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AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation
2006 National Meeting:
Tentative Program

[Updated September 4, 2006]

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2006
 
9:30 a.m - 2:00 p.m. UP/Martin Marietta Materials Quarry Terminal Tour and BBQ Lunch
Gather in hotel lobby for 9:30 a.m. departure
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. States for Passenger Rail Coalition
Alamo
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tex-Mex Reception
Yellow Rose
 
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
 
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration/Information Desk Open
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (All Registrants)
Crystal Foyer
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Executive Committee Breakfast
Quadrangle Room
9:00 a.m. Opening General Session
Crystal Ballroom

Texas Welcome:

Hope Andrade, Member, Texas Transportation Commission

The Honorable Judge Nelson Wolf, Bexar County Judge

Chairman's Remarks:

Robert L Flanagan, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Washington Report
Crystal Ballroom

Speakers:
Cliff Eby, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
Jennifer MacDonald, Director Congressional Affairs, Association of American Railroads
Ray Lang, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Midwest Region, Amtrack
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. BREAK
Crystal Foyer
10:45 a.m. - Noon Freight Rail Bottom Line Report II
Crystal Foyer

Moderators: Steve Slavick, New York DOT; David Ganovski, Maryland DOT

Presentation: David Hunt, Cambridge Systematics

Reaction Panel:
Charles Shewmake, Assistant Vice President, State Government Affairs, BNSF Railway
John Gray, Executive Director, Interline, Union Pacific
Bill Schafer, Director,Corporate Affairs, Norfolk Southern Corporation
John Casellini, Vice President, Public Affairs, CSX
Noon - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH
Yellow Rose

Speaker: Lorenzo Reyes Retana Vice President, Operations Ferromex
1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Intercity Passenger Rail Report Update
Crystal Ballroom

Moderator: Ken Uznanski, Washington DOT

Presentation: Toni Horst, AECOM Consult

State Passenger Rail Initiatives:
Virginia, Alan Tobias, Virginia DRPT
Connecticut, Jim Boice, Connecticut DOT
Florida, Nazih Haddad, Florida DOT
3:00 p.m. SCORT Task Force Meetings (Open):

Rail Passenger Service - Bluebonnet Room
State Programs - Magnolia Room
5:00 p.m. Recess for the day
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. DINNER
Buckhorn Museum
 
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2006
 
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration/Information Desk Open
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (All Registrants)
Crystal Foyer
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Roundtable Discussions of Rail Project Financing
Crystal Ballroom

Moderator: Bill Harsh

Florida, Fred Wise, Florida DOT
Virginia, Kevin Page, Virginia DRPT
Pennsylvania, Bob McNary, PennDOT
New York, Steve Slavick, New York State DOT
Kansas, John Maddox, Kansas DOT
Oregon, Bob Melbo, Oregon DOT
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. State Rail Plans Project
Crystal Ballroom

Moderator: Tom Atkinson, Louisiana DOT

Speaker: David Hunt, Cambridge Systematics
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. BREAK
Crystal Foyer
10:15 a.m. - Noon Texas Rail Initiatives
Crystal Ballroom

Rail Research, Studies & Services
Curtis Morgan, TTI

Freight Rail Studies in Texas
Joe Lileikis, HNTB

Trans Texas Corridor & Rail
Jack Heiss, P.E., TTA
Noon - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH
Yellow Rose

Speaker: John Ficker, President National Industrial Transportation League

Texas shippers: Phil Marlino, Manager, Global Freight, ConocoPhillips Company; Gary Burns, Director of Supply Chain,Cernex
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Joint SCORT/Rail Industry Open Discussion
Crystal Ballroom

Opportunity for unstructured discussion
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. SCORT Task Force meetings (Open):

Rail Safety - Magnolia Room
Freight Movement - Ludwigs
4:30 p.m. SCORT Meeting
Recess for the day
4:30 p.m. Committee Meeting: TRB AR040
Bluebonnet

Local and Regional Rail Freight Committee Meeting
Evening Open
 
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
 
7:30 a.m. - Noon Conference Registration/Information Desk Open
Frontier
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (All Registrants)
Frontier Foyer
8:00 a.m. Chairman's Breakfast (SCORT Members Only)
Ludwigs
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Regional Roundtables
Ludwigs

Region 1: CT, DE, ME MD, MA NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT, DC PR

Region 2: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV

Region 3: IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, WI

Region 4: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SCORT Members' Business Meeting/Brown Bag Lunch
Mahnke
12:30 p.m. ADJOURN

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