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Communications-based train control (CBTC) is revolutionizing all modes of railway transportation — passenger and freight — by adding capacity, increasing train throughput, enhancing safety, and reducing equipment life-cycle costs. 

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Available Presentations

Project Updates, Rail (PTC)

• Metrolink: Joe Zerzan, PTC Project Manager, RailPros
• Amtrak PTC Update: Keith Holt, Assistant Chief Engineer C&S, Amtrak
• PTC, Caltrain: Dave Elliott, Senior Consultant, LTK Engineering Services

Innovation, Sustainability and the Future

• PTC Developments in the ITCS System: Berry Yeldell, Product Manager, ITCS, GE Transportation
• Delivering Large CBTC Signaling Projects | Collaborative Working: Richard K. Gilbert, Manager Sales & Customer Support, Bombardier
• Opportunities in Structured PTC Testing: Stephan Klein, PTC Program Manager, Siemens

Luncheon Address:

Tom Prendergast, President, MTA NYCT

Business Operations & Applications (Customer Enhancements)

• Non Train Control Applications for CBTC Systems: Damien Convert, GE Transportation Systems Global Signaling LLC
• Non Train Control Applications for CBTC Systems: Denny Lengyel, Vice President, Surface Transportation and Security Systems Division, ARINC
• PTC Governance Through the ITC Committee: Henry McCreary, Director PTC Communications, CSX

CBTC Upgrades to Mature Transit Systems

• Robert Troup, Assistant General Manager, WMATA and Nick Croce, P.E., Deputy Chief Engineer, ATC
• Pete Tomlin, Senior Project Manager, TTC, ATC Project
• Morten Søndergaard, Signaling Program Director, Banedanmark
• Nidhish Patel, Program Offi cer, Signals and Communication Based Train Control, NYCT

Project Updates, Transit

• Edmonton Transit System: René LaFlèche, P.Eng., Rail & Transit, Hatch Mott MacDonald
• BART: Jean-Luc Dupont, Group Manager, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Klavs Hestbek Lund, Project Director Transportation System, Metroselskabet I/S

RF Solutions for Communications-Based Signaling

• RF Solutions Used in CBTC: Michael Fitzmaurice, P.E., Parsons
• Network Security: Richard Moura, Railway Corridors, Signal Systems Engineer, GO Transit
• Metrolink PTC Project: Paul Wadum, Senior Project Engineer, Parsons

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