Car Company

Panelists

Luke Gorinsky, Hempel Coatings

Graham Cooper, GATX Rail Canada

Kenneth Campbell, GE Rail

Advances in Plural Component Coating Spraying Equipment: Ten Years of Progress.

Ron Cradit, Jr, Marco

5:00 PM Adjourn for Day

Tuesday October 19, 2010

7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Conference Registration

Conference level (near elevators)

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast - Westmont/Otermont Rooms

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibits - Fontaine ABCD

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM MARTS Business Meeting.

9:30 AM -10:30 AM Tank Car Safety and Security.

Karl Alexy, P.E., Engineer - Hazardous Materials, U.S. Department of Transportation 

Jean-Pierre Gagnon,  Superintendent, Rail Tank Cars, Transport Canada

10:30 AM -10:45 AM Break - Fontaine ABCD

10:45 AM -12:00 AM Interchange Rules Panel.

Moderator:

Tom Stahura, Executive Director Rules & Standards, Association of American Railroads

Speakers:

John Kieras, Director Railroad Relations & Revenue Accounting, Union Tank Car Company

Steve Beckwith, Director of Car Operations, Union Pacific Railroad Company

Michael Reid, Manager of Cars, BNSF Railway Company

Pat Johnson, Manager Car Administration, Norfolk Southern Corporation

Len Choyce, Senior Manager - Auditing, TTX Company

12:00 PM Adjourn 2010 MARTS Conference

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