Light Rail 2019, presented by Railway Age and RT&S

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Keynote Address
Jim Gallagher, Chief Operating Officer, Los Angeles County MTA

Going Beyond Design-Bid-Build I
• Design-Build-Operate-Maintain, a History
Alfred E. Fazio, P.E., Contributing Editor, Railway Age
• Contractual Challenges
Ivan Page, Executive Officer, Vendor Contract Management, Los Angeles MTA
• Achieving Operation Requirements
Paul Denison, Director, Light Rail Operations and Maintenance, Sound Transit

Break

Going Beyond Design-Bid-Build II
• Project Procurement and Delivery Methods
Joe North, Vice President, NJ/NY Market Leader, RailPros
• Transit Oriented Development
Pat McKelvey, Senior Principal, Stantec

Luncheon

Shared/Separated Use Applications I
• Use of Conventional Signalization in Advanced Applications of Temporal Separation
Alfred E. Fazio, P.E., Contributing Editor, Railway Age
• “Pop-Up Metro” Concept
Ida Posner, Project Manager, Railroad Development Corp.

Break

Shared/Separated Use Applications II
• Current Developments at the Federal Railroad Administration
John Mardente, Civil Engineer – Passenger Rail Division Office of Railroad Safety, Federal Railroad Administration | USDOT
• Developing a Safety Case
Frank Vacca, Chief of Rail Operations, California High Speed Rail Authority

Advanced Technologies
• Automation and Advanced Technology Opportunities for Light Rail Transit
Andrew Bata, Regional Manager North America, UITP
• Network Services on the Newcastle Light Rail (New South Wales, Australia)
Mark Wood, General Manager Communications-Electronics, 4Tel Pty. Ltd.

Reception

Continental Breakfast

Engineering and Maintenance I
• Applications for Rigid Catenary and Spring Tensioners
Christoph Hausberger, Sales Engineer, MAC Products Inc.
• Signalling Technology for LRT Projects
David Dimmer, Director of Product Strategy, Urban Rail Signalling, Thales
• Management of Thermal Rail Stresses on Bridges
Anthony Fazio, P.E., Manager, Track Engineering and Design, SEPTA
• Automated Inspection of Overhead Contact Systems and Pantographs
Luke Vogel, P.E. OCS Engineer, Gannett Fleming
Marshall Epler, P.E., DEO, Systems Engineering, Los Angeles Metro, Maintenance of Way (MOW) Engineering

Break

Engineering and Maintenance II
• PANDROL® Zero Longitudinal Restraint (ZLR) System
Bob Coats, Vice President Engineering, Pandrol USA
• Energy Efficiency: A Commitment to Operational Excellence
Ouahcene Ourahmoune, Energy Efficiency Director, ALSTOM Systems & Infrastructure
• Going Digital in Rail – Improving Decisions from Planning to Performance
Robert Henderson, Rail and Transit Consultant; and Eduardo Lazzarotto, Senior Account Manager, Bentley Systems

End of Conference Sessions

LA METRO TOUR – Departure from Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica

This tour will allow participants to observe Metro’s newest Light Rail Line – the Metro Exposition Line. Participants will be joined by Director, RFS Ed McAuley and Director, Rail Operations Michael Moore who will provide an overview of the Expo light rail maintenance yard, transportation and control area. The tour will begin with a short ride from the Downtown Santa Monica Expo Line Station into the Expo Light Rail Yard and then bring participants back to Downtown Santa Monica Station where they can choose to take the Expo Line further into Downtown Los Angeles or head back to the conference hotel.

1:30 PM  – 1:45 PM   Downtown Santa Monica Expo Line Station to Division 14/Expo Line Yard

1:50 PM – 3:00 PM   Tour Maintenance, Transportation and Control Area

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM   Departure – Expo Train to Downtown Santa Monica Expo Line Station

Return to Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica