LMOA TECHNICAL/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

2022 RAIL EXPO AND TECHNICAL CONFERENCE-FORT WORTH, TEXAS

WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 2022

9:00 AM JOINT OPENING SESSION

PART 1   FOOD SECURITY AND THE RAILWAY SYSTEM-JEAN SAVAGE, TRINITY RAIL

PART 2   RESHORING AND DOMESTIC CAPACITY-LORIE TEKORIUS, THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES

10:45 AM  PRESIDENT TOM GALLAGHER, CHEVRON, MAKES OPENING REMARKS

10:50 AM ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE-CHAIRPERSON, AMARJIT SOORA, ZTR CONTROL SYSTEMS

  1. TECHNOLOGIES THAT REDUCE EMISSIONS
  2. TRACTION MOTOR MAINTENANCE (UPDATE OF PAPER FROM LAST YEAR)-EUGEN GRECU, VIA RAIL-CANADA
  3. TROUBLESHOOTING MU 27 PIN CONNECTION-SAAD BENDRISS, AMTRAK

12:15 PM Adjourn for Lunch – EXHIBIT HALL

 1:45 PM PRESIDENT TOM GALLAGHER STATE OF UNION ADDRESS

 2:00 PM FACILITIES, MATERIAL AND SUPPORT COMMITTEE-CHAIRPERSON BRANDON TEAL, NSH USA

  1. WHEEL TRUING – UPDATE OF PAPER FROM LAST YEAR)-BRANDON TEAL, NSH USA
  2. SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS-TIM BERNAT, LINKUP INTERNATIONA

  3:00 PM MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE-CHAIRPERSON JOHN HEDRICK, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INST

  1. SYSTEMS ENGINEERING  PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT-TOM KENNEDY-KENNEDY RAIL CONSULTING
  2. ROBUST VALIDATION-IAN BRADBURY, PEAKER SERVICES, INC
  3. AUTONOMOUS DETECTION OF TRAIN LEAKS, CHRIS STOOS, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

4:30 PM ADJOURN UNTIL THURSDAY AT 9:00 AM – RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL TILL 6:00 PM

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022

MORNING

  8:30 AM FUEL, LUBRICANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE-CHAIRPERSON JERAINNE HEYWOOD, WABTEC

  • RENEWABLE FUEL INTER-COMPATIBILITY (DOES THE RAILROAD NEED A QUALITY FUELS PROGRAM?)-RANDY GARVER, INNOSPEC
  • TEMPLATE FOR LONG TERM DURABILITY TESTING OF LOW CARBON FUELS-CHRIS MILLER, WABTEC

9:30 AM RSI – PASSPORT TO PRIZES-EXHIBIT HALL

10:30 AM NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

10:45 AM GHG EMISSION REDUCTION FOR NORTH AMERICCAN RAILROAD COMMITMENTS FOR DECARBONIZATION-    JOINT PAPER (FUEL, LUBRICANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTTEES-STEVE FRITZ, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

12:00 PM PROPOSED CARB REGULATIONS FOR IN-USE LOCOMOTIVES-CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCE BOARD SPOKESPERSON OR STEVE FRITZ, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

1:00 PM ADJOURN UNTIL 2023 RAIL EXPO AND TECHNICAL CONFERENCE- RAILWAY INTERCHANGE-OCTOBER 1-4, 2023 INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER (TENTATIVE)

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