RAILWAY INTERCHANGE 2023 – INDIANAPOLIS, IN

LMOA TECHNICAL/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023

7:30 AM – 9:15 AM     BREAKFAST

9:15 AM  – 10:30 AM   FACILITIES, MATERIAL AND SUPPORT COMMITTEE-CHAIR BRANDON TEAL, NSH-USA

  1. MATERIAL STOREROOM INNOVATIONS-ROB HODGE, INDUSTRIAL, MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING
  2. OVERCOMING SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES-JOSH FIGURSKI, WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RR

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM   BREAK

10:45 AM  –  NOON       MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE-JOHN HEDRICK,  SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

  1. 21st CENTURY LOCOMOTIVE TRUCK AND BOGIE RELATED IMPROVEMENTS-TOM CASPER, POWERRAIL AND MURRAY MACBETH-GWRR-CANADA
  2. AERODYNAMICS FOR RAIL APPLICATIONS-WAYNE KENNNEDY, KENNEDY CONSULTING
  3. GASKET AND SEAL DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR LOCOMOTIVE, MARINE AND POWER GENERATION DIESEL ENGINES-ROBB RIDGWAY AND PAT SILVEY, MPRC SEALS, INC

Noon – 1:30 PM    LUNCH BREAK

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM       PRESIDENT TIM STANDISH, PROGRESS RAIL, STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM        FUEL, LUBRICANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMMITTEE – CHAIR CHRIS MILLER, WABTEC

  1.  DIESEL EPA EMISSIONS SCORING METHODOLOGY-TOM MACK, ZERO EMISSION LOCOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
  2. TOOLS TO MODEL GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN LOCOMOTIVE-GARRETT ANDERSON, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  3. SOUTHERN RAILWAY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 100% SOY BIODIESEL TESTING ON AN EMD SWITCHER-JEREMY ROCHUSSEN, PhD, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

3:15 PM – 5:00 PM        ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE – CHAIR JASON FOX, UNION PACIFIC RR

  1.  USING LOCOMOTIVES FOR EMERGENCY BACK UP POWER-TOM BOURBEAU, ENERPRO, INC
  2. LOCOMOTIVE LED HEADLIGHT EVOLUTION-JOHN MADZAR, SMART LIGHT SOURCE CO
  3. DC TO AC CONVERSION OF DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES OLEG GOUREEV-ABB CANADA 

ADJORN UNTIL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023

8:15 AM – 8:30 PM       NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM      JOINT PAPER – EPA & CLEAN AIR ACT COMPLIANCE REMINDERS – RAILROAD REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCOMOTIVE EMISSIONS – MIKE IDEN AND MARK DUVE

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM     KNOW THY COUPLERS AND DRAFT GEARS – MIKE IDEN. TIER 5 LOCOMOTIVE, LLC

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM  BREAK

10:45 AM –  11:00 AM PASSPORT TO PRIZES

11:15 AM –  12:15 PM JOINT PAPER – LOW CARBON ENERGY SOURCES-MICHAEL CLEVELAND, PROGRESS RAIL

12:15 PM –                      ADJOURN UNTIL  2024

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