Agenda

Saturday, February 3

 

Sunday, February 4

 

Monday, February 5

8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Registration

8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Florida Conservation & Technology Center Field Trip
Join us Monday, February 5th for a tour of The Florida Conservation and Technology Center (FCTC). The FCTC immerses visitors in the state's unique ecosystem and offers a behind-the-scenes look at efforts to help it thrive. The 500-acre campus is a showcase for stewardship, research, habitat restoration, help for endangered species, and education. The Center is the collaboration of three champions of the environment: Tampa Electric, the Florida Aquarium and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Tampa Electric’s Manatee Viewing Center is the cornerstone of FCTC. It’s a sanctuary for the gentle giants and a fantastic and free way for visitors to see manatees and native Florida habitats. Tour participation is optional for an additional fee of $50.00. Bus Transportation and lunch will be provided. Space is limited. For Registered Attendees Only

By registering for the Florida Conservation and Technology Tour, you agree to the AREMA Field Trip Waiver and Release Form.

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Introduction to Railway Engineering Seminar (Day 3)

10:00 AM - Noon

Speaker Ready Room (by appointment)

1:30 - 4:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room (by appointment)

6:00 - 7:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Tuesday, February 6

 
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration

7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Breakfast on Own 

8:00 - 8:15 AM

Welcome/Introduction/Safety Briefing
Trent M. Hudak, PE, BNSF Railway and AREMA Past President

8:15 - 8:45 AM

Keynote Address - TBA

8:45 - 9:45 AM

Intro to Sustainability Panel
Moderator: Ned Bagniewski, PE, ENV SP, HDR

9:45 - 10:00 AM

Coffee Break

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Nature Based Solutions
Hollie Schmidt and Jennifer Uhland, Jacobs

10:30 - 11:00 AM 

Sustainability Planning Best Practices: Making a Sustainable Future a Reality Today
Pamela C. Yonkin and Chelsey Yan, HDR

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Decarbonization at the Intermodal Freight Rail Facility at the Port of Los Angeles Pier 400
Frederick Rogers Ferrin, TranSystems

11:30 - Noon

Add Some Spark to Your Fleet: Electrifying Your Vehicles
 Lynn Leibfried, PE, and Brian Marshall, Olsson

Noon - 12:30 PM

Leveraging Railroad Real Estate Holdings to Advance Resiliency, ESG and EJ
 Chelsea Macionus and Camila Plana, TRC Companies 

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch 

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Class 1 Railroad Sustainability Panel
Moderator: Mark Coleman
CPKC, BNSF, UP, Amtrak

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Project Funding in the Future: Taskforce for Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD): What It Is and Why Railroad Engineering and MOW Should Care
 Dava Kaitala, Jacobs

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Sustainable Transformation: Alliance Intermodal Facility’s Eco-Friendly Expansion
 James R. Hamm, PE, TranSystems and Brennan Caughron, PE, BNSF

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Coffee break 

4:00 - 4:30 PM

Sustainability Measures and Project Management of Infrastructure Development Projects
Erin Kelly, BNSF and Camila Plana, TRC Companies

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Sustainable Subgrade - Mechanical Concrete
 Mark P. Allen, A5 Rail and Paul Bartley, CPKC

Wednesday, February 7

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Registration

7:00 - 7:30 AM

Breakfast on Own 

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Safety Briefing and Keynote Address - TBA

8:30 - 9:30 AM

Resilience Panel
Moderator: Leo Thorbecke, PA Consulting, HDR

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Acronym Soup – Navigating the World of Renewable Energy Procurement
Will Kirby, PE, HDR

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:00 AM

Climatic Impacts on Railroad Infrastructure, An Assessment Based on Literature Review
Stephen Wilk, PhD and Silvia Galvan-Nunez, MxV Rail 

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Riverine Erosion Hazard Assessment Project
Aaron Moore, PE, TranSystems, Curtis Heinsen and Scott Mackiewicz, Braun Intertec

11:30 AM - Noon

Lessons learned from developing automated satellite-based surveillance and action response for high priority geohazard locations
Brian Zaharko, CPKC and Reza Malehmir, Tetra Tech

Noon - 12:30 PM

Climate physical risk assessment for Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail network in British Columbia
David Huck, CPKC and Kristina Colbert, ERM

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch 

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Transit Panel
Moderator: Jennifer Uhland
LA Metro, CapMetro, NJ Transit

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Climate-Ready Capital Projects: How Amtrak is integrating climate resilience and zero emissions into their Engineering Practices and Specifications
Kara Oldhouser, Amtrak and Mark Nelson, Arup

3:00 - 3:30 PM

The Del Mar Bluffs Track Stabilization Project - ENVISION a more Resilient Coastal Railroad
Allie De Vaux and Bruce Smith, SANDAG, Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., HDR and Nirupa Kannan, HNTB

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Prediction of Wildfire Risk for Canada's Railway Network
Yan Liu, National Research Council of Canada

4:00 - 4:30 PM

Historic Train Stations of the Future
Anthony D. Paul, Amtrak

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Schedule is Subject to Change