Vol. 9 No.3
PRESIDENT Thomas E. Dickey ESCO Equipment Service Co. St. Louis, MO · Official publication of the Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association · Fall 2006 World Rail Expo 2006
to be another top-notch REMSA event
"By almost all measures, I am happy to report that REMSA World Rail Expo 2006 was a resounding success," said REMSA President Tom Dickey of ESCO Equipment Service Co. "My definition of success includes the number and kind of railroad employees and others who registered to attend the show, the high number of exhibitors and new members, the success of our new Passport to Knowledge program, the ease of exhibitor move in and out of the exhibit halls and Osborne Yard, and membership support of sponsorships. "The companies who exhibited and spent so much time, effort and money to support the show and REMSA, are simply the best," Dickey said. "Every company's display was of the highest quality and we were proud of each exhibiting company and want them to know how much we appreciate their participation. There is a list of our stellar exhibitors in this issue of Mainline." Final registration for REMSA World Rail proves VICE PRESIDENT Jonathan D. Reilly Harsco Track Technologies West Columbia, SC SECRETARY/TREASURER Ronald C. Olds Plasser American Corp Chesapeake, VA PAST PRESIDENT Dennis C. Wilcox Pandrol USA, LP Bridgeport, NJ DIRECTORS Walter Barry 2006 HIRAIL Corporation Lisbon, IA Thomas P. Smithberger 2006 HDR Engineering, Inc. Alexandria, VA Scott Brace 2006 RailWorks Track Systems, Inc. Lakeville, MN Dwayne Lambing 2006 NORDCO Kennesaw, GA Dave Barry 2007 Lewis Bolt & Nut Company LaJunta, CO Phillip J. Homan 2007 Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. Hamel, MN Richard Jarosinski 2007 Portec Rail Products, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA Expo 2006 topped out at 1,227 attendees. Of that number, there were 625 railroaders, 220 consultants, 73 from government (federal and state) and 309 academics, students, employees from affiliated associations, the press and individuals who gave no company affiliation.
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· World Rail Expo 2006 proves to be another top-notch RMSA event · World Rail Expo Sponsors and World Rail Expo Exhibiters · New Directors, Secretary/Treasurer Elected to REMSA Board at Annual Meeting · REMSA Joins NRC for January Conference in South Florida · REMSA Proud to Offer Four $2,000 Scholarships · Railroader Profile: Chris Dodge · REMSA Welcomes 31 New Companies EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Judi Meyerhoeffer · REMSA Member Profile: Steel Dynamics · Events to Note Continued from page 1, World Rail Expo 2006... There were a total of 187 exhibits at the convention center and Osborne Yard put on by 163 exhibitors. There were 157 exhibits at the convention center and 28 at Osborne Yard. Twenty-two companies had exhibits at the convention center and at Osborne Yard. "In terms of exhibitors, exhibits and attendees, this is by far the best exhibition REMSA has produced in many years," Dickey noted. "Also, we were gratified that so many members stepped up and supported the exhibition by sponsoring various events. Everyone who attended the exhibition owes these companies a big thank you, as does REMSA. We've included a list of sponsors and the item of sponsorship in this issue. "The Passport to Knowledge program did not draw the 100 individuals from railroads that we had hoped to get, but about 60 signed up, which is a good number for this first-time effort," he said. "This program, wherein REMSA paid AREMA's conference registration fee for young railroaders who have not previously attended an AREMA conference and who are not AREMA committee members, will most likely be offered again. An adjunct benefit of conference education is that these individuals attended WRE 2006 and many could well become potential decision makers and buyers in the future. The staffs of REMSA and AREMA met several times to try to make the registration process as easy as possible, but it still caused problems. Because there are several types or categories of members, exhibitors and non-exhibitors and non-members, each had to be registered differently. And since this was the first time we used one registration form with AREMA, we asked railroaders to actually register to attend the exhibition (their entrance was free). Confusion arose because this was new. While the registration form plainly stated that the exhibition and conference were two separate events and registration was required for both, it went unnoticed by just about everyone. We'll take a hard look at registration and try to do better in the future. "As always, anyone on the REMSA Board and Judi Meyerhoeffer are available to you if you have questions, concerns, need help or just want to chat. We welcome your ideas and we value your membership in REMSA," Dickey said World Rail Expo 2006 Sponsors
A Night at the Races sponsors
HDR Engineering, Race 1 Plasser American Corp., Races 2 and 3 Herzog Contracting Corp., Race 4 co-sponsor Herzog Services, Inc., Race 4 co-sponsor Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., Race 5 Harsco Track Technologies, Fun Bucks Monday lunch sponsor:
RailWorks Corp. Pedestrian crossings at Osborne Yard:
HiRAIL Corp. (2 crossings) and FCM Rail, Ltd. (1 crossing) Opening reception sponsors
Balfour Beatty Rail Burke-Parsons-Bowlby R. J. Corman Railroad Construction, LLC Show program sponsors
Danella Rental Systems, Inc.. NORDCO Pandrol USA, LP PortaCo Inc. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. Sunday lunch sponsor:
NORDCO page 2 World Rail Expo 2006 Exhibitors
A & K Railroad Materials Advanced Rail Management Airtec International AOL Crane Appllied Ultrasonics AquaArmor Technologies Arcon Welding Equipment AREMA Atlantic Industries Ltd. Atlas Railroad Construction Auto Truck Group Badger Equipment Company Balfour Beatty Rail Ballast Tools, Inc. Bentley Systems Brandt Rail Road Burke-Parsons-Bowlby Byrd Brothers of GA, LLC Caterpillar, Inc. Cembre Inc. Century Group Cleveland Track Material Colmar USA CONTECH Bridge Solutions Continental Railworks Danella Rental Systems Dapco Industries, Inc. Delta Railroad Construction Deutz Corporation Diversified Metal Fabricators Duos Technologies, Inc. Durable Wood Products Dynamic Composities, LLC E80 Plus Constructors EnergyLogic.com ENSCO ERICO, Inc. ESCO Equip. Service Co. FCM Rail Fenton Rigging & Contracting Flexovit USA, Inc. Franz Plasser G & B Specialties, Inc. GE Transportation Gensco Equipment, Inc. Georgetown Rail Equipment Hagglunds Drives Hanson-Wilson, Inc. Harger Lightning & Grounding Harr Technologies Harsco Track Technologies Hatz Diesel of America, Inc. Hayward Baker HDR Engineering Heiden, Inc. Continued from page 2, World Rail Expo 2006... Hertz Equipment Rental Herzog Contracting HiRAIL Corp. Holland Company Hougen Manufacturing Hy-Safe Technology iLevel Trus Joist Commerical ImageMap, Inc. Industry-Railway Suppliers Innovative Circuit Technology IPS Worldwide Iron Horse Engineering Irwin Car and Equipment J.F. Brennan Co., Inc. John Chance Land Surveys JSC "Remputmash" Julian A. McDermott Corp. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Knox Kershaw Inc. Koppers, Inc. L&H Industrial L.B. Foster Leica GeoSystems Lewis Bolt & Nut Co. Lincoln Industrial Loram Maintenance of Way M.C. Dean, Inc. MacBone Industries Ltd. Macton Corporation Matweld McHugh Railroad Maintenance Equipment, Inc. Merichem Company Midwest Industrial Supply Mitchell Equipment Corp. Modern Track Machinery Montana Hydraulics, LLC MTH Praha a.s. MTU Detroit Diesel NARSTCO Nat. RR Const. & Maint. Assn. Nebraska Machinery Co. NORDCO NorFast Inc. Norguard Industries, Inc. North American Equip. Sales Oldcastle/Startrack Sales Orgo-Thermit, Inc. Orr Safety Corporation Osmose Railroad Services Pandrol Canada Ltd. Pandrol USA Peterson Contractors, Inc. Phoenix Contact Picton Technologies, Inc. Plasser American Corp. Plastic Pilings, Inc. PolyCorp, Ltd. PortaCo, Inc. Portec Rail Products Press-Seal Gasket, Fastener Division Progressive Railroading Magazine Quixote Transportation Safety, Inc. R.J. Corman Railroad Construction R.J. Watson, Inc. Racine Railroad Products Rail Personnel Rail Radar Railtech Boutet Railway Gazette International RailWorks Track Systems Rankin Industries RBL, Inc./Robolube R-Mac Leasing, LLC Rocla Concrete Tie RPM Tech R-Solutions, Inc. Schroeder Industries LLC Seneca Railroad & Mining Sieb Sales & Engineering Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. Sperling Railway Services Sperry Rail Service Sprint Nextel Stanley Hydraulic Tools Staveley Services Fluids Analysis Steel Dynamics Sales North America Structal-Bridges Summit Contracting, Inc. T.C. Taylor Company Tech Products, Inc. TECNOGAMMA SPA Teleweld Tensar Earth Technologies TieTek, LLC Tiger Steel Co., Ltd. TKDA Track Guy Consultants Unit Rail Anchor Co. United Steel & Fasteners/National Trackwork V&H Inc. VAE Nortrak Visionarie, Inc. Vossloh Rail Systems GmbH West Side Tractor Sales Western-Cullen-Hayes, Inc. Whitmore Group Willamette Valley Zeta-Tech Associates
page 3 New Directors, Secretary/Treasurer
Elected to REMSA Board at Annual Meeting
At its annual meeting September 19 in Louisville, KY, REMSA elected three directors to terms beginning January 1, 2007. In addition, Richard Jarosinski of Portec Rail Products, Inc., was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Board. In accordance with Association Bylaws, the Board of Directors nominated by secret ballot three candidates for Director. Representatives of active REMSA member companies voted at the annual meeting September 19 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville. There were three vacant positions, and all three nominees were elected to the Board. According to the REMSA Bylaws, a Director's term is two years, with an option to extend the term for another twoyears. This allows all directors to be considered for election as an officer of the Board. 2006 REMSA ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(DIRECTORS-ELECT APPEAR IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) JOHN DAVISON, PRESIDENT, PANDROL USA, LP "I am President of Pandrol USA, LP and have been with Pandrol for 28 years. I have seen a lot of changes in the industry during that time, most notably deregulation of the railroads and consolidation of both railroads and suppliers. I would like to make a contribution to both REMSA and the industry by sharing the benefits of those years of experience by serving on the REMSA Board." JOHN W. FOX, VICE PRESIDENT SALES AND MARKETING, NARSTCO INC. John Fox has been in the railway supply industry for more than 35 years and has moved steadily through the ranks from sales, sales management and general management to his present position of Vice President Sales and Marketing for NARSTCO Inc. He is presently a Director on the NRC Board and is a past director on the REMSA Board. Fox has been an associate member of AREMA and its predecessor associations for more than 25 years. Since joining NARSTCO three years ago, Mr. Fox has directed the increasing sales of NARSTCO steel ties and turnouts to record levels. STEVEN C. ORRELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO, GEORGETOWN RAIL EQUIPMENT CO. Steven Orrell is President and CEO of Georgetown Rail Equipment Company, or GREX, and was the first employee upon its inception in 1992. GREX is a provider of maintenance of way services, heavy material handling services, automated track inspection services and various innovative add-on kits for use in railroading worldwide. Orrell has worked as a draftsman and engineering technician for various engineering departments, including TexDot, in highway design and construction management. He first served the railroad industry with the short line Georgetown Railroad Company of Georgetown, Texas, in the car shop performing general car repair and moving on to New Product Development Assistant, working on projects such as the Dump Train and various railroad and transportation marketing projects. As a Marketing Representative, he helped GRR and the associated limestone quarry capture significant increases in car loadings using unconventional tools and strategies. Orrell has attended numerous universities, including the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford University. His enthusiasm and creativity remain fixed on the prospects of helping develop safer, faster and more productive tools for today's railroads. RICHARD J. JAROSINSKI, P.E., PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PORTEC RAIL PRODUCTS, INC. Mr. Jarosinski was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Portec Rail Products, Inc., on October 1, 2006. Most recently, he was Group Vice President, with management oversight responsibility over the company's largest division, Railway Maintenance Products, along with overseeing Salient Systems, Inc., and Kelsan Technologies. Mr. Jarosinski began his career with Portec Inc. in 1975 and has held various positions designing track machinery, culminating as Manager of Engineering. He was Manager of Marketing, Sales and Service for nine years prior to being appointed President of the RMP Division in 1997. Mr. Jarosinski received a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania. page 4 REMSA Joins NRC for January Conference in South Florida
For the second time in two years, REMSA and NRC will be staging a table-top exhibit concurrently with the National Railway Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Annual Meeting. The upcoming meeting and exhibition will be held at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami January 4-7, 2007. Enjoying the warmth of southern Florida is a great way to start a new year, and the exhibit offers a great way to display products and services to present and potential customers among railroad contractors without spending a great deal of money. For more information on exhibiting, visit the REMSA website, www.remsa.org. For information on registration and accommodations, visit the NRC Website, www.nrcma.org. REMSA Proud to Offer Four $2,000 Scholarships
As the cost of higher education continues to soar, REMSA is proud to be able to help four students and their families with $2,000 scholarships. The association awarded the funds to deserving students within the REMSA family who have a potential interest in railway-related careers. "Every year, it's a real challenge for the Scholarship Committee to make the final selections from among the qualified candidates," said George Sokulski of Railway Track & Structures (Simmons-Boardman Publishing), chairman. "This year's winners proved to be very deserving, and they did well on the required essay. The committee wishes all the best to every one of the applicants, and we strongly encourage them to keep up their good work in school." In addition to Chairman Sokulski, REMSA's Scholarship Committee includes Dave Barry, Lewis Bolt & Nut Co.; Rich Jarosinski, Portec Rail Products, Inc.; Dwayne Lambing, NORDCO; and Rich Zemencik, Progressive Railroading magazine. According to the eligibility rules, a candidate must be an employee or the spouse, son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter of a current full-time employee of a REMSA member company. To qualify, a candidate must be enrolled and in attendance at the time of application as a full-time college student at an accredited two-year college offering an associate's degree or an accredited college or university offering a bachelor's degree. In addition, the candidates must demonstrate successful completion of the previous year of study and a willingness to continue. In addition, the student's orientation should be toward working for a railroad, a rail transit system, a contractor whose primary business is construction and maintenance of railroad track and structures, railway-industry consultants or for a railroadoriented supply company. As part of the competition, entrants must complete an essay of 500 words or less on a topic chosen by REMSA. This year, students were asked to address the following: Should the Federal Government help pay for railroad capacity improvement projects to encourage freight to move via rail rather than truck? What benefits or disadvantages would this create? In addition, applicants wrote a narrative about present and future studies, research projects or school activities, postgraduate plans and why the applicant thought he or she deserved the scholarship. Each of the following students received one of the five REMSA $2,000 scholarshps for the 2006-2007 academic year:
Meredith Browne. Daughter of Thomas Browne, Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. She is a junior at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota, majoring in mathematics. Ms. Browne is a previous REMSA scholarship winner. Melissa Coats. Daughter of Bob Coats of Pandrol USA. Ms. Coats is a junior at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, and is majoring in marine engineering. Kendra Lounsberry. Daughter of Stephen Lounsberry of Applied Technology Manufacturing Corp. Ms. Lounsberry is a junior at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, and is majoring in mathematics. Lindsey Ungar. Daughter of Robin Ungar of MTU Detroit Diesel, she is a junior at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, majoring in business administration. Ms. Ungar is a repeat winner.
page 5 Railroader Profile : Chris Dodge REMSA
Welcomes 31 New Companies
Since the last issue of Mainline, REMSA is proud to have welcomed 31 companies serving the railroad maintenance-of-way field into the association. New members range from consultants and contractors to heavy-duty manufacturers. REMSA's Board of Directors and current members welcome the new members into the family. Chris Dodge, incoming president of AREMA, started his railroading career working a summer for the Santa Fe Railroad on a survey party, where he was exposed to different facets of railroad engineering. After graduating from college, Dodge went to work for the Santa Fe in 1975, starting on a survey party in Williams, AZ. He then worked as a track supervisor before going into the railroad's management training program based out of Los Angeles. Dodge worked the southwest from Belen, NM, to Richmond, CA, to San Diego, CA. He was an assistant roadmaster in Los Angeles and Amarillo, TX, then became roadmaster in Gallup, NM, before being promoted to assistant division engineer at Winslow, AZ, then to division engineer in Fort Madison, IA, in 1984. Dodge was then involved with the various reorganizations of divisions and regions and was assistant division manager maintenance for the Illinois Division and assistant regional manager maintenance for the Eastern Region. He then moved to the system office as general director field for the eastern half of the Santa Fe, then became general director maintenance planning for the entire Santa Fe. In 1995, another opportunity presented itself and Dodge became chief engineer for RailTex, a short line holding company. In the four years with RailTex, the company grew to 32 short line railroads and he had the opportunity to observe railroads in Brazil, Jordan, Australia and South Africa. Dodge came to OmniTRAX in 1999 as vice president engineering, his current post. Dodge graduated from University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona. "I've been married for 21 years to my lovely wife, Lina, and we have a son, Scott, who is a sophomore at the University of Colorado-Boulder and a daughter, Erin, who is a junior at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, CO," he said. "The honor of becoming president of AREMA is fantastic and a lifelong dream come true," Dodge said. "I especially appreciate the honor of being the first short line railroad person to be selected as president. The short line industry relies on assistance from AREMA, consultants and printed material to assist them in safely maintaining their railroads. For some short lines, that is a big challenge. The idea of `I am my staff' is not an uncommon reality for many and my hope is to get the short lines to utilize all types of material to help them. "AREMA and REMSA have had a long relationship," he noted. "I am hopeful that over the next few years we can make the relationship even better to the mutual benefit of both organizations." New members include:
American Rail Marketing LLC Caterpillar Continental Engines Continental Railworks CSA Group Duos Technologies, Inc. Dynamic Composites, LLC E80 Plus Contractors EnergyLogic ERICO Inc. Flexovit USA, Inc. G & B Specialties, Inc. Harger Lightning & Grounding Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern Hy-Safe Technology Innovative Rail Concepts Julian A. McDermott Corp. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. L&H Industrial, Inc. Merichem Company Modular Mining Systems National Trackwork, Inc. Press-Seal Gasket Corporation, Fastener Division Quixote Transportation Safety R.J. Watson, Inc. Rail Radar Railroad Tools and Solutions (LLC) Rankin Industries Steel Dynamics Sales North America Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc. TKDA page 6 REMSA Member Profile: Steel Dynamics
"2006 marks Steel Dynamics' eleventh year of steel production," said Paul Kotsenas, Rail & Special Products manager. "Since the first shipment of flatrolled steel in January 1996, the company has grown substantially and gained a reputation as one of the most successful U.S. steel companies. The progress we've made in our first 11 years is indicative of our future-growth potential as one of America's most innovative and cost-efficient steelmakers "SDI's success came during some very difficult times for the domestic steel producers," he said. "During this time, many well-known steel companies entered bankruptcy. This caused a wave of industry consolidation that has resulted in a stronger American steel industry. Because of our own fast-paced growth and the numerous mergers that have occurred in the steel industry, Steel Dynamics now ranks as the sixth largest steel producer in the United States, after having started as 53rd almost 11 years ago. "SDI has become successful through an extraordinarily productive workforce and seizing production opportunities for high-quality hot-rolled steel. This has built a strong and loyal customer base who has faith in our ability to meet their steel requirements," Kotsenas noted. From a rail production perspective, 2006 has been a year of refinements in melting, casting and rolling. Caster modifications for rail production were made and further rail production trials were conducted during the first half of the year to assure product quality. In the fourth quarter of 2006, SDI expects to provide rail samples to major rail customers for testing and certification. In preparation for future production of longer rail, the existing cooling bed has been expanded to accommodate 320-foot lengths. SDI's Columbia City, Indiana, mill will produce rail in standard and premium or head-hardened grades in a range of weights from 115-lb. to 141-lb. and in lengths from the traditional 39 feet up to 240 feet initially and, ultimately, to 320 feet. SDI is adding an ultra-modern, automated weld plant to weld these 240/320-foot rails into 1,600-foot strings for delivery to the installation site. Such long strings offer customers substantial savings both in terms of initial capital cost and through reduced maintenance. In contrast, current production of rail in the U.S. and available imported rail is limited to 80-foot lengths as a result of existing plant layout restrictions and the physical limitations of ocean freight. The cost of maintaining railroad track is highest at welds where excessive wear and fatigue cracks can occur. SDI expects that its ability to produce track lengths of up to 320 feet will reduce maintenance costs for customers. "For the production of rail products, we retrofitted our caster with special molds and segments to cast the 320mm x 250mm blooms required for rail production," Kotsenas said. "We commissioned the casting and rolling equipment for the production of rail products during 2003, and in 2004 substantially commissioned the rail finishing and inspection facility. Soon we will be able to produce high-quality Class 1 standard-strength rail. We expect to be capable of manufacturing highly desirable 320-foot rail lengths, which no one else produces in, or imports into, the North American rail market." SDI's mill began rolling in mid-2002 and substantially commissioned rail rolling at the beginning of 2004. page 7 Continued from page 7, REMSA Member Profile: The rolling mill is designed for a very wide product range of beams 8-36 inches and other shapes, as well as different rail sizes, according to AREMA and UIC standards. SDI is different from other rail mills because all the modern concepts are incorporated, such as:
· · · · · · Rail rolling in a mini-mill by EAF steel. Universal rail rolling on a tandem mill. Rail length of 240 feet (330 feet in the future). In-line rail cooling without pre-bending. In-line head hardening. In-line rail finishing "Dynamic Composites, LLC, a joint venture between SDI and Primix Ties, is introducing a crosstie made from a unique extrusion material that offers both economical and performance advantages, " he said. "Dynamic Composites is the manufacturer of a composite railroad tie made from recycled materials. Using an innovative composite material, Primix railroad ties are manufactured from recycled high-density polyethylene and recycled rubber. Their superior design and performance provide a significantly stronger tie with an improved life cycle." The core is formed by joining the cold rolled steel fabrication with concrete, all encapsulated by the composite. "We at Steel Dynamics, Inc., are excited regarding our new relationship with REMSA," Kotsenas said. "We believe that REMSA is a vitally important industry arm providing all the member rail products manufacturers a solid forum to present our products in a general format to the broad base of railroad users. This was very evident at the recent concurrent REMSA exhibit and AREMA conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Since we, and our joint venture Dynamic Composites, LLC, are new to REMSA, this was the first time we had the opportunity to be part of the proceedings and we were amazed at the genuine interest shown to both our companies. The number and stature of the railroad industry attendees was very impressive and definitely enabled SDI and Dynamic Composites to reach the interested parties. I believe our membership has already paid a substantial dividend for the Steel Dynamics family. The relative return for the very economical cost of membership is excellent and can't be duplicated anywhere! " page 8 Events to Note
November
29-30. 2006 Structural Engineer Building Conference. The Ritz-Carlton. Washington, DC. Contact: Amy Walsh. Phone: 800-466-6275. E-mail: awalsh@zweigwhite.com. Website: www.zweigwhite.com. 29-Dec.1. 2006 Rail Industry Safety & Operations Conference. San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter. San Antonio, Texas. Website: www.nrcma.org. E-mail at REMSA: home@remsa.org. Website: www.remsa.org. 7-8. Introduction to Practical Railway Engineering. Miami, FL, AREMA, 301-459-3200 22-23. 2007 Railway Security Forum & Expo. Railway Age in cooperation with AAR, ASLRRA, APTA and RSI. Crystal Gateway Marriott. Arlington, Va. Contact: Jane Poterala. Phone: 212-633-1165. E-mail: conferences@sbpub.com. Website: www.railwayage.com/ conference1.html. 17. AREMA Committee 9-Seismic Design for Railway Structures. New Orleans, LA. 301-459-3200. 18-19. AREMA Committee 8-Concrete Structures & Foundations. New Orleans, LA. 301-459-3200. 21-25. 2007 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. 202-234-2934. Website: www.trb.org/meeting. December
4-6. Terripin World High Speed Rail Congress. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Contact: Sarah Butt. E-mail: sarah.butt@ terrapin.com. Website: www.rail-world.com/2006/hsrail/. 11-13. The Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Conventional Railroad Track. Riviera Hotel and Casino. Las Vegas, NV. Phone: 800-462-0876 or 608262-2061. Contact: C. Allen Wortley E-mail: wortley@epd.engr.wisc.edu. Website: http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webH798. 14-15. Railway Bridge Engineering. Riviera Hotel and Casino. Las Vegas, NV. Phone: 800-462-0876 or 608262-2061. Contact: C. Allen Wortley E-mail: wortley@epd.engr.wisc.edu. Website: http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/webH802. February
6-7. AREMA Committee 15-Steel Structures. Jacksonville, FL. 301-459-3200. March
13-16. 2007 ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference. Marriott Hotel, Pueblo, CO. Website: http://www.asmeconference.org/JRCICE07. 13-14. TTCI Twelfth Annual Research Review. Pueblo, CO. Jan Lowther, 719-584-0544 or e-mail jan_lowther@aar.com January 2007
4-7. NRC/REMSA Conference and Trade Show. The Doral Golf Resort & Spa. Miami, Fla. Contact: Chuck Baker. E-mail: info@nrcma.org. Mission Statement:
To provide global business To transfer knowledge
development opportunities to members. about markets, products & the industry to members & their customers. that advance the North American railroad industry. To support government initiatives page 9