PowerPoint Presentations for the 2012 Conference held in Chicago, Illinois
Monday September 24, 20122
10:15 AM- 12:00 PM: Wayside and On Board Performance Monitoring
Sponsor, Pat Ameen, MARTS Board of Directors and Vice President Industry Relations, Amsted Rail
Moderator: Pat Ameen, Vice President Industry Relations, Amsted Rail
Speakers: Donald B. Loftis, Principal Software Engineer, Olin Corporation
RB Wiley, Principal Investigator Engineering Services, Transportation Technology Center
Presentation By Mr. Wiley not published per request
Robert S. Toms, Director-Research and Development, Union Tank Car Company
1:00- 2:30: Protective Coating Presentations
Sponsor, Al Glueckart, MARTS Board of Directors and President Glueckart Engineering and Services Company
Speakers: Joseph Walker, Vice President, Elcometer, Incorporated and Chris Beninati, Sales Engineer, Elcometer, Incorporated
Presentation by Joseph Walker & Chris Beninati
NACE and How To Influence Lawmakers: NACE training
Speaker: Gregory Tosi, NACE Public Affairs Program Manager
Virtual Paint and Blast Simulation Update and Demonstration
Speaker: Jeremiah Treloar, Coatings Research Specialist, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Interchange Rules Panel
Sponsor, Tom Stahura, MARTS Board of Directors and Executive Director, Rules & Standards, AAR
Moderator: Thomas Stahura, Executive Director, Rules & Standards, AAR
Panel Participants: Steve Phebus, Member of the AAR Arbitration Committee & Assistant Chief Mechanical Officer, CSX Corporation; Michael Reid, Member of AAR Arbitration Committee & Manager Cars System Mechanical, BNSF Railway Company; Tom Mordock, Member of AAR Arbitration Committee & Consultant to GATX Corporation; John Kieras, Member of AAR Arbitration Committee and Director Railroad & Industry Relations, Union Tank Car Co; Harold Winters, Member of AAR Car Repair Billing Committee and General Mechanical Inspector – Compliance, CSX Corporation; Steven C. Beckwith, Member of AAR Arbitration Committee and Senior Director Freight Car Planning & Operations, Union Pacific Railroad Company
Presentation by Mr. Phebus– CEPM Rules
Presentaton by Mr. Winters-CRB Redesign 2012
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM: Early Warning, Rule 125
Sponsor, Tom Stahura MARTS Board of Directors and Executive Director, Rules & Standards, AAR
Speaker: Jim Grady, Assistant Vice President, Technical Services at Association of American Railroads
Speaker: Jerry Vaughn, Umler CEPM Product Manager, Railinc
Tuesday September 25, 2012
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Update on CEPM: Side Frames, Bolsters & Couplers
Sponsor, Jerry Bohacik Jr. MARTS Board of Directors and General Manager Railroad & Contract Services, GATX Rail
Speakers: Kim Bowling, Director Advanced Engineering, CSX Transportation; Jerry Vaughn, Product Manager, Railinc; Jeff Wall, Senior Business Analyst, Railinc
Presentation by Ms. Bowling, Jerry Vaughn, Jeff Wall
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Friction Stir Welding Overview
Sponsor, Randall Thomure Commercial Transportation Manager, Sapa Extrusions
Speaker: Randall Thomure