Light Rail 2019, presented by Railway Age and RT&S
Event Info
Join Railway Age and RT&S at a premier event—Light Rail 2019, our fourth annual conference on light rail transit. LRT, the fastest-growing passenger rail mode, employs a full range of technologies and operating practices.
Light Rail 2019, developed for transportation professionals in planning, operations, civil engineering, signaling and vehicle engineering—as well as students at the undergraduate and graduate level—will offer a comprehensive review of the specialized technical and operational issues associated with light and interurban railways. It will also examine the relationship between transportation and economic development in a modern urban environment.
Professional Engineers: PDHs will be awarded to attendees (approximately 8 PDHs for attending all conference sessions).
James T. Gallagher
Chief Operations Officer, LA MetroAndrew Bata
Regional Manager North America, UITPAnthony Fazio
Director, Track Engineering and Design, SEPTAFrank Vacca
Chief of Rail Operations, California High-Speed Rail AuthorityBob Coats
Vice President Engineering, Pandrol USAAl Fazio
Contributing Editor, Railway AgeHotel Block | Venue
Light Rail attendees can book a room at Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica for $229.00 a night (plus taxes/fees). Our room block ends March 22, 2019 at 5pm PST. To book, call 888.627.8532 and mention Light Rail 2019.
Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica
530 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 399-9344
Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities
Contact Jonathan Chalon at 212.620.7224, [email protected] for details.
Questions?
Contact us at 212.620.7205, [email protected].
gold sponsor: Alstom
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
• Asset Preservation
Speaker to be announced
• Transit Oriented Development
Speaker from Stantec to be announced
Luncheon
Guest Speaker: John Gaul, Chief Operating Officer, Staten Island Railway (ret.) (invited)
Shared/Separated Use Applications I
• The Operating Doctrine: Technology and Its Uses
Speaker from San Diego Trolley to be announced
• Use of Conventional Signalization in Advanced Applications of Temporal Separation
Alfred E. Fazio, P.E., Contributing Editor, Railway Age
Break
Shared/Separated Use Applications II
• Current Developments at the Federal Railroad Administration
FRA Speaker to be announced
• 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
• Signaling Ottawa’s Confederation Line
Speaker from Thales to be announced
• Management of Thermal Rail Stresses on Bridges
Anthony Fazio, P.E., Manager, Track Engineering and Design, SEPTA
• Topic to be announced
Speaker from Gannett Fleming to be announced
Break
Engineering and Maintenance II
• PANDROL® Zero Longitudinal Restraint (ZLR) System
Bob Coats, Vice President Engineering, Pandrol USA
• Capacity Limiting Points on the Los Angeles Blue Line
Speaker from Los Angeles MTA to be announced
End of Conference Sessions
Transit Tour
Sponsorships
Join Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures at this premier event—Light Rail 2019.
Developed for transportation professionals in planning, operations, civil engineering, signaling and vehicle engineering—as well as students at the undergraduate and graduate level—Light Rail 2019 will offer a comprehensive review of the specialized technical and operational issues associated with light and interurban railways. It will also examine the relationship between transportation and economic development in a modern urban environment.
Sponsor or exhibit at this event and network face-to-face with industry decision-makers: the executives with purchasing power.
Platinum, Gold, and custom sponsorships are available. A limited number of exhibit spaces are also available.
Publisher
Jonathan Chalon
Tel: (212) 620-7224
Fax: (212) 633-1863
[email protected]
Conference Director
Michelle M. Zolkos
Tel: (212) 620-7208
Fax: (212) 633-1863
[email protected]