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Industry Today 5 Supplier News 10 People

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Carter reflects on AREMA presidency James Carter took lessons learned throughout his career and applied them while serving as AREMA president during the past year.

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CTA’s Loop Renewal Project Infrastructure that’s two stories above street level, an urban environment and compressed work windows make for one “L” of a project.

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GWI’s 2013 capital plan When GWI took control of RailAmerica properties in December 2012, one of the first tasks was developing a 2013 capital plan.

Chicago Transit Authority utilizes good planning to rebuild the Loop “L”. Photo courtesy of CTA.

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On Track A request to rebuild

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NRC Chairman’s Column Save the date

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On Track

RAILWAY TRACK AND STRUCTURES

Vol. 109, No. 9 Print ISSN # 0033-9016, Digital ISSN # 2160-2514

A request to rebuild

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am back at the helm of RT&S after working on a special project of a personal nature during the past few months. My husband and I welcomed our first child into our family at the end of April.

My thanks to our guest editors, Allan Zarembski, Semih Kalay and Brent Laing, who filled this page with their expert opinions during the past three months, allowing me to figure out my new role as a mom.

As any new parent can attest, those first few months are a fog. Not just because of parental lack of sleep, but because you are so focused on establishing baby’s sleep schedule and eating schedule and keeping track of dirty diapers that events from the outside world rarely penetrate. That was mostly true in my experience, but one of the news items that did cut through my haze was the tragic accident at Lac-Mégantic.

I won’t rehash the details, as we are all aware of what happened. I won’t debate the would-have-could-haveshould-haves that many commentators kick around after an accident such as this. I won’t play the blame game as I’ve read opinions that point the finger at everything from operational issues to the track structure itself and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is still months away from issuing its final report regarding what happened and why.

The reverberations from this accident will be felt for years to come and just as Chatsworth is cited for ushering in positive train control for the United States rail industry, a whole new set of Canadian safety recommendations will result from Lac-Mégantic that may trickle down to the U.S. One example of new regulations came midAugust when the Montreal city council adopted new guidelines that would forbid the construction of new buildings within 30 meters (98.4 feet) of train tracks and 300 meters (984.2 feet) of a

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railway yard.

In reaction to Lac-Mégantic, I have a request: Rebuild. Rebuild your lives that were interrupted in the most gutwrenching way. Rebuild your town.

And, please, rebuild the railroad.

Edward Burkhardt, chairman of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MM&A), has said MM&A could be sold to raise funds for Lac-Mégantic’s recovery, but rebuilding the link for a future operator is a key term of sale.

Various news stories since the disaster have reported local residents’ recognition of the railroad’s role to their economy, but there are also strong objections to the return of rail through the downtown area. While “railroad” may be a dirty word in Lac-Mégantic, it’s also a partner in the town’s success, both past and future. The town’s industrial park houses factories that not only rely on the railroad to transport goods, but employ an estimated 1,100 of the town’s 6,000 residents.

In late August, Quebec Premier Pauline Marois presented CA$16 million (US$15.16 milion) to Lac-Mégantic, part of a larger CA$60 million (US$56.96 milion) commitment from the province, to rebuild its downtown, as well as a temporary rail link from the mainline to the community’s industrial park. This temporary line should be built by the end of this year and the premier says the province is still studying the possibility of building a permanent railroad link to serve the town.

While actions along the rail line resulted in this horrific event, please, rebuild the rail line and allow the tracks, the goods they carry and the commercial benefits they bring to aid in the community’s recovery.

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INDUSTRY TODAY Supplier News

Armor Group, Inc., acquired the assets of PQ Shelters, Inc., formerly Precision Quincy Shelters.

Atkins secured a construction management contract for a Union Pacific at-grade railroad crossing in Fort Worth, Texas and also won a contract to provide government compliance and federal reporting services for BNSF and was selected by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to serve as a general engineering consultant in support of its rail network operations, maintenance and expansion plans.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded the fifth round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants that will provide $474 million in funds to 52 surface transportation projects in 37 states. The Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Act requires that TIGER funds be obligated before October 1, 2014, which means USDOT gave priority to projects that are ready to A rendering of a streetcar operating southbound on Main proceed quickly.

Street at 19th Street in Kansas City, Mo. Rail-related projects were awarded $146 million during the fifth round of TIGER, which accounts for more than a quarter of available funds.

The largest award for this round of funding, $20 million, went to Kansas City, Mo., for the Kansas City Downtown Streetcar Project.

Kansas City’s grant will cover approximately 20 percent of the project, which calls for a two-mile streetcar line from the River Market area to the Crown Center/Union Station area, largely utilizing the Main Street corridor. The streetcar line will also serve the Central Business District, the Crossroads Arts District and the Kansas City Power & Light District. The line is projected to be operational by summer 2015.

Sound Transit was the recipient of two awards worth $24 million. The awards will prepare the I-90 bridge to Mercer Island for the extension of Link light-rail service continued on page 6

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Amsted RPS and Switzerland-based Schwihag AG formed a joint venture to manufacture and supply skl style rail fastening systems to the global heavy-haul freight market.

Transit, port projects win big with latest round of TIGER grants

INDUSTRY TODAY Supplier News Atlantic Concrete Cutting Inc. has been contracted to help make repairs and upgrades along the Long Island Rail Road system.

Cambium Group, Inc., started production of ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate-treated crossties.

Clark Construction Group was awarded a $25.6-million contract for the Chicago Transportation Authority’s Kimball, Princeton and State Substation Rehabilitation project.

Colo Railroad Builders’ Chicago Division surpassed the one-year recordable injury free mark on June 4, 2013.

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continued from page 5 by adding new HOV lanes. Additionally, Sound Transit will use a $10 million grant to replace the Tacoma Trestle Bridge, a timber bridge built in Tacoma in the early 20th Century. The replacement project will improve reliability by allowing for two main tracks in an area of Tacoma where Sounder, Amtrak and freight trains all share the same track. The project is anticipated to enter construction in late 2015 and open in 2017.

Several awards went to improving mixed-use corridors including $14 million to the San Diego Association of Governments to replace aging timber trestles along Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner route.

The city of Springfield, Ill., won a $14.4 million grant for the construction of a railroad underpass at Carpenter Street, which is an important component of the Springfield Rail Improvement Project and the entire Chicago-to-St. Louis passenger rail corridor.

The Springfield Rail Improvement Project will relocate all passenger and freight traffic from the Third Street corridor to Tenth Street; construct roadway under-

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passes at critical rail crossings on both the Tenth and Nineteenth Street corridors and eliminate train horns in Springfield between Stanford Avenue and Sangamon Avenue.

Rail-related port projects were also winners in the latest round of grants and include projects at the Port of Baltimore, which will benefit from a $10 million award, the Port of Tucson, which will benefit from a $5 million award and the Port of Oswego, which will benefit from a $1.5 million grant.

“These transformational TIGER projects are the best argument for investment in our transportation infrastructure,” said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

“Together, they support President Obama’s call to ensure a stronger transportation system for future generations by repairing existing infrastructure, connecting people to new jobs and opportunities and contributing to our nation’s economic growth.”

Under all five rounds combined, the TIGER program has provided more than $3.6 billion to 270 projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Since its inception, TIGER has awarded $808 million to rail projects in 48 states.

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INDUSTRY TODAY Supplier News Crowder Construction Co. was awarded a $24.9-million contract from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to construct railroad roadbed along a 12-mile segment of the North Carolina Railroad/ Norfolk Southern corridor.

Goldschmidt Thermit Group acquired 100 percent of PortaCo, Inc., Greenbriar Equity Group LLC, acquired Nordco Inc. Keiwit Infrastructure Co. was named the general contractor for the Chicago Transportation Authority’s Milwaukee Blue Line Track Renewal project with a contract valued at $20.4 million.

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BNSF plans $845 million in work across five states BNSF will spend $845 million to improve and expand rail capacity in North Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Washington and Montana.

The railroad’s largest investment out of the five states will be in North Dakota where $220 million will be spent on constructing three new sidings west of Minot near Manitou, Tioga and Palermo; extending the sidings near Glen Ullin and Hillsboro; improving six sidings between Minot and Grand Forks; raising 10 miles of track over Devils Lake by one to five feet to keep the track above rising water; upgrading the line between Berthold and Northgate on the Canadian border; installing Centralized Traffic Control signal systems on three sidings near Devils Lake, Hillsboro and Towner; constructing a new double crossover track east of Williston and lengthening existing tracks or adding new tracks at BNSF rail yards in Mandan, Minot and Williston.

The North Dakota network will also receive routine maintenance, which will include nearly 1,900 miles of track surfacing

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and undercutting work, the replacement of about 315 miles of rail and 415,000 crossties, as well as significant signal upgrades for positive train control (PTC).

BNSF’s Missouri property will see $210 million in improvements including the extension of a siding at Jeff to 10,000 feet and improvements to a bridge that spans the Missouri River near St. Louis. Additionally, the railroad will perform more than 3,500 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, replace 195 miles of rail, and almost 390,000 crossties and signal upgrades for PTC. In Kansas, $175 million will go toward completing the construction of BNSF’s Logistics Park Kansas City Intermodal facility in Edgerton; construction of a new 10,000-ft. siding and extension of industry track to 3,000 feet near Spring Hill; improvements to BNSF’s Topeka shops and PTC required signal upgrades. BNSF will also replace 375,000 crossties, nearly 100 miles of rail and perform 2,500 miles

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of track surfacing and undercutting work.

Maintenance and capacity projects in Washington state will see $125 million that will be used for the construction of two receiving and departure tracks nearly 7,000 feet long at BNSF’s Delta yard in Everett, expanding BNSF’s automotive distribution facility at Orillia to support growth in new automobile traffic, signal upgrades needed for PTC implementation, 2,800 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, replacing close to 175 miles of rail and 110,000 crossties.

Finally, BNSF’s Montana infrastructure will see $115 million in work including the construction of three new unit train staging tracks about three miles east of Glasgow and safety enhancements with the addition of machine vision technology at Miles City to help detect damaged equipment. The railroad says it will also continue its robust track maintenance program in Montana, which will include more than 2,300 miles of track surfacing and undercutting work, the replacement of nearly 100 miles of rail and about 310,000 crossties and PTC signal upgrades.

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PEOPLE Amtrak named Armando Silva chief of operations research and planning.

CSX named Benoit Miserany directorCanadian sales.

Colo Railroad Builders appointed Gary Jones to the position of director of mechanical Services.

Florida East Coast Railway named William Costantini vice president and chief transportation officer.

H e r zo g T e ch n o lo g i e s , I n c . . hired David Lucas as director of field operations and Dan Weatherby as director of engineering.

Hanson Professional Services Inc. hired Jeff Bowen, PE, as the company’s vice president.

Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad appointed John Hogan to chief transportation officer and William Gilbert to director of quality.

Metra selected Deputy Executive Director/Chief Operations Officer Donald Orseno as the interim executive director/chief operating officer.

OmniTRAX, Inc., hired Pierre-Luc Mathieu as chief strategy officer and named Merv Tweed president of OmniTRAX Canada.

Parsons Brinckerhoff named Christian Roberts as U.S. director of rail and transit asset management.

Watco Terminal and Port Services named Rebekah Bolton manifest yard supervisor in Stanley, N.D. Watco Transportation Services named Travis Pashek assistant trainmaster for the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad and named Chad Taylor assistant general manager for the South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad.

Watco Companies hired Drew White as director of engineering for project management and Jeff Van Schaick as assistant vice president, government affairs.

Vossloh Fastening Systems named Victor Wood director sales urban transit systems.

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Colton Crossing rail flyover completed

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) have completed Colton Crossing, a project that will unlock delays at a major rail crossing in Southern California, under budget and ahead of schedule.

Original estimates calculated the project would cost close to $202 million and be finished in 2014. Due to cooperation between Caltrans and SANBAG, innovative construction methods, and a competitive marketplace that resulted in much lower bids than expected, the project wrapped up eight months ahead of schedule for $93 million.

Transpor tation officials estimate the project will deliver $241 million in travel time savings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 34,000 tons annually.

Colton Crossing was first constructed in 1883, and nearly 130 years later virtually all trains entering or leaving Southern California use the at-grade rail-torail crossing, which was a major cause of congestion on commuter and freight rail lines.

A new elevated 1.4-mile-long overpass has now removed the chokepoint that existed where the Burlington Northern Santa Fe mainline crossed Union Pacific Railway tracks in Colton. Putting the UP tracks above the BNSF line allows both railroads to use the tracks safely and eliminate waits as crossing trains pass.

The need to separate this historical crossing was crucial not only to California’s economy, but to the nation’s as well. Nearly half of all U.S. imports flow through California ports and travel by trucks and trains across the state to the rest of the nation. The amount of cargo handled at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is expected to more than double by 2020.

The project was a partnership between Caltrans, SANBAC, the city of Colton, UP and BNSF Railway.

Funding was provided by state and federal sources, including $34 million from the Recovery Act and $41 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. To date, more than $16 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide.

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NRC CHAIRMAN’S COLUMN

Save the date The 2014 NRC Conference will be held at J.W. Marriott in Palm Desert, Calif., from Sunday, January 5, through Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Updated information is available at www.nrcma. org/go/conference, you can now register online at www.nrcma.org/form3.cfm and you can book your hotel room at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs by calling the resort at 877-622-3140 and mentioning that you are with the NRC Conference or going online to https://resweb.passkey. com/go/nrcma2014. If your company is interested in an exhibit booth, go to www.nrcma.org/go/exhibition.

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At the conference, we’ll have senior engineering and procurement exe c u t ive s f r o m t h e m a j o r f r e i g h t railroads, passenger railroads and rail transit agencies presenting the details of their organization’s upcoming capital investment plans. We’ll also have more than 1,000 executives from the rail construction and maintenance industry in attendance, more than 100 exhibit booths showing off the latest advances from the rail industry’s finest collection of suppliers, seminars, political events and networking opportunities galore.

And given that it’s in Palm Springs in January, we’ll try to leave a few minutes here and there for attendees to get outside and enjoy the unique location.

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and even a spectacular tram that will take you 6,000 feet up the cliffs of the Chino Canyon.

Make your plans to attend now and I’ll see you in California in January.

I also hope to see everyone at the AREMA/REMSA/RSI/RSSI Railway Interchange, September 29 - October 2, in Indianapolis, Ind. It’s the continent’s biggest rail show, it only happens once every two years and it’s a can’t-miss event.

I’d like to remind NRC members about one of our staff members who can be a tremendous resource to you - Tabitha Layman. Tabitha is our grassroots coordinator and is available to help NRC members coordinate visits from congressmen, governors and other elected officials to members’ headquarters, construction sites and manufacturing facilities to demonstrate the importance of rail construction to the national economy. It’s good, free publicity for your company, it helps the NRC develop strong relationships with key decision makers and the politicians like getting their picture in the paper – a win-win-win for everybody. I encourage you to get in touch with Tabitha in the NRC office by calling 202-715-1245 or emailing tlayman@nrcma.org.

Until next time, work safe and keep those around you working safe.

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The annual National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Conference will encompass more than 1,000 attendees, 100 exhibitors and 25,000 square-feet of meeting space. We have a unique program agenda lined up with chief engineers from the major freight railroads and other key speakers covering topics on: • • • • • • •

• Golf Tournament, Safety Awards, Multiple Networking Receptions • Seminars on project management, railroad safety regulations, railway engineering, safety training

2014 Class 1 and Regional Railroad Capital Spending Plans Rail Projects of National Significance Commuter Rail and Rail Transit Contracting California Rail Projects Legislation Affecting the Rail Industry Railroad Construction Safety High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Developments Exhibition Booths are still available, visit www.nrcma.org/go/exhibition2014 to reserve a booth

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NOTE: All prior membership dues owed to NRC must be paid in full to register for the Conference as a member. Not a member? Join today by calling the NRC office at 202715-1247, visiting the NRC website at www.nrcma.org, or emailing info@nrcma.org.

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TTCI R&D Proposed new joint bar profile for heavy-axle-load environment

by Muhammad N. Akhtar, Senior engineer II, Devin C. Sammon, Senior engineer I and David D. Davis, scientist, TTCI

TTCI scientists and engineers evaluate a new joint bar profile for CWR.

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ransportation Technology Center, Inc., has developed a joint bar profile to improve the performance of rail joints, especially in continuous welded rail (CWR). Performance improvements expected to be found once prototypes of the design are tested include: • Larger contact with the rail web to reduce contact stresses and metal flow.

Figure 1: Cross section of current and proposed joint bar profiles.

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• Thicker joint bar web to provide better support at bolt holes, reducing bolt-hole cracking.

• Higher bolt torque to reduce rail to bar slippage, resulting in lower dynamic loads due to a reduction in the maximum gap between rail ends.

• High relief for worn wheels to eliminate wheel flange tip contact with the joint bar.

The joint bar cross section profile currently used by the industry was designed to minimize contact with the rail, allowing longitudinal movement of the rail relative to the bars. That is why the joint bar makes line contact (i.e., contact in a narrow band) between the head and base of the rail. The profile allows longitudinal movement of rail with changes in temperature. In jointed rail, longitudinal movement allows thermal stresses to relax, thereby reducing the possibility of buckling. However, this same feature is not desirable in CWR territory.

In CWR, decreases in rail temperature may significantly increase the rail-end gap at a joint. Impact generated by the wide gap can increase the rate of degradation. Higher rates of degradation may cause higher deflections under the joints, requiring frequent ballast tamping or joint area peaking. The rail joint is a bearingtype joint in which bolts are responsible for load transfer.

Under high thermal loads, bolts may bend and break.

Design capacity of rail joints can be increased by taking advantage of more contact area and higher diameter bolts.

The goals of the new design are to increase the contact area of the standard joint bar and to provide more clearance for worn wheels. Figure 1 compares the current and new joint bar profiles. The increase in contact area should reduce the joint bar contact stresses, which currently tends to cause metal flow and crack initiation.

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Figure 2, top left: Most common joint bar failure modes: Crack initiated from joint bar (1) bottom center, (2) top, (3) bottom toe and (4) bolt hole.

Figure 3, top right: Rail joint finite element analysis model.

Figure 4: Proposed joint bar design Y - directional displacement.

strength (i.e., keep joint bar moment of inertia close to 16 inches4).

Many cross sections meeting the above criteria were reviewed.

The final shape chosen had a moment of inertia equal to 14.75 inches4, an estimated weight of 61 pounds and a neutral axis that lies approximately 2.45 inches below the bottom of the bar.

To keep the same level of handling effort customary in revenue service, the improved joint bar has a maximum weight of approximately 60 pounds. Bending stresses in improved joint bars are likely to be similar to the current joint bars. The ability of the current joint bar designs to bend along the longitudinal axis is a good feature and was maintained to some extent in the improved joint bar. The improved design also provides higher relief for worn (i.e., tall flange) wheels.

Figure 2 shows some of the most common failure modes of current joint bars — cracks initiated from the top, at the bottom (lateral center and lateral extreme or toe) and at the bolt holes. The new profile is likely to reduce cracking from the top, in the bottom center and at the bolt holes. Top and bottom center cracks are likely caused by very high contact stresses between the rail and joint bar. These stresses can be reduced by increasing the contact area.

Similarly, cracking at bolt holes can be reduced by increasing the web thickness around holes.

Finite element analysis Finite element analysis were conducted on both joint bar designs to compare their performance. Loading was identical for both the new and standard joint bars. The finite element analysis assumed that a fixed support (representing a crosstie) was placed on two lines that exist on the bottom of the rail in the X-direction, as 18 Railway Track & Structures

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Figure 3 shows; each bolt was loaded axially with 36,000 pounds of force; each nut had loading equal and opposite its paired bolt; vertical loading was applied to two rectangular areas, one on each railhead; the magnitude of the 60,000-lb. vertical load was evenly distributed with pressure equal to 48,000 lb. per square inch over a 1.25-square-inch area; the vertical load represents the wheel load of a 315,000-lb. car with 50 percent impact and, for the stability of the model, elastic supports were added to the nuts with a small magnitude of 15 lb.-force per square inch3.

Three important metrics were used to analyze the effectiveness of the joint bars when the results were compared; i.e., deflection, von Mises stresses (three-dimensional stresses combined) and contact with the rail. The deflection of the bars under loading is important because it affects the ride quality of the train over each joint. Plots of the equivalent or von Mises stress were compared to ensure that the stress fields were similar. The final metric was the amount of contact for each bar with the rail when loaded.

The deformation in the standard joint bar and the new joint bar looked very similar. Figure 4 shows the deformation in the Y-direction for the new bar. The maximum deformation for the bars occurred in the center near the top of the joint bar (note the dark blue). For the new joint bar design, the maximum value of displacement was 0.026-inch. For the standard joint bar design, the maximum displacement was 0.016-inch. The high amount of bending is likely due to the differences in the moment of inertia of each bar.

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of stress in the bolt holes. In the new design, the stress was concentrated more toward the top of the bar. An explanation for this may be that the new design has more material near the bottom of the holes, which changes the stress field. In both bars, the red regions have stress values above 35,000 lbs. per square inch.

Figure 6 shows the interaction between the joint bars and the rail.

The new joint bar is shown on the right side and the corresponding rail interaction on the left side. Areas of no contact are dark blue.

Areas where contact is occurring or very close to occurring are yellow.

Areas where rubbing contact is occurring are orange. The figure shows the contact area for the new joint bar design is significantly increased, which increases joint longitudinal load capacity, preserves rail neutral temperature and extends joint bar service life.

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Figure 5, top: von Mises stress plot of proposed joint bar (left) and current joint bar (right).

Figure 6: Contact status of joint bars: Proposed deisgn (left), current design (right).

Future work More comparison testing of the new joint bar profile is planned.

Prototype joint bars are being manufactured and will be tested sideby-side with the standard joint bars to further evaluate the potential of the new profile.

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Carter at Norfolk Southern Coal Pier 6 in Norfolk, Va.

Jim carter reviews past year as

by Jennifer Nunez, assistant editor

AREMA president AREMA President Jim Carter looks back at his 2012-2013 term at the helm of the association.

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im Carter set out clear concise goals last year when he took over as AREMA president, including a focus on education and getting young railroaders involved.

Here, Carter discusses his goals and his vision for the future of AREMA. RT&S: How did your day job at Norfolk Southern prepare you for your role as AREMA President?

Carter: I was asked after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 what experiences prepared me to respond to what we had in the wake of that storm. Among other things, needing to pull

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4.5 miles of track from the bottom of Lake Ponchartrain.

I responded that though none of us had dealt with a storm of that magnitude, we had dealt with all sorts of weather issues, including lesser hurricanes and we just did what we had done in the past on a larger scale. Everything that we do in life serves to prepare us for what we do in the future.

I have been fortunate to work with some great folks and great leaders through my career at Norfolk Southern and have both learned a great deal from them and borrowed from many of their examples. Having worked for Southern

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Railway, Norfolk and Western and Norfolk Southern for more than 40 years, I am certainly a product of that culture and I believe it has prepared me well to deal with most any situation and any type person.

RT&S: What are your thoughts on the past year as president of AREMA? Carter: Like the rail industry in general, AREMA is at a fascinating time in its history with a unique set of problems and tremendous opportunity lying before it. The advanced registration for Railway Interchange 2013 is strong and speaks to the interest in our organization, REMSA, RSI and RSSI. Seeing firsthand the strong relationship between our organizations has been fulfilling. Our membership continues to grow and it seems to me that committee activity and membership levels are unprecedented. The influx of young engineers into the profession and AREMA precipitated by the aging workforce – see my picture – is exciting. The explosion in student chapter growth is certainly unprecedented and, to me, is probably the biggest story of the past year. I have had the opportunity to speak to several AREMA student chapters and have witnessed the quality of the students and faculty advisors and their interest in our profession. My hat is off to all of the great AREMA staff and all of the Committee 24 members who continue to foster these chapters - thanks for all of your hard work.

there anything you wanted to do that you did not get around to or could not do?

Carter: If you ever reach all of your goals, you are probably setting them too low. I said when I took office that getting young people more involved would be my primary goal and it seems that AREMA, like the industry

“If you ever reach all of your goals, you are probably setting them too low.”

RT&S: Have you reached all the goals you set? Was

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in general, is doing very well in that at this time. Another one of my goals was to get more spouses involved in the spousal program at the conference this year. Time will tell if I reached that goal.

When I took office, I intended to visit all of the student chapters. They grew so quickly that I was not able to do that, though I still plan to visit some this fall. I certainly enjoyed my visits to all of those that I did make it to. Thanks to all of you for your hospitality.

RT&S: What did you accomplish during your term in office? What are you most proud of having accomplished?

Carter: I hope that I have encouraged more young people to get actively involved in the organization. To me, that is critical for the future viability of AREMA. I also hope that I have helped strengthen the bonds that tie us to organizations like REMSA, NRC, RSI, RSSI and RTA. They are important to

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AREMA president wrap-up AREMA and the rail industry in general.

I would like to thank Railway Track & Structures for giving me a monthly forum to reach all of the membership. Many people have commented to me about my monthly columns throughout the past year and that has encouraged me to try harder to touch more people.

A personal AREMA accomplishment for me as a bridge guy is the reestablishment of Team 43, the Bridge Maintenance Steering Team. I would like to thank Steve Lloyd for taking on the role of committee chairman and the leadership of Committee 10 for their understanding that an additional forum for the involvement of young bridge maintenance professionals was needed.

I hope that I have loosened the organization up a little and made it friendlier.

RT&S: Where do you see the organization going from here? Five Years from now? Ten years from now?

Carter: AREMA is strong and I see it continuing to become stronger as time goes forward. I see the organization getting younger during the next five to 10 years and becoming more diverse. I have told young engineers in our bridge group at Norfolk Southern that they need to hit the ground running to take leadership roles early. The same is true of AREMA - we need young railroad employees to get involved in committee leadership roles so they may become the leaders of the organization soon.

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AREMA president wrap-up Carter giving a lecture about railway engineering to the Railcats AREMA student chapter at the University of Kentucky.

RT&S: What do you see in the future for AREMA? What do you think AREMA needs to do in the future to succeed?

Carter: AREMA will be whatever

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the members want it to be. It has great opportunity to grow along with the rail industry. To succeed, it will need the continuing involvement of railway engineering professionals

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from both the railroad and consulting communities. It will also need the continuing support of the Class 1 railroads, shortlines and the supply community.

We work in an industr y that is based on technology that is 175 years old - the steel wheel on a steel rail. That technology has not been improved on for moving freight. We must use cutting-edge technology to enhance that basic technology and AREMA must stay involved in integrating that technology into the industry in the right ways.

To succeed in this and in all of its future endeavors, AREMA needs to continue to attract good, quality members who want to be involved and make the organization better.

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Chicago goes through

Loop Therapy

by Mischa Wanek-Libman, editor

CTA and its contractors work to overhaul 30-year-old track components in the heart of one of North America’s largest cities.

A crane lifts materials into place as crews work to rebuild the CTA’s “L” track structure in downtown Chicago.

Photo courtesy of RailWorks.

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hicago wouldn’t be the world-class city that it is without the familiar rumble of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) “L” trains resonating within the city’s Loop, an area bordered on the north by Lake Street, east by Wabash Avenue, south by Van Buren Street and west by Wells Street.

CTA calls the elevated Loop “L” the heart of its rail system, with five of its eight rail lines and an average of 684 trains traveling through it every weekday. Track components in this area of the system dated back to the early 1980s and were nearing the end of their useful life. Preemptive maintenance measures were required, as any delay encountered in the Loop would negatively affect the overall rail system.

In 2012, the $33.8 million Loop Renewal Project began to replace track components within the Loop and at the two busiest junctions on the CTA’s rail system. The project was one of the largest the CTA had planned during the past few years and is part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Building a New Chicago program, which is updating infrastructure deemed critical to the city.

The project was a complete renewal of the elevated track from the steel structure on up and included replacing special trackwork, installing close to 11,500 feet of 115-lb. rail, replacing wood crossties, tie plates and other smaller track elements and replacing Tower 12 and Tower 18 interlockings.

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hour weekend work windows and two nine-day windows.

Project challenges

There were several elements endemic to the Loop “L” that presented project challenges including working on top off the 35-foot elevated structure, a dense urban environment and compressed work windows.

According to CTA, material delivery times played a major role in determining the order that work was to be completed.

“The contractor began replacing the standard tangent section first. The Wells/Van Buren Curve, new crossovers and special trackwork at Tower 12 were completed later in the project,” said Catherine Hosinski, CTA media representative.

“CTA coordinated work at Tower 18 and Hubbard Curve with the Wells Street Bridge work during two nine-day extended line cuts this past spring.”

While material delivery dictated work priority, delivering that material on site presented its own hurdle and one that Eric Goetschel, RailWorks area manager, said was solved by working with the CTA. “You’re working 35 feet in the air in the middle of Wells and Van Buren downtown and have to get material and manpower up and down all weekend long. There were few spots on the job where you could put 80-feet of rail or a crane and get the materials up to the site,” said Goetschel. “We relied heavily on the [CTA]. They’ve done work in the area and were able to steer us in good directions.”

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ecuting a project within a dense urban environment.

Hosinski explained, “As with all CTA construction projects, every effort is made to lessen the impact on customers, neighbors and public transit services. During this project, construction work was primarily limited to weekends, with the majority of the work completed under rail system reroutes.

“In general, trains would undergo reroutes in the Loop on Friday nights (e.g. trains operating only on the inner Loop track or outer Loop tracks), then on Saturdays and Sundays, work resulted in full closure of portions of the elevated track in the Loop, along with respective street closures. During work that required line cuts (termination of service) - bus shuttle service was provided.”

Hosinski says the contract included a constraint that the new double crossover at Washington/Wells had to be installed prior to the line cuts for Tower 18, which allowed CTA to maintain modified Orange Line service from Midway Airport into the Loop during the line cuts.

“The basic outline of the coordination was that CTA’s Loop Track project included four weekend line cuts for Tower 18 and two weekend line cuts for Hubbard Curve work,” said Hosinski. “By combining this work with the two nine-day extended line cuts needed for the [Wells Street] bridge - CTA reduced the impact to customers.”

CTA also focused on limiting the impact of the work on local businesses within the construction zone. Hosinski says CTA and the general contractor worked closely with the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to coordinate and plan street closures for the work and, with help from CTA Government and Community Relations, the general contractor was able to make accommodations for nearby residents and businesses that were impacted by project work.

Safety factor

Maintenance work always calls for strict safety protocols, but when you move that work two stories above street level,

The state of deterioration some of the wood crossties were in prior to Loop renewal work. Photo courtesy of CTA.

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Transit m/w: CTA Loop renewal Work being performed at Tower 18, which is one of the busiest rail junctions in the U.S. Photo courtesy CTA.

extra precautions are needed.

“We had to constantly monitor the changing conditions and keep a safety program up-to-date throughout a weekend because things change and we had to change with it,” said Goetschel.

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developing safety plans specific to each contractor’s work, they also coordinated with one another on safety. “[RailWorks was] basically the middle of the operation, we had [Meade Electric] taking down the third rail in front of us, then we stripped the track and built the track and then Ragnar

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Benson followed up putting in the walkways and the hand rail systems, so everyone utilized the same plan throughout a weekend, but it was ever changing based on conditions and locations,” said Bill Dorris, vice president and general manager of RailWorks.

Because of the compressed work windows and tight work spaces, RailWorks built a 30-foot long model of the Loop “L” standard track structure to prepare for the project. The model not only aided in establishing a safe work environment, but helped in developing an efficient workflow, as well.

“We had pretty good detail on the model to look at and get a good understanding of what we were dealing with and how the sequence and replacement was going to happen each weekend,” said Dorris. “It was our first attempt at doing something like that, but I think it was a good idea, a good

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Transit m/w: CTA Loop renewal Crews on the project worked 35-feet above street level on 25-foot right-of-way that was positioned in the middle of 50-foot wide streets. Photo courtesy of RailWorks.

practice and it served us well.”

As Goetschel told “RailWorks Today,” the company’s employee newsletter in November 2012, “You get one or two chances to get everything coordinated the right way and if you don’t, you’re going to fail in what you were trying to do. Having the model to use ahead of time gave everyone perspective on how they were going to accomplish the work.”

Coordinated effort

“Proper coordination and planning was critical for this project,” said Hosinski.

She points to the collaborative efforts between the CTA and CDOT to schedule and plan project work that would affect the roughly 40,000 people who traveled across the Wells Street Bridge on an average weekday via CTA rail service as one of the most notable achievements of the Loop Track Renewal project.

“While CDOT was in the design phase of the Wells Street Bridge Reconstruction project, CTA and CDOT coordinated a plan to combine work on the 90-year old Wells Street Bridge with work that was currently under contract on the Loop Track Renewal Project,” said Hosinski. “This resulted in two nine-day closures of the bridge in early March and again in late April, which also halted CTA’s Brown and Purple line service into the Loop. Because transit service was significantly impacted, CTA provided extensive service alternatives for affected train passengers, which also required extensive planning and coordinating across multiple city agencies.”

While CDOT performed work on the bridge, CTA was able to rebuild the track junction at Lake and Wells Streets, known as Tower 18 and performed track renewal in the curves at Hubbard and Kinzie, just north of the Merchandise Mart.

“By performing this work simultaneously, CTA was able to reduce the duration of the work by eight days and reduce the number of street closures and service disruptions. Additionally, combining the work helped save CDOT and CTA $500,000 in construction coordination costs,” said Hosinski.

Goetschel and Dorris of RailWorks believe the project’s success from their perspective is tied to the support received from the CTA, Ragnar Benson and Meade Electric.

“The amount of work that had to get done during [the weekend work window] and the real tight access area, especially Tower 18, you always stood back Sunday night watching everything go back together in amazement that you could get that work done in a weekend,” said Goetschel.

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Genesee & Wyoming

doubles down After its largest acquisition to date, GWI plans a capital program for 2013 to continue its growth and development.

GWI’s Arizona Eastern Railway will see track and bridge work in 2013.

by Mischa Wanek-Libman, editor

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e n e s e e & Wy o m i n g I n c .

(GWI) was well acquainted with the ins and outs of acquiring shortlines, having integrated 65 railroads through 36 acquisitions since 1985. However, the shortline holding company took on a challenge when it announced its largest acquisition in July 2012: The 45 railroads of competitor RailAmerica.

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With the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of the acquisition in December 2012, GWI began the task of integrating the two companies. GWI’s corporate statistics took a sizable increase with the acquisition to include 111 freight railroads (108 in North America), 15,100 miles of track (12,900 in North America), 1.8 million carloads (1.6

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million in North America), 1,000 locomotives (900 in North America) and 4,300 employees (3,900 in North America).

Regarding GWI’s increased network reach, Jack Hellmann, president and CEO of GWI commented during the acquisition’s initial announcement, “From a commercial standpoint, we believe that this footprint

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not only provides us with strong leverage to any eventual recovery of the U.S. economy but also creates a powerful platform for future industrial development along railroads in the 37 U.S. states in which we will do business.”

Part of creating the platform for development was a solid capital program that continues the groundwork separately laid by the two companies and combined to reach a common goal.

David Brown, GWI chief operating officer, presented the company’s 2013 capital investment plans at the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association’s annual meeting in January. The overall capital budget for 2013 increased more than $100 million to $340 from $238 million in 2012.

Brown told Roy Blanchard for Railway Age in April, “RailAmerica did a good job of maintaining track to the level required for the service. If 10 mph would do, that’s what they did. We’re the same way.”

GWI’s corporate structure groups its railroads into nine regions, which allows its individual properties a certain amount of autonomy with each of the nine regions headed by a regional senior vice president. With the RailAmerica acquisition doubling the company’s track miles, GWI centralized the oversight of its track investment and equipment management with a new chief engineer and new chief mechanical officer to help the regional senior vice presidents with planning.

Brown shared with Railway Age, “Track speed is key to all our infrastructure capital expenditures. For example, our $17 million Arizona Eastern project is raising track speed, resulting in a redesigned, improved and more reliable service plan, in turn resulting in higher traffic levels as the improved service encourages our principal customer to put more business on the rails. It’s a classic case study of how the shortline industry has matured: better track, improved locomotive reliability, faster transit times and lowered supply chain expense for the beneficial owners of what’s in the cars.

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way every day is crucial to the success of the organization. On-time is on-time, not on-time plus two hours because if that’s your measure, trains will run to that. We’re taking down the interval between interchange-on and interchange-off and have even developed our own report card to keep our connecting Class 1’s apprised of our progress.”

The largest expenditure in GWI’s planned 2013 capital investment is the estimated $220 million for track maintenance, which includes rail, surfacing, signals and ties. The company also estimates it will spend $32 million on bridges, $34 million on equipment, $44 million on new business development and $10 million for other investments, such as environmental and info systems.

Several major initiatives have been planned in 2013, as well. Those initiatives along the former RailAmerica properties include: • The Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway will see work progress on the $12.3 million Genesis Crude Oil Project, as well as an additional $3.1 million for crossties, surfacing, bridges, signal and rail.

• The Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway will further its $1.5

“Given that our top priority is to impart [our] safety culture, [our] business culture and [our] decision making frameworks, what might seem to be a daunting task, with 45 new railroads is actually quite manageable thanks to the accountability of our regional leadership.”

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Shortline m/w: GWI 2013 capital plans million 286k infrastructure upgrade with an additional $1.4 million for bridges, signal, crossties and surfacing.

• The Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad has $5.7 million in rail and tunnel projects planned and an additional $1.9 million budgeted for crossties, surfacing, rail and signal work.

• Indiana Southern Railroad has $2.2 million scheduled for the Elnora Siding Project with an additional $2 million for crossties, signal, rail, surfacing and turnouts.

• An estimated $8.1 million is planned for the KYLE Railroad to upgrade track in north central Kansas to avoid rail abandonment and operate 286k cars. The project will also provide new signage and other safety improvements at 24 highway crossings. The Kansas Department of Transportation was awarded a $6.5 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant for this project in 2011. An additional $2.8 million has been planned for crossties, surfacing, signals, rail and bridges.

One of the larger initiatives to take place on a former RailAmerica property is the estimated $11.2 million for New England Central Railroad (NECR) to upgrade 18.8 miles of track between St. Albans, VT, and the Canadian border. The Vermont Agency of Transportation was awarded a $7.9 million TIGER grant in 2012 to make the track capable of carrying 286k, allowing more efficient

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movement of goods throughout the region and internationally. GWI also estimates it will spend an additional $1.9 million on NECR for crossties, surfacing, bridges and signal work.

Key initiatives in 2013 on native GWI properties include: • $10.9 million for track and bridge work on the Arizona Eastern Railway.

• $5 million on the Apalachicola Northern Railway for track and bridge rehabilitation.

• The Portland & Western Railroad has $2.9 million planned for the Banks Connection and $4.7 million planned for the A-Line Track Project.

• The Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad has several projects planned including $3.1 million for the Riker Yard Rehab, $2.5 million for the Buffalo Creek Yard Rehab; $4.2 million for the Northern Sub Bridges/Trestle and $2.0 million for crossties, signal, rail, surfacing and turnouts along the property.

GWI will also further is KeRail Project in its Canada Region and has budgeted $30.3 million for it in 2013.

KeRail Inc. is a GWI subsidiary that will construct an approximately 21-kilometer (13.04-mile) rail line that will connect a mine owned by Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd. to the Tshiuetin Rail Transportation interchange point in Schefferville, QC. Jack Hellmann, GWI’s CEO, told Railway Age, “Our

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track infrastructure has never been in better shape. We have strong cash flow from operations to fund our own program maintenance and capital programs. In addition, ‘external’ funds, such as government grants and the 45G shortline tax credit give us the opportunity to accelerate track programs to the benefit of all our constituents.”

One element that can’t be budgeted into a capital program, but is still a primary focus for GWI is safety.

During a conference call to discuss 2012 Quarter 4 earnings this past February, Hellmann said, “You will see that we have completed 2012 with an FRA reportable index of 0.48 injuries per 200,000 man-hours. This was the best safety results in [our] history, as well as the best result in rail industry for the fourth consecutive year.

“With the acquisition of RailAmerica, the challenge of implementing [our] culture of safety has just begun.

If [GWI] and RailAmerica had been a single company in 2012, our combined safety index would have been 0.9. So we have plenty of work to do in order to reach our ultimate goal of no personal injuries to any of our 4,600 employees.

“Given that our top priority is to impart [our] safety culture, [our] business culture and [our] decision making frameworks, what might seem to be a daunting task, with 45 new railroads is actually quite manageable thanks to the accountability of our regional leadership.”

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See you in

indianapolis

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rganizers, exhibitors and attendees are busy preparing for Railway Interchange 2013, being held September 29-October 2 in Indianapolis, Ind. The combined offering of technical presentations from AREMA and the Coordinated Mechanical Associations and exhibition from RSI, REMSA and RSSI gives the industry a chance to meet under one roof to learn, discuss, network and have a little fun, too.

The following pages highlight products that will be on display in the exhibition hall, takes a closer look at the technical presentations being presented as part of the AREMA Annual Conference and lists a full AREMA schedule. While technical presentations and seminars will provide ample learning opportunities, remember to attend the special events AREMA has put together to further enrich your time at the show.

On Sunday, September 29, the AREMA LinkedIn Networking Hour will take place from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and provide members of AREMA’s LinkedIn Group an opportunity to visit face to face.

The special events held on Monday, September 30, focus on the development of industry’s youth with the ever-popular Meet the Next Generation taking place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the Early Careers Event held 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The 8th Annual Meet the Next Generation event will feature an hour-long panel discussion followed by a two-hour networking event, allowing prospective railroaders the opportunity to

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learn about a career in the industry and network with industry representatives. Companies that will be hosting tables for the networking event include AECOM, Axion, ARCADIS, ARUP, BNSF, CN, CSX, Hanson Professional Services Inc., HDR, HNTB, Norfolk Southern, RailWorks, Stantec Consulting, TranSystems, Union Pacific and URS Corporation.

The Early Careers Event, being held for the second time after its success at AREMA’s 2012 Annual Conference, offers railroad professionals early in their career an opportunity to expand their networking circle and knowledge base by being paired with a seasoned railroad professional.

While this is an invite only event, railroad professionals interested in signing up can do so on site.

Tuesday, October 1, will feature the AREMA Annual Chairs’ Luncheon, which is a ticketed event. This year’s luncheon speaker will be Wick Moorman, Norfolk Southern’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.

AREMA has also put together an interesting program for spouses, including a lunch on Monday, September 30 with Executive Chef Regina Mehallick of R Bistro and The Indianapolis Star Food Writer Jolene Ketzenberger, as well as a tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grounds on Tuesday, October 1.

This year’s Railway Interchange is sure to be an exciting event. I, along with the rest of the Simmons-Boardman staff, look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis.

Mischa Wanek-Libman, editor

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RSI, REMSA, RSSI exhibit

sneak peek

Attendees to Railway Interchange 2013 will be able to see exhibits from all areas of the rail industry including communications & signals, engineering services, maintenance, mechanical, passenger & transit, structures and track & roadbed from three industry organizations, RSI, REMSA and RSSI. What follows is a preview of just a few of the offerings available within the nearly 300,000 square feet of combined, indoor exhibit space.

Arthur N. Ulrich Company When wayside power matters, trust the AMI Performer P250i Fuel Cell.

The AMI Performer P250i is a solid oxide fuel cell commercially powered

by LPG and is available in a 250 watt configuration; making it an ideal backup power source for critical railroad wayside applications.

RSSI Booth #3947

La Marche Manufacturing Co. The La Marche RHF series uses proven high frequency charging technology and is developed specifically for the railroad market. It is typically used for signaling, highway crossing and motion detection systems where the battery is cycled frequently.

RHF is designed to charge VRLA, flooded lead acid and nickel cadmium batteries.

RSSI Booth #4050

LT Resources, Inc. Endurance ®-XL “Plus” Engineered Composite Grade Crossings utilize the proven Endurance®-XL formulation.

Design improvements address Class 1, shortline, transit and industrial applications, resulting in a durable, cost-effective, “green” crossing surface product.

Use IntegriCo Engineered Composite Ties to further extend the life of the crossing and improve tie life in other problem areas.

ARTHUR N. ULRICH COMPANY

Hougen Manufacuring The New Gas Impact Wrench from Trak-Star® removes rusted nuts quickly and efficiently. The impact wrench features a high torque gear box, powerful two-cycle motor, durable roll bar system and vibration reducing grips. The one-inch square drive can be used with most sockets and Trak-Star® also offers adapters for using auger bits.

REMSA Booth #1713

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Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. Loram will show case its full range of maintenance of way services: production and specialty rail grinding, ditch cleaning, shoulder ballast cleaning, undercutting, spot undercutting utilizing Railvac®, rail handling, friction management, track lifting and data services. A rail inspection vehicle will be displayed along with a TracShield from the friction management product line.

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REMSA Booth #2213 Midland Manufacutring Midland’s new A-22075 Hi-Flow Pressure Relief Valve is designed to exceed the new flow requirements for Packing Groups I & II commodities transported in 30,000 gallon tank cars. The A-22075 valve is available in all standard mounting configurations for railcars that are used in crude oil and ethanol service.

RSI Booth #5864

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Railway interchange preview: Exhibition sneak peek MRX Technologies MRX’s Rail Surface Crack Measurement (RSCM) technology assesses rail surface artifacts, providing artifact depth, track location and surface size/shape. All RSCM data is GPS tagged. The RSCM OPU is a mobile device that offers a realtime display, allowing inexperienced users to quickly interpret the repeatable results.

REMSA Booth #1321

Nordco Nordco’s SE Hammer is a dramatic redesign of the company’s best-selling CX Hammer spike driver. Just a few of the new features are: CANbus control system, hydrostatic propel system, traction control system, proportional gager control, larger hammers, nipper cylinders with regen and a new bulk bin design.

REMSA Booth #2030 RedHawk Energy Systems, LLC The Saft Supercap dramatically reduces space requirements and provides enhanced performance for railroad switch machine applications. The 24V high power wayside system is comprised of a Saft Nickel Capacitor and a custom Wilmore DC to DC converter.

RSSI Booth #3951

* This preview is published for information purposes and any claims made do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of RT&S.

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Railway Interchange Preview: AREMA Conference Schedule * Schedule is subject to change Friday, September 27 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Registration: Seminars 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering (Day 1) Room 205 Saturday, September 28 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Registration: Conference and Seminars 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering (Day 2) Room 205 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

FRA 214: Roadway Worker On- Track Safety Room 116 Committee Meetings 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Committee 27

234 - 235 (Main)

201 - 203, 208 - 209 (Breakouts) 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committee 24

242 (Main) 210 - 211 (Breakouts) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committee 5

238 - 239 (Main) 206 - 207 (Breakouts) Sunday, September 29 Registration: Seminars Only 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Registration: Conference and Seminars 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering (Day 3) Room 205 Exhibition Opening Ceremony 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Exhibition Open 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

LinkedIn Networking Hour Room 203 Committee Meetings Committee 5 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

238 - 239 (Main) 206 - 207 (Breakouts)

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committee 24

242 (Main) 210 - 211 (Breakouts)

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Team 41 112 (Main) Committee 10 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

208 (Main) Committee 11 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

234 - 235 (Main) 201 - 202 (Breakouts)

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Team 40 113 (Main) 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Committee 17

234 - 235 (Main) 201 - 202 (Breakouts) 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Committee 16 244 Committee 33 117 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committee 12 209 Committee 14 243 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Committee 6 111 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committees 11 & 17 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

234 - 235 (Main) 201 - 202 (Breakouts)

Monday, September 30 Registration: Conference and Seminars 6:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Continental Breakfast 6:45 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.

Ballroom 500 (Level One) Musical Entertainment

(Sponsored - See pages 74-75) 7:45 a.m.

Combined AREMA/CMA Opening General Session

Sagamore Ballroom (Level Two) 7:45 a.m. - 7:50 a.m.

Presentation of Colors 7:50 a.m. - 7:55 a.m.

Safety Briefing Larry L. Etherton, Director Engineering Norfolk Southern Corporation (Retired) 7:55 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

AREMA Welcome www.rtands.com

James N. Carter, Jr., PE AREMA President Norfolk Southern Corporation 8:00 a.m. - 8:05 a.m.

RSI/CMA Welcome Fred R. Sasser, Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company 8:05 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.

REMSA Welcome John W. Fox, NARSTCO 8:10 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.

RSSI Welcome Thomas J. Ulrich

Arthur N. Ulrich Company 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Railway Industry Update Anthony B. Hatch Transportation Industry Analyst, ABH Consulting 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

AREMA Greeting Charles H. Emely, PhD AREMA Executive Director/CEO

Presentation of League of Railway

Industry Women 2013 “Outstanding

Woman of the Year Award” 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

AREMA Scholarship Winners Announcement 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

500 Ballroom (Level One)

(Sponsored - See pages 74-75) 9:45 a.m.

AREMA General Session Resumes 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

AREMA President’s Welcome James N. Carter, Jr., PE AREMA President Norfolk Southern Corporation 10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.

Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Winners 10:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Presentation of 2013 Dr. William

W. Hay Award for Excellence Michael W. Franke AREMA Treasurer Chair

Hay Award Committee, Amtrak 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Maintenance Presentation

Ballast-less Track Systems - Experiences

Gained in Austria and Germany Dieter Pichler, PhD, FCP Fritsch,

Chiari & Partner ZT GmbH 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Engineering Services Presentation

Yellowstone River Flood Impacts and Environmental Mitigation for the BNSF Railroad in Eastern Montana

Steven R. McMullen and Katie Walter

Shannon & Wilson, Inc.

French Thompson, III, BNSF Railway 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Communications & Signals Presentation

Decreasing Derailment Occurrence

and Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Samantha G. Chadwick, C. Tyler

Dick, PE, and M. Rapik Saat, PhD

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Track Presentation Emergency Rockfall Mitigation BNSF Railway, Casper Subdivision, Wyoming William C.B. Gates, PhD, PE and Carol Ravano, PE Jacobs Associates Railway Track & Structures

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12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Structures Presentation

Railroad Truss Roll-In: 130th & Torrence

Michael J. O’Connor, PE

Alfred Benesch & Company 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Passenger & Transit Presentation

FRA BAA High Speed Turnout Design Project

Blaine O. Peterson, PE voestalpine Nortrak Xinggao Shu, PhD

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 1:30 p.m.

End of General Session 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Exhibition Open 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Meet the Next Generation 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion 201-202 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Networking Reception 203 - 204 Tuesday, October 1 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Registration: Conference and Seminars 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

Ballroom 500 (Level One)

(Sponsored - See Pages 74-75) 7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Functional Group Technical Sessions

(Please see pages 49 -54 for details) 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Exhibition Open 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

Ballroom 500 (Level One)

(Sponsored - See Pages 74-75) 12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Annual Chairs’ Luncheon

Sagamore Ballrooms 3 - 5 (Level Two)

Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required Featured Speaker

Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, IV

Chairman, President and CEO Norfolk Southern Corporation Committee Meeting 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Committee 18 111 Wednesday, October 2 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Registration: Conference and Seminars 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

500 Ballroom (Level One)

(Sponsored - See pages 74-75) 8:00 a.m.

Closing General Session

Sagamore Ballroom (Level Two) 8:00 a.m. - 8:05 a.m.

Safety Briefing Joseph A. Smak

AREMA Senior Vice President and

Program Committee Chair, Amtrak 8:05 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Installation of 2013-2014 AREMA Officers 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Passenger & Transit Presentation

Analytical Method to Calculate Risk-

Based Track Separation Distances for

High-Speed Track in Freight Corridors Steven L. Clark, PE, Arup

Seth Moulton, Texas Central High Speed Railway, LLC Junichiro Kubo, PhD

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9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Structures Presentation

Reconstruction of Canadian National

Railway Br. 173.20 over the Fox River-

Planning, Design and Construction Considerations Christian J. Brown, PE HNTB Corporation

Mark A. Paull, Canadian National Railway Company Jonathan Bennett

Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Track Presentation

Designing Durable Track Support Using Track Geotechnology David E. Staplin, PE, Amtrak 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

500 Ballroom (Level One)

(Sponsored - See pages 74-75) 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Communications & Signals Presentation

3D Data Acquisition in Tunnels

Optimizing Track Time Using

Terrestrial Mobile LiDAR Scanning Michael R. Frecks, PLS, Terrametrix, LLC 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Engineering Services Presentation

LACSD Waste by Rail Project Larry Long, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects Mark Revilla, PE

Los Angeles County Sanitation District 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Maintenance Presentation

The Brazilian Railways for the Next Decade

Marcelo Perrupato e Silva, Eng

DB International Brasil Ltda 12:00 p.m.

Adjournment of the AREMA 2013 Annual Conference 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Intermodal Terminal Engineering

(Day 1) Room 207 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Track Alignment Design (Day 1) Room 205 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

FRA 213: Track Safety Standards

(Day 1) Room 206 Committee Meetings 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committee 38

234-235 (Main) 201-202 (Breakouts) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committee 39

243 (Main) 210-211 (Breakouts) Thursday, October 3 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Committee Meeting 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Friday, October 4 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Intermodal Terminal Engineering (Day 2) Room 207 Track Alignment Design (Day 2) Room 205 FRA 213: Track Safety Standards (Day 2) Room 206 Committee 38 234 - 235 (Main) 201 - 202 (Breakouts)

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Tuesday Functional Group Sessions: C&S Session Sponsored by The Okonite Company Rooms 205 - 207

7:55 a.m.

Safety Briefing and Group Comments

James G. LeVere 8:00 a.m.

Fiber Optic Sensing for Detection of Rocks on

Rail Rights of Way

Jeffrey Akkerman, BNSF Railway

Fred A. Prahl, OptaSense Inc. 8:30 a.m.

Conrail Pavonia Yard - Evolution of Change

Kristopher G. Kneib and Kevin T. Voss, Conrail Industry Leaders’ Panel 9:00 a.m.

Moderated by William C. Vantuono, Simmons-Boardman 10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break (Sponsored - See Pages 74-75)

500 Ballroom (Level One) 10:30 a.m.

PTC Panel Discussion

Moderated by William C. Vantuono Simmons-Boardman 11:30 a.m.

Positive Train Control Testing for Wayside

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Session Chair: James G. LeVere AREMA Functional Group Vice President BNSF Railway

12:15 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Interface Units David F. Thurston, PhD, PE, FIRSE Parsons Transportation Group Annual Chairs’ Luncheon Sagamore Ballrooms 3 - 5 (Level Two) (Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required) Featured Speaker: Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, IV, Chairman, President and CEO Norfolk Southern Corporation Protection of Critical Railroad Areas Using Radar Technology Giancarlo Gennaro, INTECS Next-Generation Comprehensive Signal Design via Intelligent 3D Models & 2D Schematics Malindima Sampa and Robert Henderson Hatch Mott MacDonald

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Tuesday Functional Group Sessions: Engineering Services Session Sponsored by voestalpine Nortrak Rooms 208 - 209 7:55 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

Safety Briefing and Group Comments Brian A. Lindamood Planning and Executing Work Windows for Major Projects - Strategies for Successful Outcomes Thomas C. Cornillie, Thomas Cornillie Independent Scholar John P. Eschenbach, J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc. National Gateway - Vertical Clearance Improvement Initiative Charles E. Gullakson, PE and Michael W. Hoey, PE CSX Transportation Design and Permitting: Bellevue Yard Expansion Project Kirsten N. Bowen, PE, Michael Baker Jr. Corporation Todd J. Willoughby, PE, Norfolk Southern Corporation David M. Moore, Balch & Bingham LLP High-Speed Rail Alignment Generation and Optimization using GIS Cary Greenwood, Arup Coffee Break (Sponsored - See Pages 74-75) 500 Ballroom (Level One) Climate Change and Hydrological Risks to Railway Infrastructure in Northern Regions Barry A. Palynchuk, PEng, AECOM Norfolk Southern - Rotary Dumper Hopper Coal

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Session Chair: Brian A. Lindamood AREMA Functional Group Vice President Alaska Railroad

11:30 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Loading Facility Replacement Project Thomas F. Srodin, PE, Urban Engineers, Inc. Jonathan Hocker, PE, Norfolk Southern Corporation Garry Miller, Fenton Rigging and Contracting, Inc. BNSF KCIMF - Concept to Construction Shannon B. McCauley and R. Scott Goehri, PE HDR Engineering, Inc. F. E. Skip Kalb, Jr., BNSF Railway Annual Chairs’ Luncheon Sagamore Ballroom 3-5 (Level Two) (Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required) Featured Speaker: Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, IV Chairman, President and CEO Norfolk Southern Corporation Design & Permitting Challenges for New Intermodal/ Auto Terminal Facility in Mechanicville, NY Ronald D. O’Blenis, PE, HDR Engineering, Inc. David A. Becker, PE, Norfolk Southern Corporation Operations Modeling and Analysis to Evaluate How Management Practices Impact Rail Terminal Capacity Beth C. Kulick TranSystems Corporation

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Tuesday Functional Group Sessions: Maintenance Session Sponsored by Rail Construction Equipment Co. Sagamore Ballroom 7 (Level Two) 7:55 a.m.

Safety Briefing and Group Comments

Donald R. Briggs 8:00 a.m.

Development of a Dynamic Signal Based Wheel-

Flat Detection System for Subway Trains

Jihyun (Ken) Cho, PhD, PEng and Tim Praeger, PEng

Aercoustics Engineering Limited 8:30 a.m.

An Integrated Model for the Evaluation and

Planning of Railroad Track Maintenance

Alexander H. Lovett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 9:00 a.m.

Use of Ballast Inspection Technology for the

Prioritization, Planning and Management of Ballast

Delivery and Placement

Allan M. Zarembski, PhD, PE, University of

Delaware and Gregory T. Grissom, PE, Georgetown

Rail Equipment Company 9:30 a.m.

Pipe Ramming and the US Rail System

Brian Kenkel, HammerHead Trenchless Equipment 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break (Sponsored - See Pages 74-75)

500 Ballroom (Level One) 10:30 a.m. Ballast Quality and Breakdown During Tamping

S. Caleb Douglas, PE, PhD, Union Pacific Railroad

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Session Chair: Donald R. Briggs AREMA Functional Group Vice President Kansas City Southern Railway 11:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Proactive Monitoring of Friction Modifier Systems Reduces Costs and Downtime David Mintskovsky, M2M Rep Nicholas Dryer, BNSF Railway Resurfacing Transit Slab Tracks Dan Wright, PE Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Anthony Sak, PE, Golder Associates Annual Chairs’ Luncheon Sagamore Ballrooms 3 - 5 (Level Two) (Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required) Featured Speaker: Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, IV Chairman, President and CEO Norfolk Southern Corporation Best Practice Guidelines for CWR Neutral Temperature Management Andrew Kish, PhD, Kandrew Inc. Consulting Services Evaluating Concrete Cross Tie Rail Seat Insulator Performance to Establish Tiered Standards Eric J. Gehringer and Christopher Rewczuk Union Pacific Railroad

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Tuesday Functional Group Sessions: Passenger & Transit Session Sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff Sagamore Ballroom 6 (Level Two)

7:55 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Safety Briefing and Group Comments Arthur E. Misiaszek, PE Chicago - St. Louis High Speed Rail Initial 110 MPH Segment Construction Operation and Maintenance Philip G. Pasterak, PE, Parsons Brinckerhoff David D. Orrell, PE, Union Pacific Railroad Program Delivery Manager: The Next Tool in the Rail Contracting Toolbox P. Takis Salpeas, CCM, Parsons Corporation High Speed Rail in New Jersey Alfred E. Fazio, PE and Theresa Impastato, Amtrak City of Calgary’s West LRT Project - Use of Design-Build for Fast Track Delivery Russel Delmar, PEng, Hatch Mott MacDonald Craig Harper, PEng, City of Calgary Coffee Break (Sponsored - See Pages 74-75) 500 Ballroom (Level One) Seattle King Street Coach Yard: Lessons for Success in Design-Build Jack Schwaegler, Jacobs Daniel D. Radeke, Amtrak

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Session Chair: Arthur E. Misiaszek, PE AREMA Functional Group Vice President Amtrak 11:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

A Project Selection Model for Improving Running Time on Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors Brennan M. Caughron University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Diesel Multiple Units in North America - Trends in Construction, Maintenance, and Operating Practices Thomas C. Cornillie, Thomas Cornillie Independent Scholar Annual Chairs’ Luncheon Sagamore Ballrooms 3 - 5 (Level Two) (Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required) Featured Speaker: Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, IV Chairman, President and CEO Norfolk Southern Corporation Creating the Nation’s First Bi-Level Passenger Railcar Utilizing FRA Funding Robert C. Highfill, PE, Jacobs Michigan DOT Dearborn to Ypsilanti Double Track Project - Design Challenges Daniel Schulte, PE and W. Robert Moore, PE Quandel Consultants, LLC

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Tuesday Functional Group Sessions: Structures Session Sponsored by TranSystems Sagamore Ballroom 2 (Level Two) 7:55 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10:00 am

10:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

Safety Briefing and Group Comments Nigel W. Peters, PhD, PEng Cracks in Welded Steel Girders on the Steel Bridge at FAST Stephen M. Dick, PE, SE, PhD Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Robert J. Connor, PhD, Purdue University Replacement of the Movable Span of the Galveston Causeway Railroad Bridge Over the Intracoastal Waterway Ralph J. Eppehimer, PE, Modjeski and Masters, Inc. Jose Mares, PE, BNSF Railway John Strid, Cianbro/Brasfield & Gorrie Joint Venture The Design of the New Portageville Bridge Daniel B. Irwin, PE and Kevin W. Johns, PE Modjeski and Masters, Inc. Kevin G. Hauschildt, PE, Norfolk Southern Corporation Amtrak’s Niantic River Bridge Replacement Project Craig Rolwood, PE and Peter B. Finch, Amtrak Coffee Break (Sponsored - See Pages 74-75) 500 Ballroom (Level One) Guidelines for Underwater Inspection and Imaging of Railroad Bridges Daniel G. Stromberg, PE, SE and Terence M. Browne, PE Collins Engineers, Inc. Design & Construction of P&L Railway Bridge

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Session Chair: Nigel W. Peters, PhD, PEng AREMA Functional Group Vice President Canadian National Railway

11:30 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

J23.3 - West Point, Kentucky Michael J. O’Connor, PE and Scott C. Wojteczko, PE Alfred Benesch & Company Development of Multiuse Seismic Design Criteria for UTA Commuter Rail and Light Rail Projects Dale E. Bartholomew, PE, SE, Parsons Transportation Group Annual Chairs’ Luncheon Sagamore Ballrooms 3 - 5 (Level Two) (Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required) Featured Speaker: Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, IV Chairman, President and CEO Norfolk Southern Corporation A New Technique for Span Replacement - The Mobile Bridge Gantry System David A. Cook, Canadian National Railway Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) Emergency Response Procedures to Flood Events around Bridges Terence M. Browne, PE, Collins Engineers, Inc. Outside the Box: King Road/Rail Grade Separation Bridge Jacking Terence Kelly, Hatch Mott MacDonald Design Challenges of BNSF Bridge 3.8 Over the Missouri River Near Plattsmouth, NE Nick Staroski, TranSystems Corporation Scott M. Mackiewicz, PhD, PE, DGE, Kleinfelder, Inc. Larry D. Woodley, BNSF Railway

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Tuesday Functional Group Sessions: Track Session Sponsored by RailWorks Corporation Sagamore Ballroom 1 (level Two)

7:55 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Safety Briefing and Group Comments Randy L. Bowman One Step, Two Step or Meet Half Way: Dual Tie Treatments Compared Adam Taylor, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville A Perspective on the Manufacture of Modern-Day High Strength Steel Rail Bruce L. Bramfitt, PhD, PE ArcelorMittal Steelton, LLC Improved Heavy Haul Turnout Design Using Clothoidal Geometry Stephen J. Ashmore, Union Pacific Railroad Gary Click, voestalpine Nortrak Permeation Grouting for Tunneling Beneath Railroad Embankment and River Levee Matthew R. Didier, PE, Hayward Baker Inc. Coffee Break (Sponsored - See Pages 74-75) 500 Ballroom (Level One) Design and Performance Evaluation of a Continuous Mainline Rail Turnout David D. Davis, PE and Muhammad N. Akhtar Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

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Session Chair: Randy L. Bowman AREMA Functional Group Vice President Norfolk Southern Corporation 11:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Insulated Joint Studies Christopher Rewczuk Union Pacific Railroad Effects of Combined Corrosion and Fatigue on Rail Performance George W. Ritter, PhD, EWI Annual Chairs’ Luncheon Sagamore Ballrooms 3 - 5 (Level Two) (Ticketed Event - Separate Fee Required) Featured Speaker: Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, IV Chairman, President and CEO Norfolk Southern Corporation Investigating the Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Load Path through Field Instrumentation David A. Lange, PhD, PE and Marcus S. Dersch University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jacksonville Port Authority Blount Island Marine Terminal Rail Improvements Michael J. Shostak, PE and Clinton C. Lalla, PE HDR Engineering, Inc.

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he AREMA Annual Conference at Railway Interchange 2013 will host the AREMA Functional Group Technical Sessions on Tuesday, October 1, including Maintenance, Engineering Services, Communications and Signals, Track, Passenger & Transit and Structures presentations.

maintenance

To kick start the morning, Session Chair Donald Briggs from Kansas City Southern will host a safety briefing.

Then, Jihyun (Ken) Cho, Ph.D., PE, from Aercoustics Engineering Limited will present Development of a Dynamic Signal Based Wheel-Flat Detection System for Subway Trains. Subway trains generate vibrations, which propagate from wheel-rail interface in the tunnel through the surrounding soil and interact with the foundations of nearby buildings. Cho will discuss a wheel condition monitoring system for subway train wheels that has been developed utilizing dynamic signals and signal processing techniques.

Following, will be An Integrated Model for the Evaluation and Planning of Railroad Track Maintenance presentation by Alexander Lovett from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Each year, the North American Class 1 railroads spend billions of dollars on maintenance. Even with a small percentage reduction in costs, the railroads could save millions of dollars. Lovett will discuss a preventative maintenance model that has been developed that can assist in the identification, selection and scheduling of maintenance activities to allow for an optimal balance between conducting preventative maintenance early before issues arise and deferring maintenance activities until critical risk thresholds are met or exceeded.

Use of Ballast Inspection Technology for the Prioritization, Planning and Management of Ballast

Delivery and Placement will be presented next by Allan Zarembski, PhD, PE, from the University of Delaware and Gregory Grissom, PE, from Georgetown Rail Equipment Company. Here, they will present the requirements for and inputs necessary to more effectively manage the ballast placement process and take advantage of the new track inspection technologies that provide more accurate and reliable data about ballast condition and track profile.

Before heading out for a 30-minute coffee break, Brian Kenkel and Alan Goodman from HammerHead Trenchless Equipment will discuss Pipe Ramming and the U.S. Rail System. The presenters will talk about the pipe ramming process and challenges related to the installation or replacement of culvert drainage pipes under railroad beds.

In addition, a case study will be presented detailing a project conducted by Hurk Underground installing twin 60-inch culverts to protect a railbed.

Following the coffee break, Ballast Quality and Breakdown During Tamping will be presented by S. Caleb Douglas, PE, Ph.D., of Union Pacific. Douglas will highlight the importance of closely tracking production and quality at the ballast source with the ultimate goal of increasing the resistance of ballast to breakdown. A multi-faceted approach is presented, which addresses (1) obtaining hard, durable ballast, (2) insuring that the ballast delivered satisfies the specification and (3) evaluating the resistance of ballast to breakdown during transportation and tamping.

Next up, David Mintskovsky from M2M and Nicholas Dryer from BNSF will share the Proactive Monitoring of Friction Modifier Systems Reduces Costs and Downtime. In recent years, research has shown that friction modifier systems reduce friction and, thus, reduce the cost of fuel for railroads.

Unfortunately, these systems are placed in remote locations and have minimal communication capability and, in many

General Session Spotlight: Maintenance

Ballast-less Track Systems Dieter Pichler, Ph.D., FCP Fritsch, Chiari & Partner ZT GmbH

“Ballast-less Track Systems – Experiences Gained in Austria and Germany” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Monday, September 30 and will examine the use of ballast-less, or slab track systems, for increasing train speeds.

The concrete-based slab track system with an elastically supported slab system, ÖBB-PORR, is now standard in the Austrian Federal Railways and is also used by Deutsche Bahn Railway in Germany. It has been used in tunnels, bridges and mainline.

The presentation will give several examples of these systems, their comparisons and experiences, as well as advantages of use.

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Mintskovsky will discuss the ease of installation, simplicity in use and other benefits of a remote monitor and how it helps reduce maintenance and services costs to the railroads.

Resurfacing Transit Slab Tracks will be presented by Dan Wright, PE, from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and Anthony Sak, PE, from Golder Associates.

Several types of track built on at-grade track slabs at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority required vertical surface remediation. Challenges included strict transit service interruption prohibitions, track fastener systems with limited capability for vertical adjustment and adjacent urban structures with very low lateral movement tolerances. Wright will go over a case study, which will chronicle the initial design process, new materials acceptance testing, field monitoring, how obstacles were addressed during construction and lessons learned.

An approximate two-hour lunch break will convene at this time and all are invited to attend the AREMA Annual Chairs’ Luncheon, where Norfolk Southern President and CEO Wick Moorman will be the featured speaker (additional ticket and fee required).

Presentations start back up with Best Practice Guidelines for CWR Neutral Temperature Management by Andrew Kish, Ph.D., from Kandrew Inc. Consulting Services. A key aspect of managing the stress state of the railroad involves maintaining longitudinal rail stresses to safe levels in order to reduce the risk of both buckled track and broken rail induced derailments. Kish will discuss the fundamental

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aspects of “safe” thermal forces for buckling prevention and the management of these forces through more effective neutral temperature maintenance practices, particularly after cold temperature rail breaks and defect removals.

The day will conclude with Eric Gehringer and Christopher Rewczuk from Union Pacific, presenting General Session Spotlight: Maintenance

Brazilian Railways Marcelo Perrupato, secretary for Transportation National Policy

“The Brazilian Railways for the Next Decade” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Wednesday, October 2 and will take a close look at the resurgence of rail transport in Brazil and how the railroads are serving the economy.

Presenters will address a proposed expansion of its rail network deep into new territories and consolidating the production efficiency of already developed regions of the country.

Marcelo Perrupato will discuss the vision for freight and metro-rail systems in the country, which he says, is what they should pursue with commitment and determination.

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Evaluating Concrete Cross Tie Rail Seat Insulator Performance to Establish Tiered Standards. The presenters will discuss the culmination of three years of research related to concrete crosstie rail seat insulator performance.

engineering services

To begin, Session Chair Brian Lindamood from Alaska Railroad, will host a safety briefing.

Then, Thomas Cornillie from Thomas Cornillie Independent Scholar, John Eschenbach from J.L. Patterson & Associates, Inc., and Tim Praiger, PE, from Aercoustics Engineering Limited will present Planning and Executing Work Windows for Major Projects - Strategies for Successful Outcomes. The renewed relevance of railways to address local, regional and national transportation challenges has brought a need to augment capacity while remaining within right-of-way envelopes established more than a century ago. The presenters will examine capacity improvements undertaken in the western United States through case studies.

Following, will be the National Gateway - Vertical Clearance Improvement Initiative presentation by Charles Gullakson, PE, and Michael Hoey, PE, from CSX. The National Gateway Initiative involves improving vertical clearances to allow movement of double-stack container traffic along CSX’s routes between northwest

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Ohio and East Coast ports. This presentation will summarize challenges associated with Phase 1 of the program to clear the route between CSX’s new Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal and its Chambersburg, Pa., intermodal terminal from project concept through construction and will also discuss the planning and development in progress for projects to be completed in Phases 2 and 3.

Design and Permitting: Bellevue Yard Expansion Project will be presented next by Kirsten Bowen, PE, from Michael Baker Jr. Corporation, Todd Willoughby, PE, from Norfolk Southern and David Moore from Balch & Bingham LLP. The presentation will review Norfolk Southern’s proposal to expand its yard in Bellevue, Ohio, by adding 38 classification tracks, 12 support yard tracks, a pedestrian tunnel, a new access road and bridge, drainage improvements, support buildings and a yard tower, new utilities and lighting.

Before heading out for a 30-minute coffee break, Cary Greenwood from ARUP will discuss High-Speed Rail Alignment Generation and Optimization using GIS. GIS-based analysis is used to generate, evaluate and optimize alignment alternatives for high-speed rail projects across the world. With specific reference to the California High-Speed Train Project, this presentation will demonstrate how quick detailed analysis can both save

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money and reduce environmental impacts.

Following the coffee break, Barry Palynchuk, PE, form AECOM will present Climate Change and Hydrological Risks to Railway Infrastructure in Northern Regions. The presenter will discuss the possible consequences of global warming on northern hydrology and its impact on railway drainage infrastructures. How can we change actual design approaches, methods and standards to adapt, to reduce vulnerability and to improve resilience to climate change?

Next, Norfolk Southern - Rotary Dumper Hopper Coal Loading Facility Replacement Project will be presented by Thomas Srodin, PE, from Urban General Session Spotlight: engineering

Yellowstone river flood impacts/ mitigation Steven McMullen and Katie Walter, Shannon & Wilson, Inc., and French Thompson, III, BNSF

“Yellowstone River Flood Impacts and Environmental Mitigation for the BNSF Railroad in Eastern Montana” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Sesson on Monday, September 30 and will examine the historic flood levels that forced train operations to shut down in the BNSF Forsyth Subdivision in 2011.

The emergency repairs impacted a cumulative 18,635 lineal feet (3.5 miles) of water bodies designated as Waters of the United States. BNSF and Shannon & Wilson performed emergency site visits to assess the damage, evaluate risk, develop immediate repair plans, prioritize repairs and initiate permitting. Priority repairs included riprap placement, slope and ditch grading, culvert repair and replacement and subdrain construction.

Typical mitigation is often on-site, in-kind mitigation such as bank restoration and re-vegetation at damaged sites. Due to the scope of the emergency repairs, on-site and in-kind mitigation was cost-prohibitive. The presenters will take a look at how off-site and out-of-kind mitigation and how it is becoming more acceptable in some cases.

This strategy and others similar to it is cost effective for BNSF, meets the needs of the regulatory agencies, ecologically benefits Yellowstone River and may provide a framework for future mitigation alternatives in Montana and elsewhere.

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Railway Interchange Preview: AREMA presentations Enginners, Inc., Jonathan Hocker, PE, from Norfolk Southern and Garry Miller, from Fenton Rigging and Contracting, Inc. Presenters will discuss the aggressive phased construction involved in the 90-day, 24/7 work schedule in the demolition and replacement of Norfolk Southern’s dumper/hopper support framing.

Before lunch, Shannon McCauley and R. Scott Goehri, PE, from HDR Engineering, Inc., and F.E. Skip Kalb, Jr., from BNSF will present BNSF KCIMF - Concept to Construction, where they will discuss the BNSF Kansas City Intermodal Facility project from concept to construction. The presentation will give attendees a look at the various departments within BNSF and how they interacted with the engineering and permitting professionals and the construction industry who worked with BNSF to bring this project into reality.

An approximate two-hour lunch break will convene at General Session Spotlight: Engineering

LACSD Waste by rail Larry Long, Wilson & Company, Inc., and Mark Revilla, PE, Los Angeles Sanitation District

“LACSD Waste by Rail Project” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Wednesday, October 3. Currently, nearly all refuse in Los Angeles County is transported to disposal sites in the metropolitan area by truck. However, as public opposition to siting new or expanding existing disposal facilities near urban areas has grown, sites farther are more desirable.

The basic concept of waste-by-rail is to remove recyclable materials from solid waste, put the remaining solid waste into containers and ship the containers via rail to a landfill outside of urbanized areas.

Revilla and Long will discuss how the completion of the Puente Hills Intermodal Facility will help.

this time and all are invited to attend the AREMA Annual Chairs’ Luncheon, where Norfolk Southern President and CEO Wick Moorman will be the featured speaker (additional ticket and fee required).

Following, will be Design & Permitting Challenges for New Intermodal/Auto Terminal Facility in Mechanicville, N.Y., presentation by Ronald O’Blenis, PE, from HDR Engineering, Inc., and David Becker, PE, from Norfolk Southern. The presentation will focus on several of the design challenges encountered in developing a 21st Century facility on a 19th Century site, all the while trying to maintain balance with current environmental restrictions.

The day will conclude with Operations Modeling and Analysis to Evaluate How Management Practices Impact Rail Terminal Capacity by Beth Kulick and Craig Dickson from TranSystems Corporation. The presentation will look at real-world studies where changes in operation practices were tested and their effects quantified.

Communications & Signals

Session Chair James G. LeVere from BNSF will start the day off by hosting a safety briefing.

Then, Jeffrey Akkerman from BNSF and Fred Prahl from OptaSense Inc. will present Fiber Optic Sensing for Detection of Rocks on Rail Rights of Way. BNSF installed an OptaSense distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) system in the Wind River Canyon on its Casper Subdivision to sense rock falls which could impact train operations. The OptaSense DAS uses laser pulses, which are scattered back by natural imperfections in the cable. If the cable is disturbed by vibrations received through the ground, the back-scattered signal is changed and can be used to construct an acoustic image of the disturbance. Akkerman and Prahl will discuss testing conclusions from the 21.6 miles of fiber installed in the canyon, nine to 11 feet from track centerline.

Following, will be the Conrail Pavonia Yard Evolution of Change presentation by Kristopher Kneib and Kevin Voss from Conrail. Conrail’s Pavonia Yard, located in Camden, N.J., consisted of a hump classification

General Session Spotlight: C&S

decreasing derailment occurence,severity

Samantha Chadwick, C. Tyler Dick, PE, and M. Rapik Saat, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Decreasing Derailment Occurrence and Severity at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Monday, September 30. Collisions at highway-rail grade crossings can have serious consequences for the public and the railroads alike, especially if a collision results in a train derailment involving passengers or hazardous materials. The goal of past research has been to identify and understand the physical factors leading to these derailments.

This presentation will give an overview of the trends in collision and derailment data, which identify the physical factors most likely to cause a grade-crossing collision to result in a derailment. These physical factors point to a subset of grade crossings with the highest derailment risk.

Traditionally, highway departments prioritize upgrading grade crossings with the highest risk of a collision, but do not account for the likelihood of train derailment, the presenter says.

Based on this analysis, the presenter will discuss different methods for decreasing the risk of a derailment at grade crossings, exhibiting the factors correlated with highest derailment risk. The presentation is planning to provide railway decision makers with another metric for prioritizing grade crossing upgrades and closures.

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Railway interchange preview: AREMA presentations yard, a receiving yard and a support yard. Car volumes requiring hump classifications in this yard have decreased throughout the years and near term required capital investment in the hump yard, coupled with available advancements in new technology, promoted transition to automate a flat switching facility. The presenters will elaborate on the evolution of change necessary to convert from a hump yard to a flat switching yard with an emphasis on utilizing new technology requiring only a single person train crew. The use of remote control locomotives, poweroperated switches, cameras and a programmable kiosk to load switch lists provides the technology so that a one-person train crew can classify cars in a safe and cost effective process.

A short pause in presentations will follow for a 30-minute coffee break, but be sure to stick around for two panel discussions moderated by William Vantuono, editor-inchief of Railway Age. These will include Industry Leader’s Panel and PTC Panel Discussion.

Positive Train Control Testing for Wayside Interface Units will be presented next by David Thurston, Ph.D., PE, FIRSE, from Parsons Transportation Group. Thurston will give an introduction to the AREMA process for Positive Train Control Manual Parts and describe the activities of AREMA Committee 39. The presentation will specifically deal with two manual parts related to testing and placing in service Wayside Interface Units (WIUs) that are an integral part of the field components of PTC. Examples of I-ETMS type PTC will be used to fully describe the process and tools required.

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An approximate two-hour lunch break will convene at this time and all are invited to attend the AREMA Annual Chairs’ Luncheon, where Norfolk Southern President and CEO Wick Moorman will be the featured speaker (additional ticket and fee required).

After lunch, Giancarlo Gennaro from INTECS will General Session Spotlight: C&S

3D data with lidar Michael Frecks, PLS, TerraMetrix, LLC

“3D Data Acquisition in Tunnels Optimizing Track Time Using Terrestrial Mobile LiDAR Scanning” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Wednesday, October 2 and will take a look at the use of LiDAR scanning with StreetMapper technology on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s passenger rail system.

Speed and safety of data acquisition are high on the list, as is the sheer volume of data that is captured in a single pass. The presentation will explore the data capture methodology and technology, the project outputs in context of client requirements and some valuable lessons learned.

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Railway Interchange Preview: AREMA presentations discuss Protection of Critial Railroad Areas Using Radar Technology. According to the presenter, Italy was the first country to adopt the ERMTS/ETCS system for high-speed trains. The Italian infrastructure manager RFI is promoting the development of solutions for enhancing the current level of safety by using the most innovative technologies. INTECS is currently studying solutions for the protection of critical railroad points, such as tunnel entries and exits, bridges and level crossings. The main concern is the presence of obstacles on the railroad. Obstacles can be detected by using several technologies, whereby one of the most promising is radar. However, the inherent non-deterministic behavior of sensors necessitates a deep analysis to demonstrate the achievement of the adequate safety level set to SIL4 (the highest safety level in accordance with the European CENELEC standards) by the RFI. The presenters will discuss the challenges with the adoption of radar technology and possible solutions and share examples of real-life applications, such as obstacles falling from bridges and obstacles remaining within level crossing barriers.

To wrap-up the day, Next-Generation Comprehensive Signal Design via Intelligent 3D Models & 2D Schematics will be presented by Malindima Sampa and Robert Henderson from Hatch Mott MacDonald. Canadian Pacific partnered with Hatch Mott MacDonald to improve the efficiency of Canadian Pacific owned and operated equipment facilities with a specific focus on the delivery of pre-wired wayside signal control housings. The railroad sought to improve delivery schedules, consistency, quality and to reduce overall project costs for wayside signal control installations by drawing on Building Information Modeling (BIM) techniques to increase design fidelity with relation to final products. The principles of BIM were adopted and integrated with traditional signal design practices and combined with industrial plant design workflows to deliver a solution in North America.

The process has resulted in noticeable accuracy gains in deliverables and provided previously unavailable wiring

schedule details with a high degree of automation. The resultant level of design detail is expected to improve the efficiency of production wiring operations. The presenter will discuss the project and the benefits associated with using BIM techniques.

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Session Chair Randy Bowman from Norfolk Southern, will host a safety briefing to start the day.

Then, Adam Taylor from the University of TennesseeKnoxville will present One Step, Two Step or Meet Half Way: Dual Tie Treatments Compared. Dual treatments are becoming a common commercial practice and there are a number of different methods for combining the two preservative treatments. The various methods, their potential advantages and treatment requirements will be shared.

Following, will be A Perspective on the Manufacture of Modern-Day High Strength Steel Rail presentation by Bruce Bramfitt, Ph.D., PE, from ArcelorMittal Steelton, LLC. This presentation will cover the history of manufacturing steel rails, which has ultimately led to the current development of rails with more than 400 Brinell hardness for heavy-haul service.

Metallurgists have learned to apply fundamental principles to design rails that are safe while extending the life-cycle.

Improved Heavy Haul Turnout Design Using Clothoidal Geometry will be presented next by Stephen Ashmore from Union Pacific and Gary Click from voestalpine Nortrak Inc. In late 2011, Union Pacifc and Nortrak developed a next generation #20 turnout design with the goal being a reduction in maintenance interventions and improved reliability. Eight of the next generation turnouts were installed in the Fall of 2012 in Nebraska on the Union Pacific Columbus Subdivision. Presenters will discuss the data accumulated while in service.

Before heading out for a 30-minute coffee break, Matthew Didier, PE, from Hayward Baker, Inc., will discuss Permeation Grouting for Tunneling Beneath Railroad Embankment and River Levee. As part of a waste water

General Session Spotlight: track

Emergency rockfall mitigation bnsf William Gates, Ph.D., PE, and Carol Ravano, PE, Jacobs Associates

“Emergency Rockfall Mitigation BNSF Railway, Casper Subdivision, Wyoming” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Monday, September 30, where presenters will discuss the rockfalls that occured in BNSF’s Casper Subivision that passes through the deep, rocky Wind River Canyon in Wyoming that happened in 2009 and 2011 on the south and north portals, and how the railroad and contractor worked together to stabilize the rock slope. in 2009, the rockfall damaged Tunnel 4. Mitigation included installation of wire mesh and resin-grouted rock bolts above portal faces and construction of a steel portal structure at the south portal.

In 2011, a 30-ton wedge of rock failed, breaking several timber sets and leaving less than three inches of clearance between the crown and rail traffic. After a detailed evaluation with geotechnical computer modeling to assess the mechanics of the failure, the contractor established a rock-slope design, including location/length of rock anchors and thickness of shotcrete. The contractor scaled the loose rock and debris fro the face and installed more than 1,150 linear feet of tenstioned cement-grouted rock bolts. the rock face was then covered with 600 square feet of welded wire mesh and 30 cubic yards of steel fiver reinforced shotcrete. The project was completed in June 2012.

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Railway interchange preview: AREMA presentations sewer improvement project, twin force main pipes were installed beneath the Union Pacific twin mainline and the Riverfront Trail in South St. Paul, Minn. Soil stabilization by permeation grouting was performed ahead of compressedair tunneling to provide ground support. The presenters will provide a summary of the ground conditions, site logistics including maintenance of rail traffic and performance information collected during the grouting operation.

Following the coffee break, Design and Performance Evaluation of a Continuous Mainline Rail Turnout will be presented by David Davis, PE, and Muhammad Akhtar from Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) A prototype continuous mainline rail turnout for low speed and low volume diverging traffic was developed with the help of BNSF and Progress Rail Services. The prototype was evaluated under 39-ton-axle-load traffic at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing. After this short proof test, the same turnout has been installed in revenue service. The presenters will report on the findings of these proof tests, including dynamic performance of heavy-axle-load trains, component wear and recommendations for design improvements.

Next, Christopher Rewczuk from Union Pacific will share Insulated Joint Studies. A new lower impact insulated joint is being manufactured that will support higher tonnage than the current design. Two hundred fifty of these joints have been installed in the track this year with promising results. So far, these insulated joints have been effective and some have a life

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span of 1.5 billion gross tons. Rewczuk will give an overview of the study and the findings this far.

Before lunch commences Effects of Combined Corrosion and Fatigue on Rail Performance will be presented by George Ritter, Ph.D., from EWI. A study is underway to General Session Spotlight: track

track geotechnology David Staplin, PE, Amtrak

“Designing Durable Track Support Using Track Geotechnology” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Wednesday, October 2. The presenter will share the geotechnical challenges associated with designing new track construction over old roadbed at several locations where increased capacity is required. Challenges included determining the adequacy of the existing roadbed material, assessing subgrade strength, designing the required ballast and subballast thickness, establishing proper drainage and ensuring slope stability. The work was aided by ground penetrating radar and gradation analyses.

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Railway Interchange Preview: AREMA presentations examine the combined effects of corrosion and fatigue on crack growth in rail. A further objective is to examine possible corrosion mitigation coatings or systems that will resist corrosion outright or prevent its harmful intrusion beneath the surface. The presenter will discuss the results to date on the treatments used and the effect on rail fatigue performance in the presence and absence of corrosive attack. An effort will be made to separate the effects of corrosion and fatigue and to discern whether or not anti-corrosion treatment offers a practical improvement in service life.

An approximate two-hour lunch break will convene at this time and all are invited to attend the AREMA Annual Chairs’ Luncheon, where Norfolk Southern President and CEO Wick Moorman will be the featured speaker (additional ticket and fee required).

Following lunch, David Lange, PhD, and Marcus Dersch from the University of Illinois will present Investigating the Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Load Path Through Field Instrumentation. As part of a study aimed at improving concrete crossties and fastening systems, field experimentation was performed at the TTCI. This presentation will focus on the transfer of vertical and lateral loads through the system, demonstrating the demands of the fastening components (e.g. insulators, fastening clips) and concrete crossties.

And to wrap-up the day, Michael Shostak, PE, and Clinton Lalla, PE, from HDR Engineering, Inc., and Larry Woodley from BNSF will discuss Jacksonville Port Authority Blount Island Marine Terminal Rail Improvements. Jacksonville Port Authority made improvements to its 754-acre Blount Island Marine Terminal (BIMT). Presenters will share the project improvement highlights, which included approximately 19,800 feet of track and 19 turnouts being upgraded from 100-lb. jointed rail on wood ties to 115-lb. welded rail on steel ties. The steel ties are expected to provide a service life of about 30 years

Structures

Session Chair Nigel Peters, Ph.D., PE, from Canadian National will host a safety briefing to begin.

Then, Stephen Dick, PE, SE, Ph.D., from Transportation Technology Center, Inc., and Robert Connor, Ph.D., from Purdue University will present Cracks in Welded Steel Girders on the Steel Bridge at FAST. The steel bridge at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) has developed two major web and tension flange cracks, as well as numerous cracks in secondary members, during 15 years of service under heavyaxle-load traffic. Presenters will share the results of fractographic analysis and material characterization tests conducted on the most recent crack sample. In addition, strain readings, nondestructive testing results and traffic history will be presented.

Following, will be Replacement of the Movable Span of the Galveston Causeway Railroad Bridge Over the Intracoastal Waterway, presentation by Ralph Eppehimer, PE, from Modjeski and Masters, Inc., Jose Mares, PE, from BNSF and John Strid from Cianbro/Brasfield & Gorrie Joint Venture. This paper describes details and procedures used for the replacement of a rolling leaf bascule span with a new vertical lift span to increase the marine channel width. The primary challenge was maintaining the high volumes of rail and marine traffic with only minimal interruptions during construction. The presentation will include perspectives of the railroad, design engineers and construction contractor.

The Design of the New Portageville Bridge will be presented next by Daniel Irwin, PE, and Kevin Johns, PE, from Modjeski and Masters, Inc., and Kevin Hauschildt, PE, from Norfolk Southern Corporation. The Portageville Bridge, crossing the Genesee River Gorge in Letchworth State Park near Portageville, N.Y., is a vital link on Norfolk Southern’s Southern Tier Route. With portions of the existing structure dating to 1875, it is at the end of its useful life and is in need of replacement. Presenters will discuss the design process and what challenges they overcame.

Before heading out for a 30-minute coffee break, Craig Rolwood, PE, and Peter Finch, from Amtrak, will discuss Amtrak’s Niantic River Bridge Replacement Project.

Presenters will discuss Amtra’s new, two-track, fixed-trunnion bascule bridge across the Niantic River in coastal Connecticut.

General Session Spotlight: structures

Railroad truss roll-in: 130th & torrence William C.B. Gates, Ph.D., PE, and Carol Ravano, PE, Jacobs Associates

“Railroad Truss Roll-In: 130th & Torrence” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Monday, September 30. In south Chicago, a 394-foot-long, 4.7-million pound steel railroad truss bridge was rolled into place in a matter of hours, using Self-Propelled Modular Transporters. The new bridge is a key component of the 130th Street and Torrence Avenue reconfiguration, a $101-million effort by the Chicago Department of Transportation. The project as a whole includes a total of six new bridges three railroad, one roadway and two pedestrian/bicyclist bridges; a mixed-use path; retaining walls; a new drainage system; street lighting; traffic signals; roadway pavement; extensive landscaping and more. The intersection serves approximately 38,000 vehicles daily, 50 freight trains and 41 passenger trains via Norfolk Southern and Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad. The goal of the project was to resolve significant traffic congestion created by the at-grade freight railroad crossing.

The project offered the rail and public works engineers a complicated three dimensional puzzle to solve, with the final solution requiring all aspects of the civil engineering profession. Presenters will review the roll-in of the steel railroad truss bridge and share the challenges and successes of this project.

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Railway interchange preview: AREMA presentations The new structure has replaced an old, two track, rolling lift style bascule bridge. The design team provided a number of innovations during project development to meet the site-specific needs of the railroad and the community stakeholders.

Following the coffee break, Guidelines for Underwater Inspection and Imaging of Railroad Bridges will be presented

by Daniel Stromberg, PE, SE, and Terrence Browne, PE, from Collins Engineers, Inc. Presenters will discuss the utilization of underwater imaging technologies as part of underwater bridge inspection. An overview of the research to date will be provided, as well as information on the on-going USDOT led research study, which is the first comprehensive work performed to evaluate underwater acoustic measurements and documentation for bridges.

Next, Michael O’Connor, PE, and Scott Wojteczko, PE, from Alfred Benesch & Company will share Design & Construction of P&L Railway Bridge J23.3 - West Point, Kentucky. Presenters will share the challenges and successes of replacing two steel trustle bridges along the bluffs of the Ohio River on the Paducah & Louisville, without taking them out of service. Building the bridge on a unique alignment, offset only 30 feet from the existing alignment, proved to minimize environmental impacts and be a safer alternative since construction would happen outside of live traffic.

Before lunch commences, Development of Multiuse Seismic Design Criteria for UTA Commuter Rail and Light Rail Projects will be presented by Dale Bartholomew, PE, SE, from

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General Session Spotlight: structures

CN Fox River bridge

Christian J. Brown, PE, HNTB Corporation, Mark A. Paull, Canadian National and Jonathan Bennett, Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc.

“Reconstruction of Canadian National Railway Br. 173.20 over the Fox River - Planning, Design and Construction Considerations” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Wednesday, October 2. The existing three-span single track Fox River Bridge at Canadian National’s Neenah Subdivision in Oshkosh, Wis., was in need of rehabilitation in order to support reliable service on its core line between Winnipeg to Chicago.

The presentation will detail the planning and design of the new structure, the agency coordination and permitting necessary to replace the historic swing span and adjacent fixed truss spans and the construction challenges leading to the phased implementation of the new rolling lift bascule span, which was installed during a 40-hour track window in the Spring of 2013.

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Railway Interchange Preview: AREMA presentations Parsons Transportation Group. Because of unique conditions at each of the 50 bridge sites on Utah Transit Authority’s (UTA) Mid-Jordan Light Rail and FrontRunner South Commuter Rail projects, Parsons developed a three-tier Seismic Design Criteria that was used for the design of bridges on both rail lines. The presentation will include case studies that will illustrate the design procedures, challenges and details utilized in applying the three-tier Seismic Design Criteria to the site or bridge specific design of the various types of bridges on both rail lines.

An approximate two-hour lunch break will convene at this time and all are invited to attend the AREMA Annual Chairs’ Luncheon, where Norfolk Southern President and CEO Wick Moorman will be the featured speaker (additional ticket and fee required).

Following lunch, David Cook, from Canadian National will present A New Technique for Span Replacement - The Mobile Bridge Gantry System. In 2011, CN decided to increase the capacity of the bridge at mile 164.70 Mont-Joli subdivision to 286k. Typically, bridge span replacement is done by installing a large crane as close to the bridge as possible in order to be able to lift the old span out and the new span in. However, in order to bring a suitable crane close enough to the bridge, CN would have had to build a massive crane pad in the middle of a tidal river and the riverbed is a sensitive habitat. Working in that kind of environment is time consuming (permitting process) and expensive (engineering) and potentially very damaging to the environment. Presenters will share any and all challenges associated with this gantry system process.

Next, Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) Emergency Response Procedures to Flood Events Around Bridges will be presented by Terence Browne, PE, from Collins Engineers, Inc. Presenters will describe the documented procedures that IÉ has implemented during flood occurrences around its bridges to ensure the safety of the travelling public. The presentation will also share the field techniques used to check for potential scouring and undermining of the substructure elements at the time of major flooding or immediately following such an event.

Following, will be Outside the Box: King Road/Rail

Grade Separation Bridge Jacking, which will be presented by Terence Kelly from Hatch Mott MacDonald. In recent years, CN’s Oakville subdivision has expanded and the increase in rail traffic volume, along with the development of the communities surrounding King Road, has made the need for a grade separation imperative. The challenge was to develop an installation scheme which would allow for a grade separated crossing while minimizing the disruption to rail traffic. The presentation will recount the entire process describing the projects constraints and challenges, the technical solutions developed, operational processes and communications and coordination protocols.

And to wrap-up the day, Nick Staroski from TranSystems Corporation, Scott Mackiewicz, Ph.D., PE, DGE, from Kleinfelder, Inc., and Larry Woodley from BNSF will discuss Design Challenges of BNSF Bridge 3.8 Over the Missouri River Near Plattsmouth, NE. To meet increasing shipping needs and relieve the aging bridge built in 1879/1902 over the Missouri River near Plattsmouth, NE, construction of the $46-million BNSF project began in 2012. This presentation will describe the project approach and highlight the bridge design, evaluation of potential scour issues and design of the 100-ft. vertical loess cut with soil-nail wall.

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Session Chair Arthur Misiaszek, PE, from Amtrak, will host a safety briefing to start.

Then, Philip Pasterak, PE, from Parsons Brinckerhoff and David Orrell, PE, from Union Pacific will present Chicago - St. Louis High Speed Rail Initial 110 mph Segment Construction Operation and Maintenance. The upgrade of the Chicago – St. Louis corridor for high-speed rail service is one of the most significant projects under construction This presentation will address the construction and initial operations of these improvements Presenters will also address findings and highlights of the first year of operations and maintenance of this unique joint corridor.

Following, will be Program Delivery Manager: The Next Tool in the Rail Contracting Toolbox presented by

General Session Spotlight: P&T

FRA BAA High Speed turnout design project

Blaine Peterson, PE, Alfred Benesch & Company

“FRA BAA High Speed Turnout Design Project” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Monday, September 30. Successful implementation of high-speed rail depends on reliable and efficient turnouts. Turnouts are the control points of the railway network. Their safe, reliable and efficient operation is critical to the success of any high-speed passenger operation. While successful high-speed rail turnout designs exist today, those optimized for dedicated passenger train service do not include U.S. rolled rail sections and have not been successfully demonstrated under U.S. designed and manufactured wheel sets.

The FRA sponsored the project in March 2012. The primary objective of the research was to investigate key elements of high-speed turnout design and perform NUCARS® modeling to validate and compare design alternatives. This presentation will share the results of this research and also serve to help stakeholders, who may not be familiar with differences in turnout design approaches, build a better understanding of key design elements.

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Railway Interchange Preview: AREMA presentations P. Takis Salpeas, CCM, from Parsons Corporation. There has been considerable movement in the U.S. rail industry away from the traditional Design-Bid-Build model to more aggressive forms of alternative project delivery (ADP). The nature of rail projects is quite different from that of other types of transportation and infrastructure projects. Their highly technical and multidisciplinary nature necessitates very specialized knowledge, experience and capabilities that can be better served through APD contracting strategies, especially under a new Program Delivery Manager contracting model, which will be shared by presenters.

Then, Alfred Fazio, PE, and Theresa Impasto, from Amtrak, will present High Speed Rail in New Jersey. Amtrak is continuing its incremental approach to the implementation of high-speed rail in the eastern United States through the implementation of the New Jersey high-speed rail improvement program. The presentation will address the resolution of the apparent paradox between simultaneously increasing speed, capacity and reliability, while maintaining safe operations. It also describes the basic scope of work and implementation methods.

Before heading out for a 30-minute coffee break, Russel Delmar, PE, from Hatch Mott MacDonald, Craig Harper, PE, from the City of Calgary and Dave Weatherby, PE, from SNC-Lavalin Constructors, Inc., will discuss City of Calgary’s West LRT Project - Use of Design-Build for Fast Track Delivery. This presentation will go over the owner’s rationale for proceeding with design-build delivery and how public and organizational considerations were addressed as it pertains to Calgary’s West LRT project. Presenters will give an overview on how the design-build contractor organized and executed the work and key lessons learned.

Following the coffee break, Seattle King Street Coach Yard: Lessons for Success in Deisgn-Build will be presented

by Jack Schwaegler, from Jacobs and Daniel Radeke, from Amtrak. Amtrak recently completed design-build construction of a new Cascades Maintenance Facility and Administrative/ Warehouse and Health Welfare Building at the Seattle King Street Coach Yard. The presentation will detail lessons learned that led to the success of the project and can be applied elsewhere to complex rail construction projects. Additionally, opportunities for improvement will be identified to guide

future projects following a similar process.

Next, A Project Selection Model for Improving Running Time on Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors will be presented by Brennan Caughron from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Recent proposals for expanded intercity passenger rail service in the United States include plans for incremental improvements to existing Amtrak service. Presenters will discuss the decision support model for optimally selecting infrastructure and rolling stock alternatives to reduce minimum run time subject to budget constraints. The model takes into account existing route conditions, capital improvement and operating costs and costs of rolling stock alternatives.

Before lunch begins, Diesel Multiple Units in North America - Trends in Construction, Maintenance and Operating Practices will be presented by Thomas Cornillie, from Thomas Cornillie Independent Scholar. The presentation will take a focused examination of construction, maintenance, and operating practices from properties that are in operation or under construction.

An approximate two-hour lunch break will convene at this time and all are invited to attend the AREMA Annual Chairs’ Luncheon, where Norfolk Southern President and CEO Wick Moorman will be the featured speaker (additional ticket and fee required).

Following lunch, Stanton Hunter from Caltrans Division of Rail and Robert Highfill, PE, from Jacobs will share Creating the Nation’s First Bi-Level Passenger Railcar Utilizing FRA Funding. This presentation will highlight the process and milestone decisions necessary to facilitate the development of the first nationwide specification for new intercity bi-level passenger rail cars.

To finish off the day, Michigan DOT Dearborn to Yipsilanti Double Track Project - Design Challenges will be presented by Daniel Schulte, PE, and Robert Moore, PE, from Quandel Consultants, LLC. With grant funds from the FRA, Michigan purchased 135 miles of existing right-of-way from Norfolk Southern to develop high-speed rail service between Detroit and Chicago. The presenters will discuss the design challenges and solutions, providing guidance for similar projects throughout the country.

General Session Spotlight: P&T

Risk-Based track separation distances Steven L. Clark, PE, Arup, Seth Moulton, Texas Central High Speed Railway, LLC, Junichiro Kubo, Ph.D., Japan Central Railway Company

“Analytical Method to Calculate Risk-Based Track Separation Distances for High-Speed Track in Freight Corridors” will be presented during the AREMA Conference’s General Session on Wednesday, October 2. As high-speed rail is developed in the United States, there is an expectation that at least some of the high-speed tracks will be implemented within proximity of existing freight rail corridors. When a freight train derails, there is the probability of dispersion of the equipment outwards from the centerline of the freight track. If high-speed track is in proximity to the freight track, there is risk of the high-speed track being fouled by freight equipment. As expected, the probability of such track fouling decreases with increased track separation distance between the two tracks.

The authors present a robust analytical approach to understand and manage the risk of high-speed track fouling from freight derailments. Mitigations to reduce the risk of derailment and track fouling are applied to achieve and manage a reasonable risk level and implement cost-effective risk management policies.

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AREMA NEWS Professional Development Upcoming seminars

Message from the President

Looking forward

By Joe Smak

If you need additional continuing education credit, plan to attend one of the FIVE AREMA Seminars being held in conjunction with the AREMA 2013 Annual Conference and Railway Interchange 2013 in Indianapolis, IN, September 29 – October 2. Book now.

Seminars will sell out quickly.

Joe Smak AREMA President 2013-2014

introduction to practical railway engineering September 27-29, 2013 FRA 214: Roadway worker on-track safety September 28, 2013 intermodal terminal engineering October 2-3, 2013 FRA 213: Track Safety Standards October 2-4, 2013 track alignment design October 2-4, 2013

For additional information please contact Desiree Knight at dknight@arema.org or visit www.arema.org.

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Hello. Please let me introduce myself. My name is Joe Smak (pronounced “smock”) and I am honored to serve as president of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) for 2013-2014.

I will take office during this year’s annual conference in Indianapolis, Ind. I started my railroad career with Conrail, where I held several positions for more than 19 years after I graduated from Pennsylvania State University. I received a B.S. in Civil Engineering, studying in the Extended Elective Program in Railroad Engineering. After the merger of Conrail, I held various positions with CSX for more than nine years. I have been with Amtrak for five years now as senior director of track maintenance and compliance. I am active on Committee 5 - Track and Committee 4 - Rail, where I served as secretary, vice chairman and chairman. I then served as a director, as well as vice president of the Track Functional Group. This past year, I served as senior vice president and I am ready to step into the position of president.

I am following in the footsteps of many great past presidents, such as Jim Carter, my predecessor. I want to thank Jim for his leadership this past year and I hope to continue the important work that Jim and others have done to make AREMA the premier railroad engineering association in the world. My goals are to continue to establish AREMA student chapters in our colleges and universities and foster additional railroad engineering programs. Our young engineers are the industry’s future and our organization is the ideal avenue to introduce them to the railroad environment. Another goal is to continue to strengthen the relationships between AREMA and Railway EngineeringMaintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA), Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. (RSSI) and Railway Supply Institute (RSI). These railroad supplier organizations are important components of our industry today and I plan to work to solidify our working relationships.

This year, the AREMA Annual Conference will take place concurrently with Railway Interchange 2013 in Indianapolis on September 29 through October 2. The first Railway Interchange took place in 2011 in Minneapolis, Minn., and was a huge success. This second Railway Interchange is planned to be better than the first. Indianapolis is a great host city, where REMSA, RSSI and RSI will host their combined exhibition. The Coordinated Mechanical Associations will hold their technical conference and the AREMA Annual Conference has a fantastic technical program to offer. The Opening Session will have presentations on pertinent engineering topics along with a presentation by noted industry analyst Anthony Hatch. The Functional Group Technical Sessions have more than 55 presentations scheduled, divided between the six groups. The Annual Chairs’ Luncheon will highlight the featured speaker, Norfolk Southern President and CEO Wick Moorman. The Closing Session will feature a series of interesting presentations, along with the installation of the 2013-2014 AREMA officers. Other functions, such as the AREMA spouse events, Meet the Next Generation and Early Careers Event, among others, provide opportunities for everyone in attendance. This event is the perfect opportunity to meet old friends, make new acquaintances and see what the industry has to offer. I hope to see you there.

I have a long list of people to thank. First and foremost, I want to thank my wife, Pam, and the rest of my family, for making my presidency possible.

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2013 Upcoming Committee Meetings Committee meetings that will be held at the AREMA 2013 Annual Conference in conjunction with Railway Interchange 2013 Sept. 28 Committee 27 - Maintenance of Way Work Equipment Indianapolis, IN Sept. 28-29 Committee 5 - Track Indianapolis, IN Sept. 28-29 Committee 24 - Education & Training Indianapolis, IN Sept. 29 Committee 6 - Buildings & Support Facilities Indianapolis, IN Sept. 29 Committee 10 - Structures, Maintenance & Foundations Indianapolis, IN Sept. 29 Committee 11 - Commuter & Intercity Rail Systems Indianapolis, IN Sept. 29 Committee 12 - Rail Transit Indianapolis, IN

Committee 14 - Yards & Terminals Sept. 29 Sept. 29 Committee 16 - Economics of Railway Engineering

and Operations Sept. 29 Committee 17 - High Speed Rail Systems Sept. 29 Committee 33 - Electric Energy Utilization Sept. 29 Team 40 - Engineering Safety Steering Team Sept. 29 Team 41 - Track Maintenance Steering Team Oct. 1 Committee 18 - Light Density & Short Line Railways Oct. 2 Committee 39 - Positive Train Control

Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN

Negotiated airline discount information for AREMA Committee Meetings can be found online at http://www.arema.org/meetings/airlines.aspx.

Continued from page 70 the way to this office. Thanks go out to Chuck Emely and the rest of the staff at AREMA Headquarters. You have no idea how much hard work goes in to make this great organization operate until you see the effort behind the scenes. And a great deal of effort is done by the Functional Group vice presidents, the directors, chairmen and officers of the committees and the members of the committees themselves. I thank them, as they are the backbone of the organization, volunteering their time and expertise.

I thank all my friends and colleagues at Amtrak, on the railroads where I have worked in the past and all my railroad acquaintances. And thanks to all the vendors, suppliers, contractors and consultants; you help make this great industry the leader in railroad engineering. And to the students in railroad engineering programs, welcome aboard.

I look forward to the next 12 months, as it will be an opportunity to lead AREMA in the important work that it does. I ask for your help and your support to join with me to continue to make AREMA the leading railroad engineering organization in the world.

Be safe in all that you do.

FYI…

Avoid the lines of on-site registration and pre-register today for the AREMA 2013 Annual Conference being held as part of Railway Interchange 2013, September 29 – October 2, in Indianapolis, IN. All AREMA badges will be honored for full access into the exhibition halls during operating hours. To register online, please visit www.arema.org.

AREMA has moved to a new office location: 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 130, Lanham, MD 20706. Please update your records with our new mailing address. Our phone and fax numbers remain the same. Phone: 301.459.3200 Fax: 301.459.8077.

BOOK YOUR 2014 AREMA EXHIBIT BOOTH NOW for the AREMA 2014 Annual Conference & Exposition in Chicago, IL, September 28 – October 1, 2014. Expo Booth sales are NOW BEING ACCEPTED. Receive a 10% discount off your booth purchase between now and October 11, 2013. For more information and to book your expo space, please contact Christy Thomas at cthomas@ arema.org.

AREMA’s Official Facebook Page Become a fan of the official AREMA Facebook Page and stay up-to-date on the most recent AREMA information.

The Official AREMA LinkedIn G ro u p J o i n t h e o ff i c i a l A R E M A LinkedIn Group by visiting www.linkedin. com and searching groups for “American Railway Engineering and Maintenanceof-Way Association.”

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association *NEW ADDRESS* 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 130, Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: +1.301.459.3200 / Fax: +1.301.459.8077 www.arema.org

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Be sure to check out the LinkedIn Networking Hour at the Annual Conference on Sunday, September 29 at 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in room 203 of the Indiana Convention Center.

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Getting to know Joe Smak We are pleased to feature AREMA’s 2013-2014 president, Joe Smak, as the September spotlight.

AREMA: Why did you decide to choose a career in railway engineering?

SMAK: As a high school student, I was deciding on what I should do when I graduate. I always had an interest in railroads. My grandfather was a railroader back in Europe and my father was a draftsman with an engineering firm. So, it was only natural that I study civil engineering in college. At that time, Penn State offered railroad engineering as part of the Transportation Extended Elective Program and I was already working part time at an engineering consulting firm. After graduation, I was hired as a management associate (trainee) at Conrail, where I spent more than 19 years in various positions. After the Conrail merger, I held several positions Joe Smak with CSX for nine years. About five AREMA President 2013-2014 years ago, I made the move from the freight side to high-speed passenger Senior Director of Track Maintenance and Compliance, Amtrak service at Amtrak.

AREMA: Outside of your job and the hard work you put into AREMA, what are your hobbies? railroads, I have lived in one area for 32 of those SMAK: I have always enjoyed the pastime of fishing, years, which is not the norm in our industr y. When but I don’t get a chance to fish as often as I would like. our children were young, my wife and I decided it was I recently took my granddaughter to a pond, where she important that we stayed in one place so the children reeled in several largemouth bass. It was truly enjoyable had solid roots. I spent many years on the road as my to watch the excitement in her eyes. I don’t mind home territories expanded from the northeast, east and now, improvement such as landscaping or small fix-it projects the entire country. I missed some things as they grew (but please don’t tell my wife). I have been married to up, but somehow I managed to be at home when I really my lovely wife, Pam, for the past 25 years and I enjoy needed to be there. any family activity with our daughter Aimee, her husband AREMA: What advice would you give to someone who is Mike and our wonderful grandchildren Caroline and trying to pursue a career in the railway industry?

Samuel. We enjoy spending time with our son, Tom SMAK: Well, join AREMA, of course!!! As the incoming and his girlfriend Danielle, in South Carolina. And I president of AREMA, one of my goals is to continue am slowly becoming a Wolverine fan, as our daughter involvement for ming new Student Chapters at our Jordann completes her doctorate work at the University colleges and universities. AREMA has a wealth of of Michigan. But I will always be a true blue Penn State knowledge and is the ideal place to learn about our football fan. My family and I have enjoyed the tailgating industry. The networking possibilities are endless with and the games for many years and continue to support the all the connections you can make through AREMA. Nittany Lions. Even though I have travelled extensively Our student engineers are in the right place at the right for my job, I still have wanderlust and enjoy travelling. time. These young ladies and gentlemen will find that Pam and I like going to different places, exploring the opportunities will present themselves sooner than later, surroundings and experiencing the local culture. as our industry’s workforce is aging and retiring at a rapid AREMA: If you could share one interesting fact about pace. It is enjoyable to work with our young management yourself with the readers of RT&S, what would that be? associates, as it is time for me to pay back for all the SMAK: After more than 33 years on three different opportunities that I have had in my career.

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AREMA Publications Reflections on a Half Century of Railway Engineering and Some Related Subjects©

Railway Memoirs by William G. Byers, PE

2013 Manual for Railway Engineering© There have been numerous updates to more than 5,000 pages of the Manual for Railway Engineering. The chapters are grouped into four general categories, each in a separate volume: • Track • Structures • Infrastructure & Passenger • Systems Management. The Manual is an annual publication, released every April. It is available in four-volume loose-leaf format, CD-ROM, revision set (loose-leaf only) and individual chapters (hard copy and downloadable formats). *NEW* Downloadable Chapters Now Available Online.

AREMA Bridge Inspection Handbook© The AREMA Bridge Inspection Handbook provides a comprehensive source of information and criteria for bridge inspections for engineers engaged in the assessment of railway bridges. This handbook is published as a guide to establishing policies and practices relative to bridge inspection. It covers such topics as confined spaces, site conditions, loads & forces, nomenclature, bridge decks, timber, concrete & steel bridges, movable bridges, tunnel and culvert inspections, and emergency & postearthquake inspections. Also included are many color photographed examples in several chapters, as well as a glossary in the back of the book.

To order any of the AREMA publications, please visit www.arema.org or contact Beth Caruso at +1.301.459.3200, ext. 701, or bcaruso@arema.org.

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2013 Communications & Signals Manual of Recommended Practices© The 2014 C&S Mannual will be available October 2013!

The Communications & Signals Manual is a manual of recommended practices written by AREMA technical committees in the interest of establishing uniformity, promoting safety or efficiency and economy. The Communications & Signals Manual of Recommended Practices is an annual publication. *NEW* Downloadable Sections Available Online.

Practical Guide to Railway Engineering© This guide provides a comprehensive overview and understanding of the railway system. Whether you are new to the rail industry or a long-time contributor wanting to learn more, this bound book and CD-ROM offer in-depth coverage of railway fundamentals and serve as an excellent reference. (Also available in a CD-ROM version only.)

2012 Portfolio of Trackwork Plans© The Portfolio of Trackwork Plans consists of plans and specifications that relate to the design, details, materials and workmanship for switches, frogs, turnouts and crossovers, crossings, rails and other special trackwork. This is a companion volume to the Manual for Railway Engineering.

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Breakers

Rotobec released its first line of construction breakers, which are available in both a monoblock and tie-rod configuration. The monoblock breakers can fit excavators ranging from 0.08-15 tons and are designed for robust assembly, low maintenance and easy access components for maintenance. They also have a polyurethane jacket designed to reduce impact vibrations transferred to the machine and help reduce noise. The tie-rod breakers incorporates a heavy-duty tie-rod assembly designed to eliminate rod assembly failure. Internal components can be accessed and repaired without dismantling. The breakers can fit excavators ranging from 17-72 tons.

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Bearcom released its Vertex Standard EVX-531 two-way radio. The EVX-531 is a talk-andlisten radio with dual analog and digital functionality. It is DMR digital and is fully compatible with existing digital systems.

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 23-25. Maintaining and Inspecting Railroad Track.

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29-Oct. 2. Railway Interchange 2013. Indianapolis, Ind. Phone: 301-459-3200. Fax: 301-459-8077. Website: www. railwayinterchange.org.

29-Oct. 2. APTA Annual Meeting. Hilton Chicago.

Chicago, Ill. Contact: Yvette Conley. Phone: 202-496-4868.

E-mail: yconley@apta.com. Website: www.apta.com.

OCTOBER 6-11. International Railway Safety Conference (IRSC 2013). Vancouver, BC, Canada. E-mail: irsc2013@nrc-cnrc. gc.ca. Website: www.irsc2013.org.

9-11. 95th Annual Railway Tie Association Symposium and Technical Conference. Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe.

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13-15. ASLRRA Southern Region Meeting. Omni Charlotte Hotel. Charlotte, N.C. Phone: 202-628-4500.

Website: www.aslrra.org.

14-16. Engineering Modern Mass Transportation Systems: Light Rail - Rapid Transit - Commuter Rail.

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15-17. ASME Rail Transportation Division 2013 Fall Technical Conference. Marriott Courtyard Hotel, Blair County Convention Center, Penn State Altoona Devorris Downtown Center. Altoona, Pa. Phone: 202-493-6358.

15-18. Track Safety Standards Part 213 Classes 1-5 Workshop. DoubleTree by Hilton Omaha Downtown.

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NOVEMBER 4-8. Railroad Track Inspection & Safety Standards.

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