WRI 2010

    2010 Rail Transit Program - Speakers & Topics
Please review the preliminary list of Speakers and Topcis below. Updates will be posted to this web page. CLICK HERE to receive updates by email.
  Sunday, May 16, 2010
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm On-Site Registration
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Complimentary Welcome Reception
   
  Monday, May 17, 2010
7:00 - 7:50 am Continental Breakfast & ExpoZone Exhibits
Registration & Check-in
7:50 - 8:00 am

Introductory Remarks & Welcome
Rail Transit Seminar Session Co-Moderators:
Bob Tuzik, Rangecan Business Manager, Holland
Gordon Bachinsky, President, Advanced Rail Management

8:00 - 8:50 am Session 1
Controlling Noise & Vibration on a Light Rail System
Hugh Saurenman, President, ATS Consulting
8:50 - 9:40 am Session 2
How We Optimized the Wheel/Rail Interface on the Canada Line Prior to Revenue Service
Jadranka Talic, Vice President, Rail Systems, SNC Lavalin, Transportation Division
9:40 - 10:10 am Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits
10:10 - 11:00 am Session 3
Indentification of Track Conditions that Lead to High Maintenance Costs
Aldo Liberatore, Manager, ZTR Control Systems
11:00 - 11:50 pm
Session 4
Pre-Engineering the Wheel/Rail Interface
Rob Caldwell, Senior Engineer, Rail Division, NRC Centre for Surface Transportation Technology
11:50 - 1:10 pm Luncheon & ExpoZone Exhibits
1:10 - 2:00 pm Session 5
Short-Wavelength Corrugation; Is it Something New? An Investigation
Bill Moorhead Principal TRAMMCO, LLC
2:00 - 2:50 pm Session 6
Some Heavy Haul Problems in Mass Transit; Same Manifestations - Similar Causes
Joe Kalousek, Senior Consultant, Advanced Rail Management Corporation
2:50 - 3:20 pm Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits
3:20 - 4:10 pm Session 7
Detecting Cracks in Wheels with Ultrasonic Testing

David Giragosian, Vice President of Engineering, Dapco NDT
4:10 - 5:00 pm Session 8
Track Measurement in Urban Light Rail Traffic

Paul Mittermayr, President, Bureau of Applied Mechanics and Mathematics
5:00 Adjourn
7:00 am- 5:00 pm Check-in & registration for Principles Course

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