2013 Standing Committee on Rail Transportation

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1 2013 Standing Committee on Rail Transportation National Meeting Agenda Columbus, Ohio September 22 25, 2013

2 2013 Standing Committee on Rail Transportation National Meeti Columbus, Ohio September 22 25, 2013 Saturday, September 21 Noon 5:00 p.m. Registration Lobby Sunday, September 22 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Tour of CSX s Columbus Intermodal Terminal Sponsored by CSX Transportation Provided Off-Site Noon 5:00pm Registration Pre-West 1:00 p.m. 5:00pm States for Passenger Rail Coalition Meeting Hayes D 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Networking Break Sponsored by David Ewing 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception Sponsored by Parsons Corporation Cityview Terrace Evening on Your Own Monday, September 23 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Pre-West 7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Pre-West/ 8:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Welcome Session and Keynote Address Welcome: Ann Schneider, Secretary, Illinois DOT; Chair AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation Jerry Wray, Director, Ohio DOT david Goodman, Director, Ohio Development Services Agency Keynote: Joe Szabo, Administrator, FRA 9:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. General Session: U.S. DOT FRA Update Speakers: Paul Nissenbaum, FRA Mitchell Behm, Assistant Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation Jamie P. Rennert, Surface Transportation Board

3 ng Agenda 11:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. General Session: Amtrak Speaker: Joe McHugh, Vice President of Government Affairs & Corporate Communications dj Stadtler, Vice President of Operations 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Speaker Sponsored by CH2MHill Hayes AB Keynote: John Friedmann, Vice President Strategic Planning, Norfolk Southern 2:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. General Session: Ohio Session Speakers: Matt Dietrich, Ohio Rail Development Commission 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Networking Break Sponsored by HDR 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. General Session: TRB/NCRRP Update Larry Goldstein NCRRP 03-01: Intercity Passenger Rail Service and Development Guide Workshop Curtis Morgan, TTI 5:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Ivory Room Reception/Dinner Sponsored by HNTB Transportation Provided Miranova II Tuesday, September 24 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration Pre-West 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet Hayes AB 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. General Session: Innovative Finance for Passenger Rail E Speakers: Kevin Page, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transit Rusty Roberts, Florida East Coast Industries James R. Richardson, III, Vice President, Forest City Enterprises Real Estate Services

4 2013 Standing Committee on Rail Transportation National Meeti Columbus, Ohio September 22 25, :15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. General Session: Contracting Services for Intercity Passenger Rail E Speakers: David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority Ron Hartman, President, Veolia Rail Norm Jester, Vice President of Business Development, Herzog & Herzog Transit 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. General Session: Economic Development, Shortline Railroad Financing, and Shortline Railroad Academy E Speakers: Keith Borman, ASLRRA libby Ogard, Prime Focus, LLC Michael Sussman, Strategic Rail Finance 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Lunch Buffet Sponsored by Parsons Brinkerhoff Hayes AB Update on Rail Safety and the North Carolina Be Rail Safe Program Speaker: Paul Worley, North Carolina DOT 1:45 p.m. 3:00 p.m. General Session: Rail Supply Industry E Speakers: Lou Jannazo, Ohio Rail Development Commission Nicole Brewin, Railway Supply Institute guillaume Mehlman, President, North America ALSTOM Transportation Jack Martinson, Faiveley Steve Morrison, Siemens 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Networking Break Sponsored by Quandel 3:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions State Rail Planning Speakers: Johnson Bridgwater, Oklahoma DOT Mark Locker, Ohio DOT Bruce Lambert, Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies donald Ludlow, Cambridge Systematics Maximizing Revenues on State Corridors Hayes DE Speakers: Patricia Quinn, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority Sheryl Richards, Amtrak Ron Pate, Washington State DOT Evening on Your Own

5 ng Agenda Wednesday, September 25 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Meeting Room 30 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Regional Break-Outs 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break NASTO Caucus Region 1 Meeting Room 32 SASHTO Caucus Region 2 Meeting Room 33 MAASTO Caucus Region 3 Meeting Room 34 WASHTO Caucus Region 4 Meeting Room 35 10:45 a.m. Noon State DOT Roundtable, SCORT Business, and Closing Session Executive Meeting Room Noon Noon 12:30 p.m. Adjourn Boxed Lunches Sponsored by Genesee & Wyoming

6 2013 Standing Committee on Rail Transportation National Meeti Columbus, Ohio September 22 25, 2013 AASHTO and the Standing Committee on Rail Transportation would like to thank our Sponsors for their support. Premier Sponsors Platinum Sponsor Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors

7 ng Agenda AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation Leadership Ann L. Schneider, Chair Secretary, Illinois DOT Secretary Schneider was appointed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn in July 2011, confirmed unanimously by the Illinois Senate the following month, and was confirmed for a second term in May Her 25 years of service with the state of Illinois, including nearly 8 with the department as the Chief Fiscal Officer and Chief Operating Officer have proven influential as she passionately continues her service as Illinois Secretary of Transportation. Secretary Schneider oversees a workforce of over 5,200 employees with oversight of more than $15.3 billion in capital projects that span rail, roadway, air, and transit programs. Under her leadership, Illinois has developed its first freight mobility plan and state rail plan. She is the chair of AASHTO s Standing Committee on Rail Transportation (SCORT) and CMAP s Policy Committee. She is a member of the AASHTO Sustainable Transportation: Energy, Infrastructure and Climate Solutions (STEICS) Steering Committee, and as Secretary, she sits on AASHTO s Board of Directors. Furthermore, in June, 2013, she was named chair of The U.S. Department of Transportation National Freight Advisory Committee. Secretary Schneider has her Masters of Public Administration and has completed her coursework, all but dissertation, for her Doctorate of Public Administration from the University of Illinois, Springfield. William D. Bill Bronte, Vice-Chair Chief Division of Rail, CalTrans William D. (Bill) Bronte serves as chief of the California Department of Transportation s (CalTrans) Division of Rail. In this capacity, he is responsible for the program management, administration, and marketing of two the three state-supported Amtrak services in California and providing program oversight of the third service. These state supported services are the Pacific Surfliner operating between San Diego and Santa Barbara and the San Joaquin service operating between Bakersfield and Oakland/Sacramento. The third state supported service is the Capitol Corridor connecting Sacramento and San Jose which is funded by the state but managed by the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority. The Pacific Surfliner, Capitol Corridor, and the San Joaquin corridor services are the 2 nd, 3 rd, and 6 th busiest intercity rail corridors in the nation. In addition to the management and administration of the state s contracts with Amtrak, CalTrans Division of Rail is responsible for the evaluation and development of potential intercity rail services, management of intercity rail capital projects on the BNSF and Union Pacific railroads, acquisition of new rail rolling stock, rehabilitation and re-building of the state-owned rail equipment, and implementation of the department s grade crossing safety programs. A 30-year CalTrans veteran, Bronte has served in a variety of other positions within the department, most related to the programming and financing of rail capital projects and operations. Bronte holds a B.A. in Economics from California State University, Sacramento.

8 Save the Date September 7 10, 2014 Standing Committee on Rail Transportation National Meeting 2014 Denver, Colorado 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 249 Washington, DC