LMOA Technical/Educational Program
Railway Interchange 2025
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Exhibit Hall Open
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast in Expo Hall
- 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Keynote Speaker
- 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM: LMOA President Corey Ruch, BNSF – Opening Remarks & State of the Union Address
- 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Fuel Lubricants and Environmental Committee – Chair Chris Miller, WABTEC
- Gaseous Fuel – Fungibility, Carbon and End Users – Tom Mack, Zero-Emission Locomotive Technologies
- Future of Locomotive Engine Oil(s) for Flexible Fueling – Tom Gallagher, Chevron
- Hydrogen Infrastructure and Refueling Analysis for Rail Industry – A North American Perspective – Rajani Modiyani, Chevron
- 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Mechanical Maintenance Committee – Chair Frank Jalili, Frank Jalili Consultant, LLC
- Crack Monitoring on FDL16E Engine Crankshaft – Flavio Arrigoni Pazini, Progress Rail-Brazil
- System Cleanliness (Engine Lube Oil, Air, Water, and Fuel) – Tim Standish, Progress Rail
- Fuel Spill Protection – Best Practices Update – Michael Cleveland, Peaker Services, and Allen Beitel, BNSF
- First Article Inspection Process – Best Practice – Tom Kennedy, Kennedy Rail Consulting
- 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Break
- 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM: Facilities, Material, and Support Committee – Chair Tim Bernat, Powerhouse Rail
- Best Practices in Tool Management – Jason Mann, ENERPAC, and Andrew Waltz, Mid America Car, Inc.
- Remanufacturing in the Railway Industry – Brandon Teal, NSH-USA
- 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Adjourn – Reception in Expo Hall
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Electrical Maintenance Committee – Chair Brent Brown, Transportation Products Sales Company
- Diesel Electric AC Locomotives – Randell Honc, Southwest Research Institute
- Enhancing Locomotive Reliability Through Auxiliary Power Integration – David Caron, Ekyrail Enterprises
- Locomotive Wiring and Governing Specifications – Gil Shoshani, Marmon Industrial Energy and Infrastructure
- Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) – Raul Huerta, Harting Americas
- 10:30 AM: Adjourn till 2026