46th Annual MARTS Technical Conference Chicago
Thursday September 17, 2009
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Wheels and Committee Rule Changes
Dennis Weed, Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company, Moderator
John Morgano, Railway Specialist, Inc. Topic – 2008 Wheel Data
John Adams, Greenbrier Rail Services, Topic – Wheel Shop Quality Assurance
Dr. Todd Snyder, Union Pacific Railroad, Topic – Southern ABEX Wheel Removal
10:30 to 12:00 PM: Protective Coating Committee
Al Glueckert, Chairman
Food Contact Coatings: Selecting Ingredients, Including Bisphenol A based resins.
Presenter: Madelyn Harding, Sherwin Williams Company
Maintenance Overcoating on Railcar exteriors
Low VOC DTM Urethane Coatings Update
Presenter: Kurt Best, Sherwin Williams Company
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Tank Car Safety and Security
Presentation by the Advanced Tank Car Collaboration Committee
Presenter: Bob Fronczak, Association of American Railroads
Friday September 18, 2009
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM: Railcar Services Update
AAR Associate Advisory Board – How it works and the Associate Member Program
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM: Railcar Services Update
AAR Associate Advisory Board – How it works and the Associate Member Program
Presenters:
Fred Sasser, President, CEO and Chairman, Chicago Freight Car Leasing Company
Brian Hawkins, Vice President, Industry Relations, Amsted Rail Company
PRESENTATION BY MR. SASSER and MR. HAWKINS
Presenter: Dr. Todd Snyder, Director Advanced Freight Car Engineering, Union Pacific
The New UMLER
Presenter: Alan McDonald, Director Equipment Data Systems, Railinc
9:15 AM – 10:00: Loaded Car Truck Hunting
Presenter: Nick Wilson, Transportation Technology Center
Presenter: Jay Monaco, Amsted Industries
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Telematics/Remote Monitoring Update
Patrick Ameen, moderator, Vice President & General Manager, IONX
Speaker: Don Loftis, Prinicpal Software Engineer Advanced Automation, Chloralkali Poducts Olin Corporation
Speaker: Robert Toms, Director-Research & Development Union Tank Car Company
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: AAR Technical Committee Activities at TTCI and the Mechanical Inspection Department
Presenters
Armand E. Ciccarelli, Director Mechanical Inspection, AAR
David L. Cackovic, Chief, Technical Standards, TTCI
PRESENTATION BY MR. CACKOVIC & Mr. CICCARELLI