2024 RSI EXPO AND CONFERENCE

LMOA TECHNICAL PROGRAM
HYATT REGENCY CHICAGO, IL

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024
4:30 – 6:00 PM OPENING RECEPTION IN EXPO HALL

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024
8:00 – 9:00 AM BREAKFAST IN EXPO HALL

9:15 – 9:30 AM LMOA PRESIDENT-KEITH MELLIN, PEAKER SERVICES OPENING REMARKS & STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

9:30 – 11:00 AM DIESEL MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE-CHAIR FRANK JALILI

  1. FUEL INJECTOR WEAR AND REPLACEMENT-PAT ROACH, INTERSTATE MCBEE
  2. AESS ISSUES AND CHALLENGES-CHRISTOPHER STOOS, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH
  3. ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO VALIDATING RAILROAD FUEL SAVINGS TECHNOLOGY-WAYNE KENNEDY, KENNEDY CONSULTING
  4. ZERO EMISSIONS ON RAIL… DREAM OR REALITY-GRACIELA TRILLANES, HGMOTIVE

11:00 – 12:15 PM FACILITIES, MATERIAL AND SUPPORT COMMITTEE-CHAIR BRANDON TEAL, NSH-USA

  1. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF RECEIVED GOODS-ANDREW WALTZ, MID AMERICA CAR
  2. SHIPPING TRENDS AND DOCUMENTATION CREATION-CRAIG OPACIC, R&W MACHINE

12:15 PM ADJOURN – RESUME AT 1:30 PM

12:15 – 1:30 PM LUNCH IN EXPO HALL

1:30 PM NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

1:40 – 3:10 PM FUEL, LUBRICANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE-CHAIR CHRIS MILLER, WABTEC CORPORATION

  1. CARB IN-USE LOCOMOTIVE REGULATIONS-STEVE FRITZ, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  2. TIER 4 LOCOMOTIVE INCENTIVE GRANT FUNDING-JOHN MEINHARDT, CUMMINS
  3. BIOFUELS AND LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES-SUZANNE GOLISZ, INNOSPEC FUEL SPEC
  4. BIODIESEL HANDLING & BLENDING-RAJANI MODIYANI, CHEVRON RENEWABLES
  5. RAILROAD GHG EMISSIONS ACCOUNTING WITH BIOFUELS-WAYNE KENNEDY, KENNEDY CONSULTING

3:10 – 4:40 PM ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE-CHAIR JASON FOX, UNION PACIFIC

  1. BATTERY ELECTROLYTE’S ROLE IN LOCOMOTIVE STARTING-SID BAKKER, TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS SALES COMPANY
  2. HOW TO INCREASE MAINTENANCE INTERVALS FROM 92 VS 184 DAY INSPECTIONS-RODNEY MYERS, WHEELING & LAKE ERIE RR
  3. MAIN GENERATOR REBUILD QUALIFICATIONS-GUEST SPEAKER-KEN BAYE, UNION PACIFIC RR
  4. ELECTRICAL COMPONENT LIFECYCLE-JEREMY JOVENALL, CATTRON GLOBAL
  5. RAILROAD ELECTRIFICATION-REFRESHED REVIEW-MIKE IDEN, TIER 5 LOCOMOTIVES, LLC

4:40 PM ADJOURN

4:30 – 6:00 PM RECEPTION IN EXPO HALL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024

8:00 – 9:45 AM BREAKFAST IN EXPO HALL

9:45 – 10:45 AM RSI KEYNOTE SPEAKER-JOE HINRICHS, PRESIDENT & CEO, CSX TRANSP

10:45 AM ADJOURN

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