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 – NOON
- 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 & 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 & 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 Battery 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