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Registration: Seminars Only (Room Exhibit Hall Foyer)

02 Oct 15
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Seminars

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Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering Seminar (Day 1) (Room 209 A/B)

02 Oct 15
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

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Registration: Conference and Seminars (Room Exhibit Hall Foyer)

03 Oct 15
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Committee 24 (Room Main- 101 F Breakout- 103 A-B)

03 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Committee 27 (Room Main- 101 B-C & H-I Breakout- 200 C-H)

03 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering Seminar (Day 2) (Room 209 A/B)

03 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

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Rail Bulk Terminal Design Seminar (Room 101 G)

03 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

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Registration: Seminars Only (Room Exhibit Hall Foyer)

04 Oct 15
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Tracks: Seminars

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Committee 24 (Breakout Only) (Room 101 F)

04 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

Committee 5 (Room Main- 101 D-E Breakout- 102 A-B)

04 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Environmental Permitting Issues in Railroad Construction Projects Seminar (Room 205 C)

04 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

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Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering Seminar (Day 3) (Room 209 A/B)

04 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

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LinkedIn Networking Hour (Room Seasons)

04 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Practical Track Measurements Techniques & Tools Seminar (Room 205 D)

04 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

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Committee 10 (Room 101 I)

04 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Registration: Conference and Seminars (Room Exhibit Hall Foyer)

04 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Team 40 (Room 205 A)

04 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Team 41 (Room 101 C)

04 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Committee 17 (Room Main- 101 G Breakout- 200 A-B, I)

04 Oct 15
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Outdoor Yard Exhibits Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (Room BNSF Northtown Yard Entrance Unit)

04 Oct 15
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

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Outdoor Yard Exhibits Open (Room BNSF Northtown Yard)

04 Oct 15
11:01 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

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Outdoor Yard Lunch (Room BNSF Northtown Yard)

04 Oct 15
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Tracks: Full Program

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Team 43 (Room 202 B)

04 Oct 15
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

Committee 33 (Room 203 B)

04 Oct 15
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

Team 42 (Room 202 A)

04 Oct 15
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Seminars

Indoor Exhibits Open (Room Exhibit Halls B - E)

04 Oct 15
1:01 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

Committee 14 (Room 102 A-B)

04 Oct 15
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Committee 16 (Room 103 F)

04 Oct 15
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Student Program

Committee 6 (Room 103 B)

04 Oct 15
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Student Program

Committee 11 (Room 101 G Breakout- 205 A-B)

04 Oct 15
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

Indoor Exhibits Reception (Room Exhibit Halls B - E)

04 Oct 15
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Student Program

Continental Breakfast & Musical Entertainment (Room 101 B-I)

05 Oct 15
6:45 AM - 7:15 AM

Tracks: Student Program

Registration: Conference and Seminars (Room Exhibit Hall Foyer)

05 Oct 15
6:45 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Student Program

Railway Interchange Opening General Session (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
7:30 AM - 9:20 AM

Tracks: Structures, Student Program

Presentation of Colors (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
7:31 AM - 7:35 AM

Tracks: Student Program

Safety Briefing (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
7:35 AM - 7:40 AM

Tracks: Full Program, Track

Randy L. Bowman, AREMA President, Norfolk Southern Corporation More...

AREMA Welcome (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
7:40 AM - 7:45 AM

Tracks: Full Program, Passenger & Transit

Randy L. Bowman, AREMA President, Norfolk Southern Corporation More...

RSI/CMA Welcome (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
7:45 AM - 7:50 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Full Program

Jeff Stearns, RSI Chairman, Wabtec Corporation More...

REMSA Welcome (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
7:50 AM - 7:55 AM

Tracks: Full Program

Trent E. Marshall, REMSA President, FCM/Progress Rail Leasing, Ltd. More...

RSSI Welcome (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

Tracks: Committee Meetings

John J. Paljug, RSSI President, Siemens Rail Automation More...

Keynote Address - Never Quit (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Full Program

Speaker(s): Robert O'Neill
Robert J. O'Neill, Team Leader, Naval Special Warfare Development Group More...

AREMA Executive Director Introduction (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Tracks: Full Program

AREMA Scholarship Winners' Announcement (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM

Tracks: Full Program

Coffee Break (Room 101 B-I)

05 Oct 15
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM

Tracks: Full Program

AREMA General Session (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
9:50 AM - 1:30 PM

Tracks: Full Program

AREMA President's State of the Union (AREMA General Session- Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
9:51 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Full Program

Randy L. Bowman, AREMA President, Norfolk Southern Corporation More...

Indoor Exhibits Open (Room Exhibit Halls B-E)

05 Oct 15
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Winners (AREMA General Session- Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Tracks: Full Program, Student Program

Outdoor Yard Exhibits Open (Room BNSF Northtown Yard)

05 Oct 15
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

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Presentation of 2015 Dr. William W. Hay Award for Excellence (AREMA General Session- Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Full Program, Student Program

Michael W. Franke, AREMA Treasurer and Hay Award Committee Chair, Amtrak More...

Bellevue Yard Expansion Construction (Ballroom A/B (Engineering Services Presentation))

05 Oct 15
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Full Program

Speaker(s): Mark Dewberry

A Review of Safety Control and Indication Systems for Railway Movable Bridges (Ballroom A/B (C&S Presentation))

05 Oct 15
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Full Program

Speaker(s): Anthony Fazio ; E. Holt

Outdoor Yard Lunch (Room BNSF Northtown Yard)

05 Oct 15
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Tracks: Full Program, Passenger & Transit

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Tower 55 Multimodal Improvement ProjectFort Worth, TX (Ballroom A/B (Track Presentation))

05 Oct 15
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: Structures, Track

Speaker(s): Brian Large ; Patrick Halsted

Indoor Exhibits Lunch (Room Exhibit Halls B-E)

05 Oct 15
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Track

Robinson Creek Tunnel Fire Emergency Response (Ballroom A/B (Structures Presentation))

05 Oct 15
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: Structures, Student Program

Speaker(s): Angela Johnson ; Randy Zeiger PE

Comparative Research on Engineering & Economics of US & International HSR Standards (Ballroom A/B (P&T Presentation))

05 Oct 15
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Full Program, Passenger & Transit

Speaker(s): Francis Miller III, PE ; John Green PhD, PE

Committee 2 (Room 103 B)

05 Oct 15
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Full Program, Passenger & Transit

End of AREMA General Session (Ballroom A/B)

05 Oct 15
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Student Program

Early Careers Event (Room 205 A)

05 Oct 15
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Structures

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Committee 18 (Room 102 A)

05 Oct 15
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Committee 1 (Sub 5 Only) (Room 103 A)

05 Oct 15
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: Engineering Services

Continental Breakfast (Ballroom A/B)

06 Oct 15
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

Tracks: Passenger & Transit

Registration: Conference and Seminars

06 Oct 15
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program, Structures

Amtrak’s Hudson Yards Concrete Casing Right-of-Way Preservation Project (Room 205 A-D (Structures Session))

06 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Structures

Speaker(s): Craig Rolwood PE

Construction Challenges of the MBTA Green Line Extension (Room 200 C-D & G-H (P&T Session))

06 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Full Program, Passenger & Transit

Speaker(s): Mary Ainsley ; Randy Henke

Implementation and Use of Class I Railroad Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement (Room 101 B-C & H-I (Engineering Services Session))

06 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Full Program, Passenger & Transit

Speaker(s): Matthew Dick ; Ronald Gagne

Indoor Exhibits Breakfast (Room Exhibit Halls B-E)

06 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Committee Meetings, Full Program

Indoor Exhibits Open (Room Exhibit Halls B-E)

06 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program

Outdoor Yard Exhibits Open (Room BNSF Northtown Yard)

06 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Tracks: Full Program, Track

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Rail Life Extension and Improved Welding Strategies in HAL Revenue Service (Room 200 AB & IJ (Track Session))

06 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Full Program, Structures, Track

Speaker(s): Jay Baillargeon ; Megan Archuleta

Rehabilitation of Connecticut Southern Railroad Bridge 1.1 (Room 103 B-E (Maintenance Session))

06 Oct 15
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Full Program, Track

Speaker(s): Matthew Chrapek PE ; Michael Tweet PE ; William Riehl

HCB Railroad Bridges - From Proof of Concept to Revenue Service (Room 205 A-D (Structures Session))

06 Oct 15
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Structures

Speaker(s): Duane Otter ; John Hillman PE, SE ; John Unsworth PEng

Reconstruction of the Milwaukee Intermodal Station Train Shed and Platforms (Room 200 C-D & G-H (P&T Session))

06 Oct 15
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Passenger & Transit

Speaker(s): Hanno Weber ; William Zippel PE, SE

Shoulder Ballast Cleaning Effectiveness (Room 200 AB & IJ (Track Session))

06 Oct 15
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Structures, Track

Speaker(s): Scott Diercks

Wide Span Gantry Intermodal Yards in an On-dock Environment (Room 101 B-C & H-I (Engineering Services Session))

06 Oct 15
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Track

Speaker(s): Carlo Luzzi ; Michael Leue PE

Benefits of Railroad Signal Software Simulation (Room 101 D-G (C&S Session))

06 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Speaker(s): Jason Schroeder ; Terry Harris

Chicago – St. Louis High Speed Rail Program Update (Room 200 C-D & G-H (P&T Session))

06 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Passenger & Transit

Speaker(s): Patrick Halsted ; Philip Pasterak

Lateral Forces as Indicator for an Efficient Friction Management Implementation (Room 200 AB & IJ (Track Session))

06 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tracks: Passenger & Transit, Track

Speaker(s): Richard Stock PhD

Masonry Arch Viaduct Rehabilitation – NS Bridge MV-25.13 Over Wissahickon Creek (Room 205 A-D (Structures Session))

06 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tracks: Structures

Speaker(s): Donald Herbert ; Ruth Brown PE ; Solomon Brown PE

V/TI Monitor Cluster Analysis and Implementation (Room 101 B-C & H-I (Engineering Services Session))

06 Oct 15
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services, Track

Speaker(s): Dwight Clark ; Matthew Dick

Ballast Resistance Measurement - Theory and Practice (Room 101 D-G (C&S Session))

06 Oct 15
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services

Speaker(s): Stuart Landau PE

Critical Capacity – Expanding to Meet the Rise of the ND Economy (Room 101 B-C & H-I (Engineering Services Session))

06 Oct 15
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services

Speaker(s): Benjamin Steinkamp ; Jim Hoschka ; Zach Hartjes PE

Evaluation of Two TOR Products on River Grade Track (Room 103 B-E (Maintenance Session))

06 Oct 15
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Passenger & Transit

Speaker(s): Marcia Yu PhD ; Peter Ray

Michigan DOT- High Speed Rail Projects (Room 200 C-D & G-H (P&T Session))

06 Oct 15
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Passenger & Transit, Structures

Speaker(s): Daniel Schulte ; Shaun Bates ; W. Moore PE

Towards Better Estimation of Steel Railroad Bridge Life (Room 205 A-D (Structures Session))

06 Oct 15
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Structures, Track

Speaker(s): Matthew Hebdon

Coffee Break (Ballroom A/B)

06 Oct 15
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Case Studies Using Gage Restraint Measurement to Detect Weak Track Conditions on Concrete Tie Track (Room 103 B-E (Maintenance Session))

06 Oct 15
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Engineering Services

Speaker(s): Jacinda Clemenzi ; Robert Wilson Ph.D.
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