2017 Rail Conference - Program

This page is an overview of the conference schedule and subject to change.

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Saturday, June 10 Sunday, June 11 Monday, June 12 Tuesday, June 13 Wednesday, June 14

Saturday, June 10

INTERNATIONAL RAIL RODEO COMPETITION

7 a.m. - 4 p.m.

RODEO SITE: Maryland Transit Administration – Cromwell Light Rail Facility, 7390 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Glen Burnie, MD 21061

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is proud to host the 25th Annual APTA International Rail Rodeo, which features intense competition from the best rail operators and maintenance teams in North America and across the globe. The operators’ competition begins at approximately 7:30 a.m. and the maintainers’ competition is set to begin at approximately 10 a.m. Transportation will be provided to the Rodeo site from the host hotel, Hilton Baltimore 401 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Details will be available at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Hilton Baltimore.
There will be a special combined team event following lunch on Rodeo day for agencies that send both an operator and a maintenance team.

Families are encouraged to attend with their competitor and MTA is creating family fun activities and materials for guests to enjoy during Rodeo day. Details will be provided at the host information desk in the APTA registration area.

The Rodeo competitors will be honored and the champions crowned at the International Rail Rodeo Awards Banquet on Sunday, June 11, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Hilton Baltimore.

THANKS TO OUR RODEO MAINTENANCE EVENTS SPONSORS
• Alstom
• EDSI
• Era-contact USA
• Dellner
• KLD Labs
• Knorr Brake
• Penn Machine Company
• Shaltbau North America
• Wabtec/Wabco
• Voith Turbo
• ZF Industries

QUESTIONS?
Rodeo Registration: Contact APTA’s Heather Rachels at 202.496.4838 or hrachels@apta.com.
Rodeo Competition/Events: Contact APTA’s Cheryl Pyatt at 202.496.4875 or cpyatt@apta.com.

see International Rail Rodeo for more information

Track 3: Rail System Safety Seminar

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

If you have responsibilities for operations safety or safety management, you will want to attend this interactive seminar to learn more about the latest issues and resources impacting safety and emergency preparedness in transit operations. Attend this need-to-know event to hear about and share effective practices being developed and applied in our industry. The seminar is sponsored by APTA’s Rail Safety Management Program for the benefit of all management personnel.

FEE: The Rail System Safety Seminar is open to all Rail Conference registrants at no additional charge.

REGISTRATION: Space is limited, so make your reservations early by emailing APTA’s Sherry Brown at sbrown@apta.com. On-site registration is on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis.

QUESTIONS? Contact APTA's Sherry Brown at 202.496.4879 or sbrown@apta.com.

Track 2: Rail Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations Summit

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tubman, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Conference Registration Desk

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Conference Padfolios sponsored by Battelle

Hotel Keys sponsored by Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.

Lanyards sponsored by GIRO Inc.

Charger Sticks sponsored by Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.

Host Information Desk

11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

APTA Board of Directors

12 - 5 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom 2 & 3, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

(buffet lunch at 11:30 a.m.)
Chair, APTA, Michele Wong Krause

Capital Projects Subcommittee

1 - 2:30 p.m.
Ruth, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Richard M. Amodei

TECHNICAL TOUR: Baltimore Street Car Museum

2 - 4 p.m.

(35 person limit)
This tour is also scheduled for Wednesday, June 14, from 1 to 3 p.m.

This complimentary guided tour will take the group back to the early days of street cars in Baltimore. The tour will consist of a presentation of how the street cars worked in Baltimore and an actual ride on the street car on a stretch of track that is still operational. Transportation to and from Baltimore's Street Car Museum, 1901 Falls Rd Baltimore, MD 21211, will be provided by our host. Shuttle buses will depart from the Eutaw Street entrance of the Hilton Baltimore.

Please sign up for the tour at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Hilton Baltimore.

TECHNICAL TOUR: B&O Museum

2 - 4 p.m.

(70 person limit)
This tour is also scheduled for Wednesday, June 14, from 1 to 3 p.m.

This complementary guided tour of one of Baltimore's treasured museums will take the group to the early days of “simple” steam locomotives through all the innovations that allowed trains and their cargo to go faster and more efficiently, and stop more safely. It includes the examination of the technology that improved the way trains were built and repaired and why the caboose disappeared. Transportation to and from the B&O Museum, 901 W. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21223, will be provided by our host. Shuttle buses will depart from the Eutaw Street entrance of the Hilton Baltimore.

Please sign up for the tour at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Hilton Baltimore.

Commuter & Intercity Passenger Rail Legislative Subcommittee

5 - 6:30 p.m.
Tubman, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Co-Chairs, Naomi Renek & Julie A White

TRB Committee on Light Rail Transit (AP075)

5:30 - 7 p.m.
Ruth, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Prof. Graham Currie, Ph.D.

Sunday, June 11

High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail Committee

7:30 - 10 a.m.
Paca, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Chris Brady

Conference Registration Desk

7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Host Information Desk

7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Moderators/Speakers & AV Preview Room

7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Calloway, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Light Rail Transit Technical Forum

8 - 9:30 a.m.
Holiday Ballroom 1 & 2, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Christopher R. Walker, P.E.

Breakfast sponsored by LTK Engineering Services, Inc.

Track & Noise/Vibration Technical Forum

8 - 9:30 a.m.
Poe, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Matthew Gibbs, PE

Transit Wireless Communications Joint Council

8 - 9:30 a.m.
Holiday Ballroom 3, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Jon T. Adams, P.E.

Security Standards Policy & Planning Committee

8:30 - 9 a.m.
Douglass, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Neil R Crosier

Power, Signals & Communications Technical Forum

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Tubman, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Daniel Christopher Tinsley

Commuter Rail CEOs Subcommittee

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Catherine A. Rinaldi

Rail Safety Committee

8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Johnson, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Kevin Jones, WSO-CSSD / CSE

Security Affairs Steering Committee/Committee on Public Safety

9 - 10:30 a.m.
Douglass, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Communications Subcommittee (PS&C Cmte) - Breakout 1

9:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Tubman, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Michael Cairl

Communications Subcommittee (PS&C Cmte) - Breakout 2

9:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Brent, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Michael Cairl

Transit Performance Management Subcommittee/Metropolitan Planning Subcommittee

9:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Carroll, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Co-chairs, Andrea Burnside, Louis D. Cripps, II, Laura Zale and Grace Gallucci, Todd Lang, Matthew Z. Sibul, P.E.

Ventilation & Fire Life Safety Technical Forum

9:45 - 11:15 a.m.
Holiday Ballroom 1 & 2, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Rail Rodeo Committee

10 - 11 a.m.
Poe, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Todd Williams

Rail Transit CEOs Subcommittee

10:15 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Carolyn M. Gonot

Real Estate Subcommittee (PPP Cmte)

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Douglass, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Co-Chairs, Charles DiMaggio & Sasha N. Page

Research & Technology Committee

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom 3, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Dr. Manjit K. Sooch

Rolling Stock Equipment Technical Forum

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Poe, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, John Santamaria, P.E.

Streetcar Subcommittee

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom 1 & 2, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Tom Gerend

Lunch sponsored by Herzog Transit Services, Inc.

American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF)

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Carroll, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Raquel Olivier

EXPO Advisory Committee

12:30 - 2 p.m.
Tubman, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Christina Belmont

Commuter Rail Safety & Security Subcommittee

1 - 2:30 p.m.
Johnson, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, David Genova

Public-Private Partnerships Committee

1 - 2:30 p.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Heather McKillop

Track 6: This is APTA

2 - 3:15 p.m.
Ruth, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Getting involved, using APTA's resources

Learn about your association and how to leverage to the fullest extent the membership benefits and resources available to you and your organization. Where do you start and how do you get involved? Come meet APTA’s leadership and staff in a relaxed atmosphere conducive to conversation and networking. A brief presentation will be followed by time for Q&A with seasoned member representatives who can share their advice and ideas for your membership satisfaction.

Presenter

Richard A. White, Richard White, Vienna, VA

Q&A Facilitators

Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
Steve Radomski, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Facility Design Manager, HDR, tbd, WA
Natalie E. Cornell, Vice President Business Development, Hatch, Ambler, PA

Information Technology Committee

2 - 3:30 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom 3, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Megan C. Huff & David Jackson

Land Use & Economic Development Subcommittee

2 - 3:30 p.m.
Carroll, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Co-Chairs, Shyam Kannan & Christine B. Vina, AIA & Mark McLaren

R&T Emerging Technology Subcommittee

3 - 4:30 p.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Tas Jalali

Rail Transit Committee

3 - 4:30 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom 1 & 2, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Carolyn M. Gonot

Track 6: WORKSHOP: Mid-Level Manager Workshop: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce

3 - 5 p.m.
Paca, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Today’s managers are challenged with a multigenerational workforce that spans a wide array of characteristics and needs. There is a vast amount of knowledge walking out the door into retirement and a massive young generation eager to learn. Technology and mass amounts of information are continually becoming fractured and further diversified.

How do you effectively capture, retain and mange a workforce in this ecosystem? This workshop will explain the opportunities that have arisen out of this chaos. We will look at the current metrics, the trending data and the proposed solutions to the future of managing this diverse workforce. We will examine how people learn, make decisions and interact in a world with a dwindling attention span.

We will use case studies and solutions from other industries that engage workers to set a course for an effective organizational culture with proper knowledge management. The second segment helps you adapt your leadership to modern challenges like technology, information overload, and multi-generational workforces, and still build unified, high-performing teams.

AUDIENCE: Transit mid-managers and those preparing for the next step in their career.
FEE: The course is open to all Rail Conference registrants at no additional charge.
QUESTIONS? Contact APTA's Lindsey Robertson at 202.496.4818 or lrobertson@apta.com.

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Facilitator

Ron Thiele, President, Xpan Interactive Ltd., Calgary, AB

Systems Engineering Subcommittee

3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom 3, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, David M. Springstead

Major Capital Investment Planning Subcommittee

4 - 5:30 p.m.
Carroll, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Co-Chairs, Stephen Salin, AICP & James D. Parsons, AICP

2017 Welcome Reception Only

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception at the Products & Services Showcase

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Key Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

(tickets required)

Mix and mingle among your industry colleagues while examining the various displays in the showcase. This lively event is sure to set the tone for a week of learning and networking.

Reception co-sponsored by LTK Engineering Services and APTA Business Member Activity Fund

INTERNATIONAL RAIL RODEO AWARDS BANQUET

7:30 - 10 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom 4-6, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

(tickets required)

Join the rail rodeo participants and their friends and guests at the awards banquet to recognize the best of the best – APTA’s 2017 Rodeo champions!

TICKETS/SEATING
RAIL CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS: Tickets for the awards banquet are not included in the conference registration fee, but may be purchased in advance at a cost of $150 each by completing the “Rail Rodeo Awards Banquet Tickets” portion of the Meeting Registration Form and submitting it with your payment to APTA.

Pre-purchased tickets and seating assignments will be available on site when you register for the conference. Additional tickets may be purchased on site at the APTA registration desk at a cost of $150.

RODEO PARTICIPANTS: As part of the registration fee, each rodeo participant receives a banquet ticket and one ticket is included in the spouse/guest registration fee. Please complete the Rail Rodeo Registration Form and submit it with your payment to APTA. (Note: Purchasing tickets in advance helps insure that you will be able to sit together.)

Your tickets will be available on site when you register for the rodeo. Additional tickets may be purchased on site at the APTA rodeo registration desk.

QUESTIONS?
RAIL CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS: Contact APTA’s Kwakuita Spence at 202.496.4845 or kspence@apta.com.

RODEO PARTICIPANTS: Contact APTA’s Heather Rachels at 202.496.4838 or hrachels@apta.com.

Monday, June 12

Business Member Networking Breakfast

6:45 - 8:15 a.m.
ABC East Ballroom, 1st Floor, Baltimore Marriott at Inner Harbor

“It just keeps getting better!” That’s what business members are saying about the business networking breakfast at the APTA Rail Conference. Designed to help rail OEMs, sub-suppliers, contract operators, and major A&E firms strengthen their business relationships and find new business partners, the breakfast provides an opportunity for APTA business members to talk about their companies and how to do business with them.

All APTA business members are invited to come to the breakfast and join in the business-to-business networking opportunity. Small businesses and DBE firms are particularly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.

Transit agency procurement officials also attend the breakfast to promote their current procurement opportunities and their anticipated procurement requirements in the coming months.

To help you plan your networking activities, a brochure listing information about the networking breakfast participants were prepared and sent out on June 1 in advance of the breakfast. Members wishing to be listed in the brochure, must complete the online registration/brochure participation form by May 26.

Note: This event is for APTA members only.

FEE: There is no registration fee required to participate in the breakfast.

REGISTRATION: Pre-registration is closed, however you may register on site the morning of the breakfast. Just bring your business card!

QUESTIONS? Contact Adam Martin at 202.496.4833 or amartin@apta.com

The Networking Breakfast is sponsored by the Business Member Activity Fund.

Commuter Rail Committee

7 - 8 a.m.
Carroll, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Catherine A. Rinaldi

Continental Breakfast

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Holiday Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Sponsored by WSP USA

Conference Registration Desk

7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Host Information Desk

7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Moderators/Speakers & AV Preview Room

7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Calloway, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

TCRP Information Center

7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom East Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Track 6: OPENING GENERAL SESSION: Where Public Transportation Goes, Community Grows

8:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Holiday Ballroom, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Join us as we start your experience of APTA’s 2017 Rail Conference sharing new ideas, learning about the association’s initiatives, and highlighting the winners of the Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards.

Maryland Transit Administration and the state of Maryland will share the importance of public transportation and the work they are doing to enhance their community. This exciting session will get you primed for a conference that emphasizes the five components of APTA’s Strategic Plan - safety and security first, resource advocacy, workforce development, evolving lifestyles, and technological innovation.

General Session sponsored by HDR

Presiding

Doran J. Barnes, Chief Executive Officer, Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA

Sponsor Recognition

Tom R. Waldron, Senior Vice President & Global Transit Director, HDR, Newark, NJ

Host Welcomes

Hon. Catherine E. Pugh, Mayor, City of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
R. Earl Lewis, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Maryland Department of Transportation, Hanover, MD
Kevin B. Quinn, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink), New Westminster, BC

Remarks

Richard A. White, Richard White, Vienna, VA

2017 Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards Ceremony

Doran J. Barnes, Chief Executive Officer, Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA

Track 1: Positive Train Control Implementation and Operation

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
University Ballroom 1-3, 1st Floor, Baltimore Marriott at Inner Harbor

PTC, the elephant in the room

1.7 billion to date and where are we? What are the implications for system operations and help is on the way. Positive Train Control is a special challenge for commuter railroads funding not the least of the issues. What will PTC look like in the future.

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Session sponsored by VHB

Moderator

William Everett, Wabtec, Annapolis, MD

Meeting PTC Deadlines and Improving Rail Safety using Non-vital Solutions

Brian Allen, Consultant, Hatch, Rochester, NY
Jun "Joseph" Lee, Principal Consultant, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Everett, MA

Smart Tools for PTC – Accelerating Implementations with High Value LiDAR Datasets

Finbar Holland, Director, Agonics Pty Ltd, World Square, NSW, Australia

Train Control Communications and Operations Committee

Michael Newcomb, MxV Rail, Pueblo, CO

PTC Implementation on South Shore Line

Kim Anderson, Principal Project Manager, Parsons Corporation, Michigan City, IN

Track 4: Making Projects Happen through Private Investments in Infrastructure

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
West Ballroom, 1st Floor, Baltimore Marriott at Inner Harbor

Understanding the relationship with private equity investors

It is certainly true that private capital is available for investment in infrastructure, and that private equity firms are looking for projects to invest in. The trick to makings deals real is creating revenue streams that will provide returns to investors. In this session, holders of private equity will give their perspectives on projects that will be the best candidates for private capital and attractive to investors.
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Moderator

Jeffrey D. Ensor, Senior Director of Portfolio Management, AMTRAK, Washington, DC

Panelists

Sean Boyd, Project Development Director, Skanska Infrastructure Development, Washington, DC
Jonathan Dingle, Senior Associate, Meridiam Infrastructure, New York, NY
Jessica Marquier, Project Director, Keolis North America, Boston, MA

Track 4: Making Transit Station Access Easier

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Tubman, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Help your riders access transit stations with ease

With growing transit ridership and interest in multi-modal connectivity, increasing access to and from transit stations through first-last mile solutions, robust bicycle and pedestrian connections, and ADA compliance enhances the rider experience and increases ridership in an immediate time frame. Planning and funding for these projects can often have very high returns on investment that can pay for themselves in terms of increased fare revenues (and, therefore, lower operating subsidies), and can even be integrated into MPO long range planning processes. Hear from our speakers as they discuss their experiences in improving transit station access.

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Moderator

Michael J Jelen, PE, FASCE, Executive Vice President, SZ PM Consultants, Washington, DC

Panelists

Todd Lang, Director of Transportation Planning, Baltimore Metropolitan Council, Baltimore, MD
Shyam Kannan, Mid-Atlantic Transit Lead, HDR, Washington, DC
Blanche "Bee" Buergler, Transit Capital Program Manager, Division of Transportation, Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington, VA
Ronald J. Kilcoyne, Principal, Ron Kilcoyne, Walnut Creek, CA

Track 4: Moving the Dial: Realizing the Benefits of Improving Asset Management Practices

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Paca, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Attend this session to learn firsthand about the success factors and pitfalls to avoid when improving asset management practices - on route to meeting the federal requirements.

In this session, agencies will share their lessons learned in a lively information exchange. The session is structured to facilitate information exchange, networking, and discussion. This session will answer the following questions:

1. What are your agency's Strategic Objectives for asset management?

What are your tactics for accomplishing them?
How does meeting the federal requirements fit

2.   What are your Top 3 Successes - Measured by Business Impact?
3.   What are Your Barriers and How Are you Overcoming them?
4.   What is Next?

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Session sponsored by Parsons Corporation

Moderator

David C. Rose, Ph.D., Gannett Fleming Engineers and Architects, P.C,, New York, NY

Panelists

Laura Zale, Manager of Asset Management, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia, PA
Louis Cripps, Senior Manager Asset Management, Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO
Holly Arnold, Administrator, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD
David M. Springstead, Logistic Consultant, Radix Engineering & Software, Atlanta, GA

Track 5: Capital Projects - Big Case Studies

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Rail and transit projects are major infrastructure investments that transform a city or a region. Planning, environmental review, design and construction phases all present significant challenges, on top of developing a viable financial plan. Hear about some of the largest rail and transit projects of our day - in Baltimore, Boston, Honolulu and Zurich – and learn from the major problems they encountered and resolved. You may discover tactics that will help your projects succeed.

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Moderator

Connie Crawford, P.E., Director of Transit, ASTM North America, Nanuet, NY

The Baltimore Metro Retrofit - A Combined Train Control and Railcar Procurement

Vern George Hartsock, Senior Associate, Omni Strategy, LLC., Baltimore, MD
Tedd Snyder, Jacobs, Baltimore, MD

The New Cross-City Tunnel in Zurich, Switzerland

Giuliano Montanaro, MScience EPF, Founder/CEO, Alius Consulting GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland

Tangible Reasons to Follow FTA's Guidelines for Capital Projects

Charles "Sam" Carnaggio, P.E., Deputy Executive Director and Project Director, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, Honolulu, HI

Track 6: An International Scan of Rail Best Practices: from Europe to Latin America to Asia

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
East Ballroom, 1st Floor, Baltimore Marriott at Inner Harbor

How are regions around the world ensuring the state of good repair of their rail systems, as well as modernization and further expansion? Hear what challenges rail is facing in Asia, Latin America, and Europe with funding, safety and security, procurement and maintenance practices, and operations, and how they are addressing those issues in innovative ways.

Moderator

Jack Martinson, Senior Director Business Development, Stadler US Inc., Avondale, PA

Reinforcing the Attractiveness of the European Rail Sector

Philippe Citroën, Director General, UNIFE - the Association of the European Rail Industry, Brussels, Belgium

An Overview of Urban Rail Practices in Latin America

Constantin Dellis, Head of General Secretariat, ALAMYS - Latin American Association of Metros and Light Rail, Santiago , Chile

Lessons Learned from the April 2017 APTA Study Mission to Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo on Safety Culture, State of Good Repair, and Innovative Operations

Tamar Allen, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Oakland, CA

Track 6: Employees are our Greatest Asset – Perspectives from the Shop Floor

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Ruth, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Engage in a lively discussion of key factors that are important for effective labor-management collaboration.

The industry’s ultimate success of public transportation services, capital program implementation, critical initiatives and imperatives like developing a “system safety culture” are all “people-centered. Opportunities to tap the “hands-on” knowledge and experience of frontline employees, comprised of over 80% of public transportation’s workforce, also provides an invaluable perspective and insight, which adds an important voice to industry discussions. This will be a facilitated discussion with frontline maintenance, operators and stakeholders, covering a range of topics, including developing and implementing a “safety culture," and workforce development training programs and lessons learned; and best practices in the introduction of new equipment, technologies and maintenance programs.

Moderators

Madeline Janis, Esq., Executive Director, Jobs to Move America, Los Angeles, CA
Jack K. Clark, Executive Director, International Transportation Learning Center, Silver Spring, MD

Panelists

Jerome Moore, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia, PA
Douglas Schneider, Instructor, Rail Vehicle Maintenance and Member, ATU Local 268, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland, OH
Curtis Craft, Mechanic, ALSTOM , Hornell, NY
Vincent Louque, Material Coordinator, Kinkisharyo International, LLC, El Segundo, CA

Track 6: HOST FORUM: The Four Cornerstones of Transit: The MTA Story

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Latrobe, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Learn how the MTA is transforming operations, planning, and service by focusing on the fundamental principles of transit. Hear from the agency's top leadership about:

- BaltimoreLink (The Complete Overhaul & Rebranding of Baltimore's Transit System)
- The Agency's Latest Capital Projects
- Baltimore's Stellar Safety & Security Record
- Cutting-Edge Customer Communications
- and much more...

Presenters

Kevin B. Quinn, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink), New Westminster, BC
John D. Duncan, Chief Operating Officer & Senior Deputy Administrator, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD
Suhair Al Khatib, Deputy Administrator, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD

RAIL PRODUCTS & SERVICES SHOWCASE

12 - 3 p.m.
Key Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

(includes lunch from 12 - 1:30 p.m.; tickets required)

Many business members’ rail products and services are showcased at the 2017 Rail Products & Services Showcase. Registrants can view the products and obtain information relating to the rail products and services on display. Expert personnel are on hand to answer your questions as you inspect what’s new and innovative in the world of rail equipment and services.

see Showcase Reservations & Exhibitor Registration for details and to register

Lunch sponsored by The Northeast Maglev, LLC

Automated Transit Technical Forum

12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
Carroll, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, Eric Phillips

Track 6: GENERAL SESSION: Federal Partners Perspectives

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Join us in a robust discussion with the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration to discuss the future of rail transit in America. They will provide insight for next steps in dealing with aging infrastructure and growing demand, investing in workforce development, and new technologies. Matthew Welbes, Executive Director FTA, and Patrick Warren, Executive Director FRA, will answer questions and share their experiences on what we as an industry can do to work together.

Presiding

Leanne P. Redden, Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority, Chicago, IL

Presenters

Matthew Welbes, Executive Director, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
Patrick T. Warren, Acting Managing Director, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, NY

Track 1: Innovation

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
University Ballroom 1-3, 1st Floor, Baltimore Marriott at Inner Harbor

Conventional wisdom says that you must continue to move forward simply to keep pace. Embracing innovation is where we need to go to get beyond that. New approaches, thinking outside the well known box, willingness
to look beyond current practice will help us move forward.

Moderator

Louis Cripps, Senior Manager Asset Management, Regional Transportation District, Denver, CO

Advanced Power Supply Substation Technology for Railway Energy Efficiency

Francois Maurin, HESOP Solution Manager, ALSTOM , Saint-Ouen Cedex, France

A Comprehensive Loop with Stochastic Approach to Maximize the Potential on Rail Network

Giuliano Montanaro, MScience EPF, Founder/CEO, Alius Consulting GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland

Safety and Security of the Patrons

Govind R. Sulibhavi, Manager - Track & Structures Division, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD

Planning the Future of Control Centers

Carl Stanton, Consultant, Macro a Division of Ross & Baruzzini, Lansdale, PA
Mark Talbot, Principal, SFB Consulting LLC, Vienna, VA

Track 1: Track -- Forces, Noise, and Vibration

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
West Ballroom, 1st Floor, Baltimore Marriott at Inner Harbor

Static infrastructure is not as static as you might think. Journey from the wheelrail interface into the track structure to explore the forces imparted by passing vehicles, the way these forces manifest themselves, and potential mitigation strategies.

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Moderator

Dr. Yu Qian, Research Engineer, RailTEC University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Wheel-Rail Force Analysis under Light Rail Transit Loading Conditions

Dr. J. Riley Edwards, Ph.D., P.E., Research Scientist and Senior Lecturer, RailTEC University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Overview of Conventional and New Generation Vibration Mitigation Solutions and their Measured Performance

Dr. Patrick Vanhonacker, consultant, Patrick Vanhonacker, Heverlee, Belgium

Concrete Crossties Flexural Behavior Analysis under Light Rail Transit Loading Conditions

Alvaro Emilio Canga Ruiz, Graduate Research Assistant, RailTEC University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Utilizing Meta-Structures for Mitigating Low Frequency Ground-Borne Train Vibrations

Dr. Christopher Layman, Hugh Saurenman, Sierra Madre, CA

Comparison of Ballast Mat Performance with Different Support Conditions

Dr. Yu Qian, Research Engineer, RailTEC University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Track 1: Traction Power

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Ruth, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

From the substation to the moving vehicle traction power is what makes it all go. Energy storage systems are moving forward in addition to improvement in traditional systems. Trolleys without wires. What will they think of next?

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Moderator

Steve D. Bezner, Chief Electrical Engineer, Transportation, AECOM, Rocky Hill, CT

Energy Storage Substation - Commissioning, Optimization and Operating Experience

Thomas Heilig, P.E., Systems Engineering Director, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), Portland, OR

WMATA Energy Storage Demonstration Project

Moustapha Ouattara, Assistant Chief Engineer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC

Ground Power Supply: An Integrated Wireless Solution for U.S. Streetcar Systems

Barbara M. Schroeder, P.E., ALSTOM

Track 3: International Safety: Sharing Experiences & Innovations

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
East Ballroom, 1st Floor, Baltimore Marriott at Inner Harbor

One of the great attributes of public transportation is our commitment to continual improvement in safe operations through sharing our collective lessons learned, experiences, and our resources with one another. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn from our international colleagues as they provide overviews on their latest safety experiences and activities.

Moderator

Dennis Bonney, Alstom, Mississauga, ON

Panelists

Yasutake Kojima, Director, New York Office, East Japan Railway Company (EJR), Torrence, CA
Jordi Picas Albers, Director, Metro Network Support Service, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Giuliano Montanaro, MScience EPF, Founder/CEO, Alius Consulting GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland

Track 4, Track 6: Expanding the Universe: Encouraging More M/W/S/DBE Firms to Participate in Procurements

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Paca, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Learn what agencies can do to get more small and minority participation on contracts. Hear about how prime consultants and vehicle manufacturers select and nurture small companies. Understand what factors go into selecting teams for a pursuit and how agencies can encourage more diversity in those teams. DBE attendees can gain tips to for improving their business position.

Moderator

Janice R. Thomas, CPPB, Deputy Executive Director External Affairs, Metra, Chicago, IL

Panelists

Eve Williams, President/Chief Executive Officer, Dikita Engineering, Dallas, TX
Robert F. Nixon, President, Diversity Matters 2 US, LLC, Canisteo, NY
Natalie E. Cornell, Vice President Business Development, Hatch, Ambler, PA
Huelon A. Harrison, Principal, Legacy Resource Group, Dallas, TX

Track 4: Transit-Oriented Development and Transit-Oriented Communities

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Tubman, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Learn the latest in planning for transit-oriented development

Agencies around the country have often sought to foster transit-oriented development (TOD) efforts that aim to concentrate housing and jobs around high-capacity transit stations. Recent initiatives, however, are beginning to focus on TOD as a method for community-building through the concept of transit-oriented communities. This can be a key strategy for connecting disadvantaged populations to jobs and essential services, and alleviating fiscal pressure on cash-strapped jurisdictions all while revitalizing economically stressed areas. Hear from these panelists as they discuss their experiences in TOD. Perspectives range from older, fairly well-established systems where some development has already grown around transit, to younger systems looking to capitalize on newly constructed lines. Topics of discussion will involve the partnerships and coordination necessary to plan for TOD, planning in station areas, and other challenges associated with ensuring a TOD's success from day one.

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Sponsored by HNTB Corporation

Moderator

Benjamin T Limmer, Bureau Chief, Public Transportation, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Newington, CT

P3forPA: Public Private Partnerships at Rail Stations in the Keystone State

Toby Fauver, FAICP, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, PA

The Developing Role of the Modern Transit Agency Real Estate Department

Charles DiMaggio, CEO, Greystone Management Solutions, New York, NY

Northport Station TOD and Rail Station Study

Jim Frazier, PMP, Project Manager, Michael Baker International, Linthicum, MD

Track 5: Capital Projects - Small Case Studies

3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Replacing rail transit infrastructure projects often brings innovative contracting and construction processes to minimize costs and outage duration. Often this requires the transit agency to strike a balance between innovation, constructability, maintenance and the length of time the riding public can endure the inconvenience of a service shut down. As with any project, cost is always an issue. So Value Engineering (VE) is introduced to the project as a strategy to determine if there are areas where project costs can be reduced. On top of all these there design revisions brought about to reflect stake holder concerns, safety and geometric concerns, aesthetic and pedestrian interactions. The panelists will share their experiences of how they were able to manage some of these challenges.

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Moderator

Richard M. Amodei, Executive Vice President, Transportation and Infrastructure Division, STV Incorporated, New York, NY

Accelerated Design-Build Replacement of SEPTA’s Crum Creek Viaduct

Jeffrey D. Knueppel, P.E., Vice President & Corporate Transit Practice Leader, KCI Technologies, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA
Robert L Lund, Jr., P.E., Deputy General Manager - Retired, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia, PA

Striking a Balance between Innovation, Constructability and Maintenance to Cross the San Diego River

Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., P.E., Principal, Nathan Johnson, San Diego , CA

Value Management Reviews of Rail Transit Capital Programs

Teri M. Marsh, P.E., Project Manager, Rail & Transit Projects, HNTB Corporation, Bellevue, WA

Converting BRT to LRT in the Nation's Capital, Ottawa, Canada

John Manconi, OC Transpo/City of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Tuesday, June 13

Continental Breakfast

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Key Ballroom East Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Sponsored by WSP USA

Conference Registration Desk

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Host Information Desk

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Moderators/Speakers & AV Preview Room

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Calloway, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

TCRP Information Center

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom East Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Track 1, Track 3: Technology & Safety

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Key Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Safety in our workplace and operating environments is based on effective practices. Evolving technology, however, is an extremely valuable tool and resource to mitigate the safety risk exposures that are always present. Please join us in this most interesting session to learn how technology innovations can enhance safety at your transit agency.

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Session sponsored by Parsons Corporation

Moderator

Harry Saporta, Senior Security Specialist, WSP USA, New York, NY

Guideway Instrusion Detection Systems for Rail Transit Systems

Jonathan D. Hulse, P.Eng., Engineering Director, Transport Systems, Parsons Corporation, Kingston, ON

Enhanced Employee Protection Warning System

Peter M Bartek, Principal, PB Innovations, LLC, Hackettstown, NJ

Upgrading Your Roadway Worker Protection Using APTA’s Suite of RWP Standards

Christopher Wallgren, Vice President, Transportation Resource Associates, Inc., New York, NY

Improving Track Worker Safety at MARTA - TrackSafe Deployment Update

Mark E. J. Willer, P.Eng., Product Manager-Technology Solutions, Alstom
Abhay "AJ" Joshi, PMP, LEED AP, Interim Director of Construction, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Track 1: Systems Engineering

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Key Ballroom 11 & 12, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Complex projects demand systems engineering solutions. Issues of interoperability, considerations of risk management and system integration require the application of techniques to improve the success of projects. Systems engineering is the key to improving prospects of success. Practitioners will share real world implementations in this session.

Moderator

David M. Springstead, Logistic Consultant, Radix Engineering & Software, Atlanta, GA

How Major Cities Around the World are Sustaining Transit Services to the Growing Ridership

Yousef Kimiagar, P.Eng., PMP, FIRSE, VP Advanced Technologies & US Rail Systems Lead, Hatch, Mississauga, ON

Leveraging Early Phase Systems Practices to Explore Operational Needs, Capture all Key Requirements

Vern George Hartsock, Senior Associate, Omni Strategy, LLC., Baltimore, MD
Anne O'Neil, P.E., CSEP, System Catalyst and Strategist, AOC Systems Consortium, New York, NY

Systems Approach to Incorporating Organizational Change Management

Bridgette A. Beato, Chief Executive Officer, Lumenor Consulting Group, Alpharetta, GA
Jignesh Patel, Founder/CEO, NITI Systems Consultants, Inc., Roswell, GA

Track 1: Traction Power Technology

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Key Ballroom 8, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

The complexities of traction power technology are incorporated in this session. The broad range of important subjects all of which must work together to make things move are addressed. AC and DC issues as well as standardization are addressed.

Moderator

Ethan Kim, P.E., Principal Systems Engineer, Hatch, Seattle, WA

Repair and Aftermarket Support for Transit Power Electronics

Tom Connor, PSI Repair Services, Inc., Livonia, MI

An Innovative System for 25KV Traction Power Supply the 2x25KV++

Marc Friaud, Senior Power Supply & Catenary Engineer, Egis Rail Inc., Lyon, France

Standardization of LRT DC Power Supply to Enhances Safety

Dev Paul, Senior Program Director, AECOM, Oakland, CA

Track 2: Operations - Systemwide

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Key Ballroom 9 & 10, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

The benefits of integrated systemwide planning from a technological and process is sometimes understated. Some would go as far as to say this is self evident when planning to invest in a centralized operation control center. In Switzerland they operate a very dense rail network in the world and it is controlled from 100 locations. On a daily basis, they handle 8,000 passengers and 2,000 freight trains. Over the recent years, they have centralized the control work to four locations under one roof and have found improved ability for operations, dispatching, customer information, etc. Faced with steadily increasing ridership and service requirements and finding time to perform vital maintenance and construction tasks was a challenge facing SEPTA. Hear how with careful planning how they were able to optimize track outage on this very busy multimodal system.

Session sponsored by HNTB Corporation

Moderator

Amanda Nightingale, Rail Operations Manager, King County Metro , Seattle, WA

Integrated Operations Planning in the Age of the Operations Control Center

Dr. Edwin Lohmann, Director of Delivery, Quintiq, Radnor, PA

SEPTA’s Optimizing Track Outage Planning on a Busy Multi-Modal System

Jeffrey D. Knueppel, P.E., Vice President & Corporate Transit Practice Leader, KCI Technologies, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA
Kevin R. Jurgelewicz, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia, PA

New Control Centers in Switzerland: How to Operate the Most Dense Rail Network in the World

Giuliano Montanaro, MScience EPF, Founder/CEO, Alius Consulting GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland

Track 4: Making the Case for Rail in the Region

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Key Ballroom 7, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Make the case for investing in and prioritizing new rail corridors

Operating in a regional planning context, public transportation agencies must demonstrate the value of rail against other transportation mode and initiatives. Hear from practitioners on how they make the case for high-capacity public transportation investments in their regions, including initiatives that link projects to regional planning goals, evaluate and improve transit's beneficial impacts during the planning process through travel demand models, manage engagement and outreach with the public, and realize effective project management and delivery.

Moderator

Kimberly Slaughter, Advisor, Olivier Incorporated, Pearland, TX

Another Chapter in Regional HCT: Corridor-based BRT and Development Project

Alan T. Lehto, Senior Director, Planning, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), Portlamd, OR

Weaving Light Rail into a Post-Industrial Waterfront Neighborhood

Steven Kolarz, Project Manager, RK&K, Baltimore, MD

Virginia Railway Express Travel Demand Model – Calibration, Application and Analysis

Christine Hoeffner, Project Development Manager, Virginia Railway Express (VRE), Alexandria, VA

Track 5: Progress in U.S. High-Speed and Intercity Corridors

8:30 - 10 a.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Four case studies

Passenger rail projects continue to move forward in regions across the United States. Four projects profiled in this session provide a glimpse of some of the activity that is underway as America seeks to bolster its passenger rail network.

Moderator

Anna M. Barry, Program Manager /Vice President, HNTB Corporation, Boston, MA

Expanding Rail Capacity through CREATE

Beth McCluskey, Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago, IL

Moving Forward in California

Frank A. Vacca, California High-Speed Rail Authority, Sacramento, CA

Superconducting Maglev in the Northeast Corridor

Wayne Rogers, Chairman/CEO, The Northeast Maglev, LLC, Baltimore, MD

The Texas Central High-Speed Rail Bullet Train

Chris Brady, Prinicpal, Commonwealth Research Associates, LLC (CRA, LLC), Washington, DC

Track 6: NTI TRAINING: Leading as a Mid-Level Manager in Today's Public Transportation Environment

8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Carroll, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

This program provides a unique training and educational opportunity for transit managers and supervisors who hold mid-level positions in transit organizations. It provides participants with skills necessary to lead, manage, and supervise from the middle of the organization.

Topics include:
• Leadership Skills — Success today requires mid-managers to be leaders more than managers. What does this mean and how does one “lead to succeed?”
• Time Management — In doing more with less, how to manage one’s time to succeed.
• Emotional Intelligence — An introduction as to why emotional intelligence or self-leadership can be more important than the knowledge one has acquired.

CEUs 0.4 and CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE awarded upon completion of the course.

AUDIENCE: Transit mid-managers and those preparing to enter mid-management.

FEE: The course is open to all Rail Conference registrants at no additional charge.

REGISTRATION: Pre-registration is not required. Please check on space and materials availability on site at the APTA registration desk. Space is limited so participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.

QUESTIONS? Contact APTA's Lindsey Robertson at 202.496.4818 or lrobertson@apta.com.

Instructor

Paul J. Larrousse, National Transit Institute Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey

Track 1: Rail Vehicles: Cradle to Grave

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Key Ballroom 8, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

From design to obsolescence, this session touches it all. It goes through the entire life-cycle of a rail vehicle: starting with subsystem design and material selection, passing through a major overhaul and critical maintenance, and ending with structural obsolescence prediction.

Moderator

Kevin C. Carmody, P.E., V.P, Engineering Director, STV Incorporated, Philadelphia, PA

Electromagnetic Field Modeling To Improve Railcar EMC Design

Eli Fernald, Senior Consulting Engineer, Eli Fernald Engineering Consulting, Brooklyn, NY

The Case for the Stainless Steel End Underframe

John A. Janiszewski, LTK Engineering Services, Ambler, PA

LRV Braking Functionality and Operator Vigilance System Improvements – Baltimore LRV Case Study

Glenn D. Gardner, Jacobs, Baltimore, MD

Best Practices for Maintaining Critical Traction Components Over the Lifetime of a Vehicle

Flavien Berthold, Product Manager, ABB Inc., Turgi, AG, Switzerland

Remaining Life Prediction for Rail Vehicles

Kevin C. Carmody, P.E., V.P, Engineering Director, STV Incorporated, Philadelphia, PA
Derek Maier, P.E., Senior Manager Equipment Engineering, AMTRAK, Wilmington, DE

Track 1: Signal Systems

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Key Ballroom 11 & 12, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Signal systems implementations go far beyond track circuits. Conventional signal technology continues to evolve. Consider alternative detection of broken rails, new challenges for interoperability in the CBTC field and attention to detection of Loss of Shunt all impact system safety and require coordination with signal systems.

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Moderator

Robert A. MacDonald, Transit Systems Engineering, Oakland, CA

Track Circuit Monitoring - A Tool to Detect and Alert Potentially Critical Loss of Shunt Conditions

Frank Beeck, Founder & CEO, Rail-IT, LLC, Golden Valley, MN
Tim Shoppa, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Washington, DC

Axel Counters for Yard Routing and Yard Management

Dr. Janet Ungerer, Senior Systems Engineer, AECOM , Baltimore, MD

Evaluation of the Need for a Secondary Signaling System on CBTC Projects

Kenneth M.D. Diemunsch, Train Control Engineer, Parsons Corporation, Oakland, CA

CBTC on Work Cars

Mike Palmer, CompIRSE, Director – Canadian Rail Operations and CBTC. Rail O&M Technical Lead, Parsons Corporation, Markham, ON

Track 2: Operations - Planning

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Key Ballroom 9 & 10, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

One key ingredient to attracting and retaining ridership is your on-time performance. Learn how one agency went about addressing their historic low on-time performance. Does the quality of lighting in a facility have a major impact on functionality, including the health and happiness - and even the retention of staff and customers? One of the speakers thinks so and is prepared to share their knowledge. As public transit agencies make strides to upgrade their operations technology, they start to create data which feeds into a 'big data explosion'. Without a strategy to harness that data it will only serve as a 'rear-view mirror'. Using data/optimization tools can help you plan high-quality of service and other measures to ensure efficient service delivery. Learn from our panelists how to use this data as a predictive analysis tool to improve your scheduling of resources, tasks, timetables, etc.

Moderator

Lisa Woodruff, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC

TriMet Light Rail Simulation Study for On-Time Performance Improvement

Dennis Page, P.E., Rail Operations Engineer, Hatch, White River Junction, VT
John Griffiths, Rail Operations Planning Manager, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), Portland, OR

Lighting the Way: The Quality of Lighting Impact on Functionality

Rachel Fitzgerald, LC, IALD, MIES, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Lighting Design, Stantec , Denver, CO

Leveraging Predictive Analytics to Turn Big Data into Operations Improvement

Pete Nelson, Solutions Architect, Quintiq, Radnor, PA

Use Data/Optimization Tools to Plan High-Quality Service, Factoring in Vehicle/Network Maintenance

Alexandre Savard, PMP, GIRO Inc., Montreal, QC

Track 3: Security Infrastructure Interface

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Key Ballroom 5, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Public safety for our customers, employees, and environments is based on many interconnected elements, including infrastructure design, effective mitigations, and response practices, and methodologies for ensuring that our strategies conform to industry standards and government requirements. Ensure you are in attendance to learn more about these key elements.

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Moderator

Kevin P. Gaddis, Division Director Surface Operations, Transportation Security Administration, Springfield, VA

Perception is Reality: Safety, Security and the User Experience

Rhonda Bell, Planner/Urban Design, Stantec , Denver, CO

FTA Safety & Security Certification Process - Successfully Navigating Evolving Regulations

Yolanda Williams Favors, ESQ, PMP, TSSP, Senior Project Director, AtkinsRéalis, Avondale Estates, GA
Timothy R. Borchers, Principal Project Manager Rail Transit, H. W. Lochner, Inc., Tampa, FL

Track 3: Transit Safety Management - Transit Safey & Industry Implemetation

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Key Ballroom 6, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

The FTA is encouraging industry-wide adoption of safety management principles as an effective means in risk-based safety management practices. The first-hand experience shared by RTA’s who have been working to implement safety management in their organizations will provide you with important insights on how you can begin to work safety management principles in your own organizations. Learn how your agency can become proactive in managing safety by updating your programs to identify safety hazards, strengthen control of safety risks, put safety mitigations in place and correct safety problems before they occur. Our informative panel includes representatives of the FTA, transit systems and private industry that are or have been implementing safety management concepts.

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Moderator

Hilary E. Konczal, CSSD-WSO, CSM, CST, Chief Safety and Environmental Officer, Metra, Chicago, IL

Panelists

Paulina Orchard, Division Chief, Safety Policy & Promotion, Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
John Ekblad, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL
John Gasparine, Assistant Vice President, Northeast Transit & Rail Market, WSP USA, Baltimore, MD
Denise Madaras, Director of Training Evaluation Services, PTG International, Inc. (Learning Measured), Germantown, MD
Elmer C. Coppage, Jr., Director, Bus Transportation Training, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD

Track 4: Environmental Considerations in Rail Planning and Project Development

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Key Ballroom 7, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

How to successfully implement NEPA reviews with different regulatory stakeholders

As a result of greater numbers of transit systems around the country expanding their rail systems, many more rail projects are now going through the NEPA review process. while expansion poses regulatory challenges through NEPA, it can provide the opportunity to protect critical environmental and cultural resources and engage members of the community on transit initiatives. Hear from presenters as they discuss their experiences with NEPA for rail system expansion projects, ranging from the challenges of working with different regulatory stakeholders, the nuances between different NEPA review processes, and other challenges associated with environmental review.

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Session sponsored by VHB

Moderator

Andrew D Brennan, Vice President/National Transit & Rail Practice, HNTB Corporation, Boston, MA

Considerations in Environmental Justice: Lessons Learned for Success for All

Diana C. Mendes, AICP, Corporate President, Infrastructure and Mobility Equity, HNTB Corporation, Arlington, VA

Perspectives on NEPA for Projects Large and Small

Jim Ashe, Manager, Environmental Planning & Compliance, Department of Capital Projects Management, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Washington, DC

South Central Light Rail Extension Multiple Agency Coordination during the Environment Review

Robert Forrest, Environmental Program Manager, Valley Metro, Phoenix, AZ

Planning to Deliver a New Midday Train Storage Facility in Washington, DC

Oscar J. Gonzalez, Senior Vice President Transit & Rail Market Lead, WSP USA, Washington, DC

Track 5: High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail: A Global Update

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Peale, 1st Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

Projects from around the world

High-speed and intercity passenger rail is on an unprecedented global scale of development globally. This session will update some of the new developments and provide a sense of the bullish activity worldwide.

Moderator

Norman Forde, Vice President Market Leader - Fleet and Facilities, North America, Mott MacDonald, Tampa, FL

Deutsche Bahn Experiences with First-mile / Last-mile Mobility Service Providers

Carsten Puls, President, DB E.C.O. North America Inc., Sacramento, CA

Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail (EIS) Study Findings with Focus on Potential San Antonio-Laredo-Monterrey, Mexico Cross-border Intercity HSR Service

Brian Hausknecht, Senior Program Manager, Jacobs, Corpus Christi, TX
Emmanuel S. "Bruce" Horowitz, Principal, ESH Consult, Alexandria, VA

The Future of High-Speed Rail in Japan and America

Masahiro "Mark" Nakayama, Central Japan Railway Company, Washington, DC

Track 6: Labor-Management Think Tank 2017: Continuing the Conversation

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Paca, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

This session is a conversation about building labor management relations among various internal and external stakeholders and partners. Based on conversations with APTA members, we know that many organizations are undergoing reorganizations that often lead to new partnership groups, new goals, new ways of doing business. Learn how organizations are working to achieve success – both internally and externally - to have clear communications, build trust and respect, address tough issues and challenges, find common ground, and work collaboratively so that internal and external labor and management stakeholders and relationships do find ways for success

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Discussion Leader

Thomas Warren, Sr., Assistant Vice President of Transportation Services, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX

Discussants

Steve Drayzen, Deputy General Manager-Labor Relations and Administration, New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT), Newark, NJ
Brian K. Williams, Esq., Director of Labor and Employee Relations, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD
Gary R. Lee, Manager Rail Vehicle Maintenance, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte, NC

2017 General Luncheon

12:15 - 2:15 p.m.

Track 6: GENERAL LUNCHEON: Appealing Directly to the Voters: How 2016 Became a Record Year for Transit Ballot Measures

12:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

An intelligence debrief for interested regions

Voters approved over $170 billion in public transportation investments in 2016 in local elections around the country. This is a clear sign that the public understands the importance of boosting public transportation choices and service levels. Transit ballot measures were approved in 54 separate regions, in communities large and small. How did they do it? Hear from campaign champions in this roundtable discussion about messages that resonated, and the campaign tactics and strategies that made the difference.

Lunch co-sponsored by AECOM and APTA

Sponsor Recognition

Carolyn Flowers, Managing Partner, InfraStrategies LLC, Irvine, CA

Moderator

Scott Smith, Valley Metro, Phoenix, AZ

Discussants

Keith T. Parker, CEO, Goodwill of North Georgia, Decatur, GA
Grace Crunican, Grace Crunican, Beaverton, OR
Peter M. Rogoff, Managing Partner, Contorta Group, Seattle, WA
Richard Clarke, Chief Program Management Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA
Marnie O'Brien Primmer, Chair, National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates (NAPTA); Founder and CEO, Connected Consulting, Irvine, CA

Track 1, Track 3: Fire Life Safety Design - Challenges and Best Practices

2:30 - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom 6, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

The design of a tunnel ventilation and fire life system is typically determined by various fire sceanrios, the physical environment and rail transit agency policy. Then there is athe human element of how the operations control room operator is able to handle these and other emergency situations simultaneously and what tools are at their disposal. As streets get more croded in dense city streets, road tunnels are being converted to rail. One of our speakers will address the challenges of designing a fire life safety system. Hear our speakers address these issues and their best practices.

Moderator

Justin M. Edenbaum, P.Eng, P.E., Founder, Never Gray, Toronto, ON

Design Fire Scenario-Physics and Policy

Kenneth J. Harris, P.E., Manager, West Infrastructure & Tunnel Systems, WSP USA, San Jose, CA

Converting Road Tunnels to Rail – An Evaluation of Cost-Effective Fire Life Safety Design

Kareem Grace, P.E., Supervising Electrical Engineer, WSP USA, Seattle, WA

Best Practices for the Design of the Control Room Operator's View of Tunnel Ventilation Systems

Melissa Duckham, Manager, Tunnel Ventilation & Mechanical Engineering, SNC-Lavalin, Inc., Vancouver, BC
Keith Brown, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Vancouver, BC

Combining Safety, Operations & Emergency Management to Create Best Practices for Tunnel Ventilation Systems

Marla Blagg, Chief Safety Officer, AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District), Portland, OR

Track 1: Advanced Technology

2:30 - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom 11 & 12, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Staying current means finding ways to deal with advances in technology. While this sometimes may be uncomfortable, we are often faced with the prospect of doing something in a different way. Advances in data, automation, and systems architecture are leading the list. Improvements in rail system operations are dependent upon the adoption of advanced technologies.

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Moderator

Martin P. Schroeder, M.S.M.E., P.E., Senior Rail Technologist, Jacobs, Baltimore, MD

Integration of Track Circuit and GPS Data

Robert James, HNTB Corporation

Implications of Increasing Grade of Automation

David Keevill, P.Eng., Technical Director, Rail & Transit Solutions, Parsons Corporation, Kingston, ON

Solving Connected Train Technology Obstacles with Open Architecture Computers

Valentin Scinteie, MBA, Kontron America, Inc., Boisbriand, QC

Track 2: Streetcars: New Systems with New Technologies

2:30 - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom 9 & 10, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Several new streetcar lines have been placed into operation in the period since the last Rail Conference in Phoenix in June, 2016. Not only are these systems in cities which have not had rail lines for many years, but they employ a variety of new technologies as well as unique system organization structures. This panel will look at four different lines in four different cites, that have begun operation in the past year, and which have featured new technologies, new suppliers, and new financing and organization structures.

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Sponsored by SYSTRA Consulting, Inc.

Moderator

James H. Graebner, James H. Graebner, Denver, CO

State of the Art in Tramway Safety

John C. Smatlak, Principal Consultant, AtkinsRéalis, Los Angeles, CA

Dallas Oak Cliff: Brookville's First Delivery of a Modern Streetcar and the Use of Off-Wire Technology

Joel McNeil, Executive Vice President, Brookville Equipment Corp., Brookville, PA

Detroit Quicken Line: While Partially Funded by FTA, the Project is otherwise Built with Private Sources

Keith Jones, P.E., Transdev, Washington, DC
Dan Lijana, Communications Officer, QLine Detroit, M-1 Rail, Detroit, MI

Kansas City Streetcar: A Current Modern Streetcar Line with High Ridership and the First Major Application of the "Block Rail" Technology

Tom Gerend, Executive Director, Kansas City Streetcar Authority, Kansas City, MO
Jason Waldron, P.E., Associate Director of Multimodal Transportation, City of Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, MO

Track 3: Cyber Security: Yes, Your Agency Does Face Cyber Threats!

2:30 - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom 5, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Not very long ago, when we heard or thought about a cyber security threat, we regarded this as either a futuristic issue, or something that would impact anything other than public transit. Unfortunately, times have changed dramatically and, yes, transit agencies are dealing with cyber threats. Ensure that your organization understands the cyber risks it faces and is prepared by attending this important session to learn about standards and resources available to you.

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Moderator

Capt. Robert Stanley, Executive Officer to MTA Police Chief, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD

Panelists

Lee Allen, Surface Division, Cybersecurity Lead, Industry Engagement Branch, Mass Transit and Passenger Rail Section, Office of Security Policy & Industry, Transportation Security Administration, Arlington, VA
Leigh Weber, CISSP, Cybersecurity Specialist Leader, Cybersecurity Analysis, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Justin K. Smith, Director OT Security Architecture, Wabtec, Annapolis, MD
Alireza Edraki, MASc, LLM, PEng, PMP, Associate Vice President, HNTB Corporation, New York, NY
Immanuel Triea, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CISSP-ISSAP, GICSP, GREM, Senior Director of Information Security, Gannett Fleming, Inc., Camp Hill, PA

Track 4: Increasing the Core Capacity of Your System

2:30 - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom 7, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Increasing the number of passengers who can ride your rail system

While the growing demand for transit across the country is a boon for the industry, increased ridership can mean crowded platforms, trains, and possible missed connections if the system does not expand its capacity to carry more passengers. Through the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Program, agencies are investing in corridor-based projects to increase core capacity. Hear from our speakers as they discuss their challenges and solutions for addressing core capacity, ranging from technical improvements in train control and station enhancements, to analytic methods that help identify additional improvements and impacts to program success.

Session sponsored by HNTB Corporation

Moderator

Stephen Knobbe, Vice President, HNTB Corporation, Dallas, TX

MBTA Red and Orange Line Capacity Improvement Study

William McClellan, WSO-CSE, Chief Safety & Training Officer, Alternate Concepts, Inc., ACI, Boston, MA
Nick Willey, PE, Global Director Data Analytics, Hatch, White River Junction, VT

Keeping Up with Growth: BART’s Transbay Core Capacity Project

Donald J. Emerson, Senior Vice President, US Advisory Services, WSP USA, Salt Lake City, UT

CTA's Experience with Core Capacity

Stephen Hands, Senior Manager - Rail Strategic Planning, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL

Track 6: Enhancing Rail Accessibility

2:30 - 4 p.m.
Key Ballroom 8, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Strategies to promote accessibility, address industry trends, and advances in technology

The public transit industry is experiencing the continuing expansion of and/or maintenance of the range of fixed guideway systems, including heavy, rapid, light, commuter, intercity, and high-speed rail. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the planning, design, operation, and other factors play a key role in assuring accessibility on vehicles and facilities. Learn from your peers how they are addressing the greater use of level-boarding, reducing gaps between vehicles and station platforms, and rail facilities.

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Moderator

David R. Rishel, Principal, Delta Services Group Inc., Newtown, PA

Presenters

Selene Faer Dalton-Kumins, Associate Administrator for Civil Rights, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
John Day, Program Manager for Policy & Technical Assistance, Office of Civil Rights, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
Priya Iyer, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Manager, Office of Facilities Engineering, ADA & Sustainability, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD
Donald L. Kloehn, AI/PE, Director of ADA Compliance & Accessibility Services, Tindale Oliver, Baltimore, MD
Steven Deller, PE, ENV SP, Senior Associate and Senior Project Manager, Gannett Fleming, Inc., Camp Hill, PA

Track 1, Track 3: Safety Comes in Many Forms: A New Way to Slow Down, Crash Energy Management & You

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Key Ballroom 8, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

There are many methods to increase passenger safety and this session explores a few such efforts. The session begins with an update on Electrically Controlled Pneumatic braking in passenger applications. Next, it explores rail vehicle crashworthiness standards: how they came to be, how it changes your vehicle design, how it can affect your bottom line, and identifying potential alternatives.

Moderator

Marcin N. Taraszkiewicz, Rail and Transit Vehicle Technology Lead, HDR, Baltimore, MD

ECP Passenger Brake System – Light at the Tunnel End

Paul E. Jamieson, Retired PE, Consultant, Paul Jamieson, Seneca, SC
Adam J. Eby, Senior Manager Engineering, PTC and Brake Systems, AMTRAK, Wilmington, DE
Brendan W. Crowley, Manager, Systems Engineering, Knorr Brake Corporation, Westminster, MD
James T. Dewberry, Wabtec Corporation, Spartanburg, SC

Introducing New CEM Designs onto Legacy Systems

Christopher R. Walker, P.E., Principal Engineer, Hatch, Ambler, PA

Saving Lives and Reducing Costs through Crashworthy Light Rail Vehicle Design

John D. Swanson, C.Eng., Principal Consultant, SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Inc., Vista, CA

Evolution of U.S. Crashworthiness Standards for Heavy and Light Rail Vehicles

Marcin N. Taraszkiewicz, Rail and Transit Vehicle Technology Lead, HDR, Baltimore, MD

Procurement of Rail Cars under FRA's Alternative Crashworthiness Compliance Approach

Marcin N. Taraszkiewicz, Rail and Transit Vehicle Technology Lead, HDR, Baltimore, MD

Track 1: Mobile Applications

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Key Ballroom 11 & 12, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

What did we do before mobile apps?

In the wireless world mobile apps are king. Traveler information, system operations, security systems, fare collection and more are rapidly being deployed. The trick is how do you effectively manage this essential resource and take advantage of the benefits without getting lost in the shuffle.

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Moderator

Brian Jackson, Senior Transportation Program Analyst, Mobility Innovation, Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC

Agency Uses of Mobile Apps

Robert James, HNTB Corporation

Real-time Passenger Information for Rail Transit - Lessons from Three System Implementations

Samuel Hickey, Associate Director - Practice Lead, Transit Data, IBI Group, Seattle, WA

Fleet-wide Vehicle Security Camera System Implementation - What You See & Don't See

Carlos A Ortega, Director, Deputy Director, Systems Engineering, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, GA

Track 3: Safety Reporting Systems: Building an Effective Employee Reporting Program

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Key Ballroom 6, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Effective safety reporting systems are both accurate in measuring the current state of safety and useful for making decisions to improve safety. The collection, analysis and reporting of safety data is an integral part of an effective safety management system. While incident-based safety reporting systems (accidents, injuries and fatalities) are essential for measuring and monitoring safety in the workplace, as a stand-alone reporting system they are not very effective for managing or preventing similar incidents because little is known or uncovered about the precursors to those events. Employee Safety Reporting (ESR) is one of several safety reporting sources that get at the foundation of operational safety data, collecting and analyzing risk-based data before an incident occurs. If done well, an effective ESR program can yield a goldmine of actionable safety data for managing risk and for making data-driven risk based decisions. Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) will speak about their experiences with Employee Safety Reporting in the aviation industry. In addition, representatives from the transit industry and the Federal Transit Administration will discuss how this concept can be applied to transit and what agencies are doing to implement these systems at transit agencies throughout the country.

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Moderator

Michael Coplen, Chief, Safety Policy and Promotion Division, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC

Panelists

Aloha Ley, Division Chief, Office of Safety Assurance and Risk Management, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
Mike Blake, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Washington, DC
Ernesto Lasen, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC

Track 4: Preparing Your System for Resiliency

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Key Ballroom 7, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

How to prepare your system for extreme weather threats in the future

With the threat of increased extreme weather events and sea level rise, public transportation infrastructure is becoming more and more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The industry must adapt and become more resilient to remain viable and effective. Hear from these speakers to learn about different tools that help identify climate change threats, organizational thinking around the issues, and specific technologies to implement adaptation and resiliency projects.

Session sponsored by VHB

Moderator

Adelee Marie Le Grand, AICP, Strategic Advisor, Intellectual Concepts LLC, Atlanta, GA

MBTA's Winter Resiliency Improvement Program

Michael A Semeraro, III, Mott MacDonald

Perspectives from New Orleans

Adelee Marie Le Grand, AICP, Strategic Advisor, Intellectual Concepts LLC, Atlanta, GA

Track 5: Streetcars - Challenges of Construction in a City Environment, Costs & Mobility

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Key Ballroom 9 & 10, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

For a myriad of reasons, there has been a tremendous resurgence of streetcar development is the U.S. Some streetcar advocates and even critics often overlook the mobility benefits of a modern streetcar system and only focus on the economic benefits as the sole justification for the investment. The challenge is to construct streetcar systems in dense cities make it aesthetically appealing, and minimize costs. One such city was Oklahoma, where after several cost reduction measures and collaboration with their consultants they were able to bring cost per mile to under $20M. Now also hear how the City of New York is considering a 17 mile streetcar system between the Bronx and Queens at an estimated construction cost of some $1.7B.

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Session sponsored by Parsons Corporation

Moderator

Paul Grether, AICP, Executive Director East Side Access Rail Activation, MTA Long Island Rail Road, New York, NY

Streetcar Mobility Benefits - Beyond an Economic Development Catalyst

David Vozzolo, Vice President & Streetcar Program Director, HDR, Sarasota, FL

Oklahoma City Streetcar - Bringing Costs Back to $20M Per Mile

Mark L. Dorn, P.E., AECOM

Challenges of Constructing a New Streetcar System in Brooklyn, New York

Adam Giambrone, Director, Brooklyn Queens Connector, New York DOT, New York, NY

Track 6: Career Pathways for Women in Transit

4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Paca, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Women are still significantly underrepresented in many of the higher wage, higher skilled jobs in public transportation. This limited participation not only impacts women’s economic security, but also robs the transit industry of a valuable segment of the labor force. The session presenters will discuss how transportation systems can build capacity to support the equitable inclusion of women, from the front line to the C-suite. This interactive session will offer practical information, relevant tools and exercises for encouraging, preparing and retaining women in nontraditional jobs.

Presenters

Tia Brown, Program Manager, International Transportation Learning Center
Lauren Sugerman, Consultant, Chicago Women in Trades, International Transportation Learning Center, Silver Spring, MD
Jaibala Patel, Chief Financial Officer, MTA New York City Transit, New York, NY

Operations Control Centers Technical Forum

5:30 - 7 p.m.
Carroll, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Chair, James Ross

Wednesday, June 14

Continental Breakfast

8 - 9 a.m.
Key Ballroom East Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Sponsored by WSP USA

Conference Registration Desk

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Host Information Desk

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Key Ballroom South Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Moderators/Speakers & AV Preview Room

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Calloway, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

TCRP Information Center

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Key Ballroom East Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Track 2: Maintenance - Consequenses of Not Planning

9 - 10:30 a.m.
Key Ballroom 9 & 10, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Transit agencies are constantly working on imaginative and innovative ways to lower maintenance costs and yet be effective in maintaining service delivery. Maintaining rolling stock and track work and other infrastructure are major components of a rail transit system is vulnerable to extreme weather conditions - such as snow and excessive heat. Have you thought of using modern technology such as drones with high resolution cameras to identify potential deficiencies? Some of these maintenance initiatives involve moving maintenance processes from paper to computerized maintenance management systems, analytical tools, and mobile devices. Only a few are embracing this transition. Come and hear why. Hear what our presenters have to say where one size does not fit all.

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Moderator

Eric Elton Petersen, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Decatur, GA

Inspecting Light Rail Transit Bridges with the Latest Technology

Richard Hovde, P.E., Bridge Operation Manager, David Evans and Associates, Inc., Olympia, WA
Matthew T. Kumpula, PLS, David Evans and Associates, Inc., Portland, OR

Switching to Hi Rail Based Maintenance Access

Jennifer Ryan, P.E., North County Transit District, Oceanside, CA

Benefits of a New Rail Wheel Profile

Benjamin Holland, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Hayward, CA

Automated Weld of Rails

Anthony Fazio, Director of Engineering and Design, Track, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Philadelphia, PA

Track 4, Track 5: The Economic Power of Transit Hubs: Making the Rail - Real Estate Connection

9 - 10:30 a.m.
Key Ballroom 11 & 12, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

People and business voting with their feet

Across the continent, transit stations are serving as a stimulus for the development of surrounding real estate. Both office buildings and apartments with access to transit are outshining those without, and corporate relocations to transit-rich areas are now a major trend. Transit mega-hubs forming in major metro markets have the promise of reshaping communities around transit. Get the inside info on new developments and how those experiences can be duplicated elsewhere.

Denver Union Station: A Transportation Model for Economic Development

David Genova, Director of Transit Advisory Services, Hatch, Denver, CO

Union Station’s Impact on Transportation and Commerce

Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, President & CEO, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, Washington, DC

Guide to Value Capture Financing for Public Transportation Projects

Sasha N. Page, Principal, Rebel Group, Washington, DC

Amtrak Master Development Strategies at Major Stations

Brian Taylor, AICP, ASLA, Infrastructure Planning Manager, Baltimore Penn Station and Vicinity, AMTRAK, Philadelphia, PA

Track 4: Good Planning Leads to Good Projects

9 - 10:30 a.m.
Key Ballroom 8, 2nd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Listening session on the New Project Development Self-Assessment Program

The listening session will look at ways to self-assess corridor planning to advance into the next steps for project development. Hear from experienced professionals as they share lessons about examining and justifying high capacity corridors for transit, lessons learned that help agencies steer around pitfalls and succeed in the Project Development phase, and learn more about the new Project Development Self-Assessment and Readiness Review Program from the APTA Major Capital Investment Planning Subcommittee.

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Facilitators

Alan T. Lehto, Senior Director, Planning, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), Portlamd, OR
James D. Parsons, AICP, Vice President, Director National Transit Programs, HNTB Corporation, Bellevue, WA

Track 6: CLOSING GENERAL SESSION: GM’s Vision for the Future of Mobility

10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Holiday Ballroom 4-6, 2nd Floor, East Building, Hilton Baltimore

There are many technological and service developments that have the potential to greatly change mobility as we know it. Mr. Kosak will discuss the coming transformational changes in transportation, how new mobility services might connect with rail transportation, how they may impact the future of transit operations and community planning, and how this emerging mobility ecosystem could enhance our quality of life.
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Presiding

David Genova, Director of Transit Advisory Services, Hatch, Denver, CO

Keynote Speaker

Peter B. Kosak, Executive Director, Global Urban Mobility, General Motors Corporation, Washington, DC

Track 6: FTA Buy America Transit Supply Chain Connectivity Forum

12 - 6 p.m.

A special event to connect transit OEMs and manufacturers interested in becoming suppliers to support a broader transportation supply base in the U.S.

This Forum represents an opportunity for manufacturers with capabilities that are potentially relevant for transit industries to grow and diversify into this emerging market.

The Forum is designed to bring large transit OEMs and Tier 1 Suppliers together with smaller, capable and interested U.S. manufacturers in an effort to facilitate the use of a higher percentage of domestic suppliers in transit products and systems. The Forum will provide a venue for smaller manufacturers to learn what products are needed and find out more about investments they need to consider when entering the transit industry.

FEE: $25 per person, includes lunch

REGISTRATION: Click here for more details and to register

QUESTIONS? Contact Samm Bowman at 301.975.5978 or samm@nist.gov

Rail Conference Planning Subcommittee

12:30 - 2 p.m.
Tubman, 3rd Floor, Hilton Baltimore

Co-Chair, Jane Garofalo

TECHNICAL TOUR: B&O Museum

1 - 3 p.m.

(70 person limit)
This tour is also scheduled for Saturday, June 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. See Saturday's entry above for tour details.

TECHNICAL TOUR: Baltimore Street Car Museum

1 - 3 p.m.

(35 person limit)
This tour is also scheduled for Saturday, June 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. See Saturday's entry above for tour details.

TECHNICAL TOUR: MTA's Light Rail Main Yard and Maintenance Facility North Ave.

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

(35 person limit)

Tour participants will enjoy a one hour guided tour of the facility to see how Light Rail Vehicles are maintained and operated on a daily basis. Transportation to MTA's Light Rail Maintenance and Operations Center will be provided by our host. Shuttle buses will depart from the Eutaw Street entrance of the Hilton Baltimore.

Note: This tour is also available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Please sign up for the tour time of your choice at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Hilton Baltimore.

TECHNICAL TOUR: MTA's Metro Subway Main Yard and Maintenance Facility Wabash Ave.

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.

(35 person limit)

Tour participants will enjoy a one hour guided tour of the facility to see how Metro Rail Cars are maintained and operated on a daily basis. Transportation to and from MTA's Metro Subway Maintenance and Operations Center will be provided. Shuttle buses will depart from the Eutaw Street entrance of the Hilton Baltimore.

Note: This tour is also available from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Please sign up for the tour time of your choice at the host information desk in the APTA registration area in the Hilton Baltimore.

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2017 Rail Conference - Program

Saturday, June 10

INTERNATIONAL RAIL RODEO COMPETITION

Track 3: Rail System Safety Seminar

Track 2: Rail Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations Summit

Conference Registration Desk

Host Information Desk

APTA Board of Directors

Capital Projects Subcommittee

TECHNICAL TOUR: Baltimore Street Car Museum

TECHNICAL TOUR: B&O Museum

Commuter & Intercity Passenger Rail Legislative Subcommittee

TRB Committee on Light Rail Transit (AP075)

Sunday, June 11

High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail Committee

Conference Registration Desk

Host Information Desk

Moderators/Speakers & AV Preview Room

Light Rail Transit Technical Forum

Track & Noise/Vibration Technical Forum

Transit Wireless Communications Joint Council

Security Standards Policy & Planning Committee

Power, Signals & Communications Technical Forum

Commuter Rail CEOs Subcommittee

Rail Safety Committee

Security Affairs Steering Committee/Committee on Public Safety

Communications Subcommittee (PS&C Cmte) - Breakout 1

Communications Subcommittee (PS&C Cmte) - Breakout 2

Transit Performance Management Subcommittee/Metropolitan Planning Subcommittee

Ventilation & Fire Life Safety Technical Forum

Rail Rodeo Committee

Rail Transit CEOs Subcommittee

Real Estate Subcommittee (PPP Cmte)

Research & Technology Committee

Rolling Stock Equipment Technical Forum

Streetcar Subcommittee

American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF)

EXPO Advisory Committee

Commuter Rail Safety & Security Subcommittee

Public-Private Partnerships Committee

Track 6: This is APTA

Information Technology Committee

Land Use & Economic Development Subcommittee

R&T Emerging Technology Subcommittee

Rail Transit Committee

Track 6: WORKSHOP: Mid-Level Manager Workshop: Managing a Multigenerational Workforce

Systems Engineering Subcommittee

Major Capital Investment Planning Subcommittee

2017 Welcome Reception Only

Welcome Reception at the Products & Services Showcase

INTERNATIONAL RAIL RODEO AWARDS BANQUET

Monday, June 12

Business Member Networking Breakfast

Commuter Rail Committee

Continental Breakfast

Conference Registration Desk

Host Information Desk

Moderators/Speakers & AV Preview Room

TCRP Information Center

Track 6: OPENING GENERAL SESSION: Where Public Transportation Goes, Community Grows

Track 1: Positive Train Control Implementation and Operation

Track 4: Making Projects Happen through Private Investments in Infrastructure

Track 4: Making Transit Station Access Easier

Track 4: Moving the Dial: Realizing the Benefits of Improving Asset Management Practices

Track 5: Capital Projects - Big Case Studies

Track 6: An International Scan of Rail Best Practices: from Europe to Latin America to Asia

Track 6: Employees are our Greatest Asset – Perspectives from the Shop Floor

Track 6: HOST FORUM: The Four Cornerstones of Transit: The MTA Story

RAIL PRODUCTS & SERVICES SHOWCASE

Automated Transit Technical Forum

Track 6: GENERAL SESSION: Federal Partners Perspectives

Track 1: Innovation

Track 1: Track -- Forces, Noise, and Vibration

Track 1: Traction Power

Track 3: International Safety: Sharing Experiences & Innovations

Track 4, Track 6: Expanding the Universe: Encouraging More M/W/S/DBE Firms to Participate in Procurements

Track 4: Transit-Oriented Development and Transit-Oriented Communities

Track 5: Capital Projects - Small Case Studies

Tuesday, June 13