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preliminary program<br />
<strong>Rail</strong> ConfeRenCe<br />
June 6-9, <strong>2010</strong><br />
VancouVer, British columBia<br />
Hyatt regency & Fairmont Hotels
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rom<br />
apta’s <strong>2010</strong> rail conFerence is a must-attend event.<br />
tecHnical sessions and insigHts From<br />
industry experts, to state-oF-tHe-art<br />
tecHnology and tHe latest innovations,<br />
learn, network, sHare, and discuss industry trends.<br />
explore issues and solutions witH experts and peers From<br />
across nortH america. tHe conFerence is celebrated as<br />
nortH america’s largest and most compreHensive learning<br />
experience For tHe rail industry.<br />
summed up, tHe conFerence complete witH top-notcH<br />
tecHnical sessions, tHe discovery oF innovative approacHes<br />
and cost-eFFective solutions, rail products and services<br />
sHowcase, beHind-tHe-scenes tecHnical tours, and<br />
outstanding networking opportunities truly is a one-oF-a-<br />
kind event all set witH a backdrop oF exciting vancouver,<br />
britisH columbia.<br />
we invite you to read tHis preliminary program and see For<br />
yourselF How you and your organization can beneFit From<br />
attending tHis conFerence.<br />
<strong>Rail</strong> ConfeRenCe<br />
<strong>Rail</strong> ConfeRenCe<br />
vancouver, british columbia<br />
June 6-9, <strong>2010</strong><br />
apta’s <strong>2010</strong> rail conference<br />
offers in-depth technical<br />
sessions on all rail modes:<br />
� Heavy rail/subway<br />
� commuter rail<br />
� intercity rail<br />
� High-speed rail<br />
� light rail<br />
� streetcars & trolleys<br />
� automated transit<br />
register today at www.apta.com
c onFerence scHedule at a gl a nce<br />
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saturday, June 5<br />
7 a.m. – 2 p.m. rail rodeo competition<br />
8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. committee meetings<br />
12 – 5 p.m. apta rail system safety seminar<br />
1 – 5 p.m. apta registration<br />
2 – 4 p.m. discover vancouver city tour<br />
sunday, June 6<br />
7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. committee meetings<br />
8 a.m. – 6 p.m. apta registration<br />
2 – 4 p.m. discover vancouver city tour<br />
4 – 5 p.m. this is apta<br />
6 – 7 p.m. welcome to vancouver reception<br />
7 – 9:30 p.m. international rail rodeo awards banquet<br />
monday, June 7<br />
7 – 8:15 a.m. business member election<br />
& networking breakfast<br />
7 a.m. – 4 p.m. apta registration<br />
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. continental breakfast<br />
8:30 – 10 a.m. opening general session<br />
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. technical sessions<br />
12 – 2 p.m. general luncHeon<br />
2 – 5 p.m. translink technical tours<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. technical sessions & cops round table<br />
vancouver, british columbia<br />
an olympic city<br />
Home of the <strong>2010</strong> olympic & paralympic winter games!<br />
vancouver is known for beautiful landscapes, vibrant city<br />
life, multicultural population, extensive outdoor activities,<br />
and much more. with its abundance of parks, beaches,<br />
breath-taking vistas, fine dining, and cultural events,<br />
vancouver is your gateway to adventure.<br />
tuesday, June 8<br />
7 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. apta registration<br />
7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. rail sHowcase breakfast/lunch<br />
8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. project update sessions<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m. technical sessions<br />
2 – 5 p.m. translink technical tours<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. interactive presentations<br />
& cops round table<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m. technical sessions<br />
wednesday, June 9<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m. technical sessions<br />
8 a.m. – 12 p.m. apta registration<br />
9:45 – 11 a.m. technical sessions<br />
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. closing general session<br />
1:45 – 5:30 p.m. guided self-tour:<br />
a multimodal tour of greater vancouver<br />
2 – 5 p.m. tsi training session<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. livability and sustainability considerations<br />
in project planning peer exchange<br />
tHursday, June 10<br />
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fta new start/small start workshop<br />
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. nti training course — part 1<br />
Friday, June 11<br />
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. nti training course —part 2
ConfeRenCe HiGHliGHTS<br />
a dva nce your know ledge oF tHe l ate st<br />
select sessions from eight “tracks” of study tailored for your<br />
interests: capital projects; high-speed and intercity rail; safety<br />
and security; commuter rail; planning, sustainability and<br />
finance; operations; and technical forums. every rail mode is<br />
highlighted. come hear about positive train control, public private<br />
partnerships, shared use, american recovery and reinvestment<br />
act status reports, the state of good repair, and more. you will<br />
hear from industry experts – join and guide the discussions.<br />
professional training options<br />
Take advantage of in-depth training courses:<br />
� project management for transit professionals<br />
(national transit institute)<br />
� current issues in rail safety<br />
(transportation safety institute)<br />
� system safety seminar (apta)<br />
rail products & services showcase<br />
Bring your questions and discover new technology as you explore<br />
a world of options and review the latest products and services<br />
from more than 70 exhibitors. Breakfast and lunch is included for<br />
all conference registrants.<br />
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opening general session<br />
public transportation<br />
takes us there<br />
Come for a stimulating learning experience as the opening<br />
General Session begins the conference with a review of the<br />
industry’s top priorities. Hear greetings from our conference<br />
host, Translink. find out who won the international <strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo!<br />
business member<br />
networking breakfast<br />
Join this group of business representatives and owners<br />
to develop prime-sub contracting relationships and<br />
other opportunities.<br />
general luncHeon<br />
a new era of transportation<br />
choices: linking transportation,<br />
land use, and sustainability<br />
Vancouver rejected freeways and pioneered developmental<br />
policies notable throughout the world. Compare Vancouver’s<br />
rail-based growth with other cities. imagine the impact of more<br />
transportation choices on the mobility, beauty, and livability of<br />
all cities and regions.
technical tours<br />
Get up-close and behind-the-scenes looks at the operations of<br />
Translink. Tour SkyTrain, SeaBus, Canada line, buses, trolley<br />
buses, and facilities. learn more about urban planning and<br />
connectivity as Translink integrates its services and helps<br />
build mobility throughout Greater Vancouver. five tours will be<br />
available on two afternoons; the bicycle tour will be offered once,<br />
weather permitting:<br />
1. trolley buses and transit centres<br />
2. vancouver light rail: skytrain nears the Quarter century<br />
3. canada line: a new model for project delivery<br />
4. suburban transit and system communications<br />
5. marine services and the north shore<br />
6. cycling the city and transit integration<br />
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industry pr actices and see wHat’s aHead<br />
closing general session<br />
rail safety leadership for<br />
High reliability organizations<br />
explore how rail systems have taken a leadership role, becoming even<br />
more proactive in their safety preparations and response. Hear from<br />
national agencies how regulation and new programs are helping to<br />
positively impact the state of safety throughout the industry.<br />
webcast sessions<br />
Two sessions will be webcast simultaneously so those back<br />
at the office may see the speakers and view the powerpoint®<br />
presentations: the General luncheon program, “a new era of<br />
Transportation Choices: linking Transportation, land Use, and<br />
Sustainability” and “fact or Myth: The Return on investment of<br />
a national High-Speed and intercity <strong>Rail</strong> program.” Separate<br />
charges for the computer connections apply.<br />
capital project updates<br />
Come see the popular project updates sessions, all in one<br />
morning of half-hour presentations on streetcars, light rail,<br />
heavy rail/subway, commuter rail, mega projects, and facilities.<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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TeCHniCal ToURS<br />
TransLink has arranged for six informative technical tours. Tours 1 – 5 are offered on Monday and Tuesday<br />
afternoons and Tour 6 is offered on Tuesday afternoon only (weather permitting). Also on Wednesday afternoon,<br />
Houston Metro’s Tom Hickey has organized one of his always interesting self-guided, multimodal tours. Please<br />
sign up on site at the host information desk for the tour(s) of your choice.<br />
tour 1:<br />
trolley buses<br />
and transit centres<br />
monday and Tuesday, June 7 & 8<br />
2 – 5 p.m. (50 person limit)<br />
Come visit one of the largest transit centers in north america<br />
and view the second largest trolley fleet in north america. You<br />
will travel via one of Translink’s state-of-the-art articulated<br />
trolley buses; the first of its kind in Canada. Your visit will include<br />
a stop at the oakridge Transit Centre (oTC) – home to Vancouver<br />
buses, paratransit contractor MVT Canada, trolley overhead<br />
services, and all bus commissioning and decommissioning<br />
activities. from oTC, your trolley bus will travel to the Vancouver<br />
Transit Centre (VTC) which opened in September 2006, and is<br />
home to a fleet of more than 400 buses and restored 1940-50s<br />
vintage Brill Trolley Coaches in the original colors of BC electric<br />
and BC Hydro. it is the starting point for all new transit operators.<br />
tour 2:<br />
vancouver light rail: skytrain<br />
nears the Quarter century<br />
monday and Tuesday, June 7 & 8<br />
2 – 5 p.m. (30 person limit)<br />
Tour the largest, fully automated light-rail system in the world,<br />
SkyTrain. Board a new Mark ii train at Burrard Station for a<br />
ride along the original expo line to the SkyTrain operations<br />
and Maintenance Centre (oMC) in Burnaby. in addition to a<br />
briefing on the SkyTrain system and a tour of the newly expanded<br />
maintenance facilities, you’ll visit the heart of the system, the<br />
SkyTrain Control Room. Here, seven staff members direct the<br />
safe, efficient operation of a fleet of 258 vehicles operating at<br />
headways as short as 108 seconds along a 50 km rail network,<br />
carrying over 75 million passengers a year.<br />
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tour 3:<br />
canada line: a new model<br />
for project delivery<br />
monday and Tuesday, June 7 & 8<br />
2 – 5 p.m. (30 person limit)<br />
Climb aboard one of the newest rail projects in north america,<br />
the Canada line. You’ll start your trip with a short ride on<br />
the original SkyTrain line to waterfront Station, the western<br />
terminus of both the SkyTrain expo line and Canada line. from<br />
waterfront, your train will pass quickly underneath downtown<br />
Vancouver, false Creek, the olympic Village, and Vancouver<br />
suburbs to the neighboring city of Richmond. in Richmond, you<br />
will walk a short distance from Bridgeport Station to the new<br />
operations and Maintenance Centre (oMC) for Canada line.<br />
Guests will have the opportunity to see the maintenance facilities,<br />
storage yards, and control center for this 21st century system.<br />
Canada line represents the largest public-private partnership<br />
of its kind in north america and a first for Canada. Receive a<br />
briefing on the system and how the private operator, proTrans<br />
BC operations, works with Translink in delivering world-class<br />
service to more than 85,000 passengers every day.<br />
tour 4:<br />
suburban transit and<br />
system communications<br />
monday and Tuesday, June 7 & 8<br />
2 – 5 p.m. (50 person limit)<br />
with service spanning from Manhattan-like urban densities<br />
to untouched farmland, Translink provides transportation<br />
within one of the largest service areas in Canada, about 1,800<br />
square kilometers. This tour combines travel on SkyTrain and<br />
our newest hybrid buses to visit the second largest suburban<br />
transit centre in Metro Vancouver; the Surrey Transit Centre<br />
(STC.) with a major redesign, the expanded STC provides<br />
suburban transit and emergency operations services to the<br />
fastest growing communities in Metro Vancouver with its Transit
Communications Centre (TCoMM) which manages more than<br />
1,600 vehicles and their operators and supervisors. The heart<br />
of the TCoMM system is a new radio/data communications<br />
and Global positioning Satellite (GpS) system which provides<br />
up-to-the-minute information on the entire fleet and adds the<br />
functionality of onboard announcements and curbside real-time<br />
information to Translink’s customers.<br />
tour 5:<br />
marine services<br />
and the north shore<br />
monday and Tuesday, June 7 & 8<br />
2 – 5 p.m. (50 person limit)<br />
for a change of pace come visit our cross-harbor ferry service,<br />
SeaBus, and combine it with either a visit to the surrounding<br />
lonsdale community or go sightseeing to the lynn Canyon<br />
Suspension bridge – a close kin to its more famous Capilano<br />
cousin. Take a short trip onboard SkyTrain from the hotel to<br />
waterfront Station, then a trip across Burrard inlet onboard one<br />
of Translink’s three passenger only catamaran ferries — the<br />
Burrard Beaver, Burrard otter, or Burrard pacific Breeze. from<br />
the SeaBus terminal on the north Shore, it is a short distance<br />
to the operations and maintenance base for SeaBus where you<br />
will enjoy a facility tour. for the brave and inquisitive, a bus will<br />
take you directly to the lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge, which<br />
spans 50 meters (150 feet) above the canyon floor. for those<br />
who appreciate creature comforts over scenery, the adjacent<br />
lonsdale Quay and surrounding community offer a number of<br />
opportunities for shopping and snacks. Return to downtown at<br />
your leisure on a SeaBus. ask to visit the bridge; space is very<br />
limited but the view is impressive. Return to the hotel on SkyTrain,<br />
or it’s a short distance via the city sidewalks.<br />
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tour 6:<br />
cycling the city<br />
and transit integration<br />
Tuesday, June 8 only (weather permitting)<br />
2 – 5 p.m. (20 person limit)<br />
Roundtrip: 20 kilometers (12 miles) with moderate<br />
hill climbing<br />
as the regional transportation provider, Translink provides rail,<br />
bus, trolley, and SeaBus service and has a roads and bridges<br />
mandate. Translink also coordinates transportation demand<br />
management activities through the TravelSmart program;<br />
this includes an initiative to develop cycling as a transportation<br />
alternative within Metro Vancouver.<br />
You are invited to ride a bicycle on a guided tour of downtown<br />
cycling facilities that will highlight bicycle transit integration. This is<br />
a unique opportunity to see the city from a different perspective.<br />
You will be escorted to the Burrard SkyTrain Station to review<br />
bicycle-transit integration. proceed north to the waterfront<br />
where you will receive a bicycle and helmet. Bicycle through<br />
Vancouver’s west end to Kitsilano, east along false Creek South,<br />
taking Translink’s Central Valley Greenway to nanaimo. The<br />
tour will return along eastside bikeways and back through the<br />
downtown area.<br />
along the way, participants will have the opportunity to see<br />
various cycling facilities including bicycle transit integration<br />
with buses and SkyTrain, bicycle parking (racks and lockers<br />
at SkyTrain Stations), Burrard Bridge, neighborhood bike<br />
boulevards, intersection treatments such as bike activated lights,<br />
bike boxes and elephants feet crossings, arterial street bike<br />
lanes, sharrow treatments, and Carrall Street cycle track.<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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TeCHniCal ToURS<br />
guided selF-tour<br />
a multimodal tour<br />
of greater vancouver<br />
Wednesday only, June 9<br />
1: 45 – 5:30 p.m. (40 person limit)<br />
(Tour itineraries available at the host information desk)<br />
experience Vancouver’s family of public transportation modes<br />
from a passenger’s perspective in this unique multimodal tour.<br />
Houston MeTRo’s Tom Hickey, immediate past chair of apTa’s<br />
Multimodal operations planning Subcommittee, will lead a 3½hour<br />
triple-loop tour encompassing SkyTrain, commuter trains,<br />
electric trolley buses, and bus rapid transit, starting and finishing<br />
at the lobby of the Hyatt Regency.<br />
an optional extension continues via SeaBus and a ride up the<br />
Grouse Mountain Skyride (north america’s longest aerial<br />
tramway) to dinner on a terrace overlooking all of Vancouver,<br />
and returning to the Hyatt Regency at 10:15 p.m. (the cost of the<br />
Skyride ticket and dinner is on your own).<br />
Join us for an incomparable multimodal experience!<br />
CiTY ToUR<br />
discover vancouver<br />
city tour<br />
Saturday and Sunday, June 5 & 6<br />
2 – 4 p.m.<br />
Snow-capped mountains in a seaside setting, Vancouver<br />
offers a stunning backdrop to everyday living. from skiing<br />
and snowboarding in winter to hiking, biking, and kayaking<br />
in summer, Vancouver offers unparalleled opportunities for<br />
discovery. Hundreds of parks, large and small, provide the<br />
chance to get away from it all for a day or a moment, while<br />
shops and an abundance of restaurants await your return.<br />
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To better appreciate the diversity of the city, let us take you<br />
on a tour of some of the many communities and treasures<br />
that Vancouver has to offer! Destinations include many of the<br />
communities that make up Vancouver, including Gastown,<br />
Yaletown, Robson Street, and Stanley park.<br />
Buses will be provided by Coast Mountain Bus Co. ltd, a<br />
Translink subsidiary. Your tour guide will be from landSea<br />
Tours, a local sightseeing tour operator. Board the bus on the<br />
north side of the Hyatt Regency.<br />
please sign up for a tour on site at the host information desk.<br />
Tours compliments of TransLink.
The following <strong>APTA</strong> and Transportation Research Board (TRB) committee meetings<br />
are being held in the Hyatt Regency and are open to all interested members.<br />
SATURDAY, JUNE 5<br />
8 – 10 a.m.<br />
commuter rail safety<br />
& security subcommittee<br />
9 – 10:30 a.m.<br />
light rail transit technical Forum<br />
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.<br />
trb-committee on intercity<br />
passenger rail<br />
1 – 2:15 p.m.<br />
trb-committee on light rail transit<br />
1 – 3 p.m.<br />
procurement steering committee<br />
2:30 – 3: 45 p.m.<br />
trb-committee on commuter rail<br />
3:30 – 5 p.m.<br />
business member programs committee<br />
4 – 5 p.m.<br />
trb-Joint subcommittee<br />
on self-powered rail cars<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
commuter & intercity Joint<br />
legislative subcommittee<br />
SUNDAY, JUNE 6<br />
7:30 – 9 a.m.<br />
business member procurement committee<br />
7:30 – 10:30 a.m.<br />
commuter rail ceos subcommittee<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m.<br />
� capital projects subcommittee<br />
� track and noise/vibration<br />
technical Forum<br />
� security standards policy<br />
& planning committee<br />
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.<br />
power, signals & communications<br />
technical Forums<br />
CoMMiTTee MonDaY, MeeTinGS MaY 4<br />
9 – 10:30 a.m.<br />
business member business<br />
development committee<br />
9:30 – 11 a.m.<br />
� ventilation technical Forum<br />
� rolling stock equipment<br />
technical Forum<br />
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.<br />
security affairs steering committee<br />
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.<br />
business member small<br />
business committee<br />
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.<br />
� rail transit ceos subcommittee<br />
� automated transit technical Forum<br />
� streetcar & Heritage trolley<br />
subcommittee<br />
12 – 2 p.m.<br />
research & technology committee<br />
12:30 – 2 p.m.<br />
� rail standards policy<br />
& planning committee<br />
� business member liaison<br />
& outreach committee<br />
1 – 3 p.m.<br />
High-speed & intercity rail committee<br />
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.<br />
multimodal operations<br />
planning subcommittee<br />
2 – 3 p.m.<br />
business member government<br />
affairs committee<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
committee on public transit (cops)<br />
2 – 4 p.m.<br />
transit wireless communications<br />
Joint council<br />
2:30 – 4 p.m.<br />
rail transit committee<br />
3 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
land use & economic development<br />
subcommittee<br />
3 – 5 p.m.<br />
business member board of<br />
governors (bmbg)<br />
4 – 5 p.m.<br />
utFs task Force<br />
4:30 – 6 p.m.<br />
major capital investment<br />
planning subcommittee<br />
MONDAY, JUNE 7<br />
7 – 8:15 a.m.<br />
� commuter rail committee<br />
� business member election<br />
& networking breakfast<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
committee on public safety (cops)<br />
round table<br />
TUESDAY, JUNE 8<br />
7 – 8 a.m.<br />
public-private partnerships committee<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
committee on public safety (cops)<br />
round table<br />
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9<br />
7 – 8 a.m.<br />
shared use working group<br />
1:30 – 3 p.m.<br />
rail conference planning subcommittee<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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SaTURDaY, JUne 5<br />
international rail rodeo<br />
7 a.m. – 2 p.m.<br />
Translink is proud to host the eighteenth annual apTa<br />
international <strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo on Saturday, June 5, which features<br />
strong competition from the best rail operator and maintenance<br />
teams in north america. The rodeo will be held at VCC/Clark<br />
Station on east 6th avenue at Keith Drive.<br />
The operators’ competition begins at 7 a.m. and the maintainers’<br />
competition is set to begin at 8 a.m. Competitors and guests will<br />
be transported by bus from the Hyatt Regency and fairmont to<br />
the VCC/Clark Station.<br />
CONTESTANT INFORMATION<br />
Rodeo contestants must attend required safety, training, and<br />
orientation sessions. operators and maintainers travel on<br />
wednesday, June 2, register upon arrival, and meet in the hotel<br />
to begin the training process on Thursday morning, June 3.<br />
The annual international <strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo Reception and Swap<br />
Meet will take place on Saturday, June 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.<br />
at the fairmont.<br />
The rodeo competitors will be honored and the champions<br />
crowned at the international <strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo awards Banquet<br />
on Sunday, June 6, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the fairmont.<br />
QUESTIONS?<br />
visit the international rail rodeo section at www.apta.com.<br />
r e g i s t r at i o n contact apta’s Jemima mawenya at<br />
202.496.4874 or jmawenya@apta.com.<br />
c o m p e t i t i o n / e v e n t s contact apta’s saahir<br />
brewington at 202.496.4834 or sbrewington@apta.com.<br />
Maintenance events sponsored by ALSTOM;<br />
Educational Data Systems, Inc.; Penn Machine Company;<br />
Wabtec/Wabco; and Westcode Incorporated.<br />
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about tHe session tracks<br />
Select technical sessions from eight “tracks” of study where<br />
you’ll hear experts in the industry share best practices and<br />
effective solutions. Check these “signs” throughout the program<br />
to make sure you’re on the right track!<br />
public transportation takes us there<br />
safety & security<br />
planning, sustainability & Finance<br />
capital projects<br />
operations<br />
commuter rail<br />
High-speed & intercity rail<br />
technical Forums<br />
apta rail system safety seminar<br />
12 – 5 p.m.<br />
attend this seminar if you have responsibility for operations<br />
safety or safety management. This interactive workshop and<br />
seminar focuses on the latest issues and resources impacting<br />
safety and emergency preparedness in rail operation. Take<br />
advantage of this opportunity to exchange information and learn<br />
more about effective safety practices. The seminar is sponsored<br />
by apTa’s <strong>Rail</strong> Safety Management program for the benefit of all<br />
management personnel.<br />
There is no separate registration fee required to attend this<br />
seminar. Space is limited, so make your reservations early<br />
by contacting apTa’s Bill Grizard at wgrizard@apta.com<br />
or 202.496.4878.<br />
discover vancouver<br />
city tour<br />
2 – 4 p.m.<br />
Refer to page 6 for tour details.
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discover vancouver<br />
city tour<br />
2 – 4 p.m.<br />
Refer to page 6 for tour details.<br />
this is apta — realizing the<br />
Full potential of membership<br />
4 – 5 p.m.<br />
The american public Transportation association (apTa) is<br />
widely recognized as the voice of the transit industry, but<br />
its success depends on participation and input from all its<br />
members. This session will cover everything you’ll want to know<br />
about getting involved in your association and will focus on the<br />
many resources available to you as a new member. in addition,<br />
you will find out how apTa works and is governed. How can you<br />
realize the full potential of your membership? where do you<br />
begin as a new member in getting to know about, and becoming<br />
involved in, your association? we’ll answer those questions and<br />
more at the session.<br />
Facilitator<br />
ffwilliam millar, president, apTa<br />
welcome to vancouver reception<br />
6 – 7 pm.<br />
Mix and mingle among your rail industry colleagues at this lively<br />
welcoming reception that is sure to set the tone for a week of<br />
learning and networking.<br />
Reception sponsored by LTK Engineering Services<br />
and <strong>APTA</strong> Business Members.<br />
SUnDaY, JUne 6<br />
apta international rail<br />
rodeo awards banQuet<br />
7 – 9:30 p.m. (ticket s required)<br />
Join the rail rodeo participants and their friends and guests at<br />
the awards banquet to recognize the <strong>2010</strong> international <strong>Rail</strong><br />
Rodeo champions!<br />
TICK ETS/SE ATING<br />
r a i l c o n F e r e n c e r e g i s t r a n t s Tickets for the awards<br />
banquet are not included in the conference registration fee, but<br />
may be purchased in advance at a cost of $75 each by completing<br />
the “<strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo awards Banquet Tickets” portion of the Meeting<br />
Registration form as part of your online conference registration.<br />
You also may download the registration form on www.apta.com,<br />
complete it, and fax or mail it with your payment to apTa.<br />
pre-purchased tickets and seating assignments will be available<br />
on site when you register for the conference. additional tickets<br />
may be purchased on site at the apTa registration desk at a<br />
cost of $75.<br />
r o d e o pa r t i c i pa n t s as part of the registration fee, each<br />
rodeo participant receives a banquet ticket and one ticket is<br />
included in the spouse/guest registration fee. please download<br />
and complete the <strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo Registration form located on<br />
www.apta.com and fax or mail it with your payment to apTa.<br />
Your tickets will be available on site when you register for the<br />
rodeo, and final seating assignments will be available at the<br />
<strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo Reception and Swap Meet, Saturday evening, June 5.<br />
additional tickets may be purchased on site at the apTa rodeo<br />
registration desk.<br />
QUESTIONS?<br />
r a i l c o n F e r e n c e r e g i s t r a n t s contact apta’s<br />
Heather rachels at 202.496.4848 or hrachels@apta.com.<br />
r o d e o pa r t i c i pa n t s contact apta’s Jemima mawenya<br />
at 202.496.4874 or jmawenya@apta.com; or saahir<br />
brewington at 202.496.4834 or sbrewington@apta.com.<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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MonDaY, JUne 7<br />
business member<br />
networking breakfast<br />
7 – 8:15 a.m.<br />
These days apTa’s business members are all looking for ways to<br />
strengthen their business relationships and find new business.<br />
The Monday morning business networking breakfast is a great<br />
way to do just that. at the breakfast rail oeMs, sub-suppliers,<br />
contract operators, and major a&e firms will be available to talk<br />
to other apTa business members about their companies and how<br />
to do business with them. all apTa business members are invited<br />
to attend the breakfast and join in the business-to-business<br />
networking opportunity, and small businesses and DBe firms<br />
are particularly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.<br />
Transit agency procurement officials are also encouraged to<br />
attend and to promote their current procurement opportunities<br />
and their anticipated procurement requirements for the<br />
coming months. last year’s networking breakfast at the Bus<br />
& paratransit <strong>Conference</strong> specifically resulted in several new<br />
contracts so plan to join us this year to work on new business<br />
opportunities for your company!<br />
continental breakfast<br />
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.<br />
Sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff.<br />
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1<br />
opening general session<br />
public transportation<br />
takes us there<br />
8:30 – 10 a.m.<br />
The rail industry’s largest and most comprehensive learning and<br />
networking experience officially begins at this opening session.<br />
Join us as we review our industry priorities including the chair’s<br />
signature initiative, “Telling our Story,” recognize the 18th annual<br />
international <strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo winners, and start the conference on the<br />
latest technical and business practices with a hearty welcome<br />
from our host, Translink. whether it’s creating jobs, helping to<br />
lead the way towards energy independence, improving quality of<br />
life, or protecting the environment, public transportation plays a<br />
significant role in taking us there.<br />
pre sident’s w elcome<br />
ffwilliam millar, president, apTa<br />
pre siding<br />
ffmattie p. “m.p.” carter, chair, apTa, and commissioner,<br />
Memphis area Transit authority, Memphis, Tn<br />
w elcome s<br />
ffian Jarvis, chief executive officer, Translink, Burnaby, BC<br />
ffmichael w. roschlau, ph.d., president & chief executive<br />
officer, Canadian Urban Transit association, Toronto, on<br />
rem ark s<br />
ffJoseph J. giulietti, vice chair-commuter and intercity<br />
rail, apTa, and executive director, South florida Regional<br />
Transportation authority, pompano Beach, fl<br />
addre sse s<br />
ffadministrator peter m. rogoff, federal Transit<br />
administration, washington, DC<br />
ffadministrator Joseph c. szabo, federal <strong>Rail</strong>road<br />
administration, washington, DC (invited)<br />
18tH annual international r ail rodeo awards<br />
ffgary c. thomas, vice chair-rail transit, apTa, and president/<br />
executive director, Dallas area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX<br />
General Session sponsored by Bombardier Transportation.
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2<br />
telling our story<br />
10:15 – 11: 45 a.m.<br />
Bringing the benefits of public transportation to life<br />
apTa Chair M.p. Carter’s major initiative is Telling our Story.<br />
Communicating the benefits of public transportation and<br />
advocating for increased public transit investment is critical to<br />
advance the industry. we need to continue to find ways to tell our<br />
story in compelling and engaging ways. This session will highlight<br />
ideas and best practices, including using social media and<br />
testimonials, to tell the public transportation story.<br />
safety culture<br />
and organizational change<br />
10:15 – 11: 45 a.m.<br />
Principles that inspire active engagement in an injury and<br />
incident-free culture<br />
in dispersed workforces where employees regularly act without<br />
supervision, a culture that inspires behavioral reliability is<br />
especially critical. is your rail system’s basic safety philosophy<br />
reflected in employees’ daily work? is safety an important and<br />
consistent aspect of your organization’s core mission, vision, and<br />
values? what are the behaviors, beliefs, attitudes, and decisions<br />
that create a culture that supports safety? How is such a culture<br />
measured? This session will focus on the behavioral aspects of<br />
creating and maintaining an everyday safety culture that strives<br />
for safety excellence and zero incidents.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffto be announced<br />
cre ating a saFe t y culture tH at work s — How a<br />
saFe t y m anagement system ge ts re sults<br />
ffdennis bonney, director, regulatory compliance, Bombardier<br />
Transportation, Mississauga, on<br />
employ ee engagement and organiz ational saFe t y<br />
perForm ance<br />
fftimothy Hoover, vice president, Behavioral Science<br />
Technology, inc., ojai, Ca<br />
me a suring and improv ing saFe t y culture in your<br />
organiz ation<br />
ffperegrin spielholz, chief safety officer, Sound Transit,<br />
Seattle, wa<br />
Session sponsored by AECOM<br />
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4<br />
6<br />
MonDaY<br />
canada line —<br />
innovation from start to Finish<br />
10:15 – 11: 45 a.m.<br />
Unique PPP opened in 2009 ahead of schedule and<br />
under budget.<br />
at over $2 billion, the Canada line represents Canada’s largest<br />
public‐private partnership (ppp) and a unique construction/<br />
delivery model for public rail service in north america. with a<br />
35-year operating agreement between Translink and pro Trans<br />
BC operations ltd., and a multi-party funding arrangement<br />
including all levels of government, Canada line is a 12-mile,<br />
16-station service linking downtown Vancouver, Richmond,<br />
and Vancouver international airport (YVR). a panel featuring<br />
Translink, YVR, and operating representatives will showcase its<br />
process and report on the first 10 months of operation.<br />
n o t e Translink is conducting a Canada line technical tour<br />
on Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. (Refer to<br />
page 4 for tour details.)<br />
moder ator<br />
ffdoug kelsey, president and chief executive officer, BC Rapid<br />
Transit Company ltd., Burnaby, BC<br />
Session sponsored by URS Corporation.<br />
positive train control plans<br />
10:15 – 11: 45 a.m.<br />
The impact of PTC on systems and the signaling industry<br />
positive train control implementation plans were due at fRa<br />
in april 16, <strong>2010</strong>. with the variety of signal systems, operating<br />
characteristics, and equipment in the field, every plan will<br />
be different. Here is a look at how commuter rail operators<br />
approach pTC.<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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MonDaY<br />
7 High-speed and intercity rail: 8<br />
rail transit rolling stock —<br />
legislation and Future<br />
Financing from Federal, state,<br />
and private perspectives<br />
10:15 – 11: 45 a.m.<br />
ARRA Intercity and High-Speed <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Program</strong> –<br />
A game changer<br />
The american Recovery and Reinvestment act’s intercity and<br />
High-Speed program has had a dramatic impact in the U.S.<br />
as states, regional agencies, and other organizations have<br />
intensified efforts to take advantage of the potential federal funds<br />
to energize their intercity passenger rail proposals. This session<br />
will provide perspectives from across the political spectrum<br />
on how the stakes have changed regarding the prospects for<br />
significant progress towards a national intercity and high-speed<br />
passenger rail network. what are the next steps?<br />
moder ator<br />
ffstanley g. Feinsod, chair, apTa, High-Speed & intercity<br />
<strong>Rail</strong> legislative Subcommittee; co-chair, apTa, Commuter<br />
and intercity <strong>Rail</strong> Subcommittee; and principal, Stan feinsodpassenger<br />
<strong>Rail</strong> Consultant, San francisco, Ca<br />
Session sponsored by Halcrow, Inc.<br />
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maximizing the use<br />
10:15 – 11: 45 a.m.<br />
State of good repair for rail transit<br />
How are agencies keeping the fleet in a state of good repair?<br />
what are agencies, car-builders, suppliers, and consultants<br />
doing to get the most out of rolling stock to meet increasing<br />
ridership demand and enhance current operations? what<br />
role and benefits will the “Standard lRV Specification” play<br />
in reducing costs of new rolling stock? what long-term cost<br />
benefits are we seeing with the incorporation of newer rolling<br />
stock and application of new technologies? Come to this session<br />
for answers to these questions and more.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffalbert scala, chair, apTa Rolling Stock equipment Technical<br />
forum, and transportation principal, Stantec Consulting inc.,<br />
San francisco, Ca<br />
pa ssenger and tr ansit r ailcar t y pe s and Fe ature s<br />
ffphilip m. strong, principal, pS Consulting, Mastic Beach, nY<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced
MonDaY<br />
2 webcast session<br />
2 the rail safety act and its impact<br />
general luncHeon<br />
6 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
a new era of transportation “New Rules”<br />
choices: linking transportation,<br />
land use, and sustainability<br />
The federal <strong>Rail</strong>road administration has been working on<br />
regulations to address the implementation of automated or positive<br />
12 – 2 p.m.<br />
train control. The fRa is also working with industry representatives<br />
for the last half century, we’ve built auto-<br />
dependent urban and suburban regions: the<br />
age of Motordom. as we move into the post-<br />
Motordom era — an age of transportation<br />
choices — it helps to look back to an earlier<br />
period when we built our cities around<br />
streetcars. Shaped profoundly by the streetcar and trolley,<br />
Vancouver rejected freeways and pioneered a form of<br />
development that is being adopted around the world. This<br />
presentation will illustrate Vancouver’s rail-based growth,<br />
compare it with other cities, and speculate on the impacts that<br />
increased transportation choices will have on cities and regions.<br />
pre siding<br />
ffmichael J. scanlon, first vice chair, apTa, and general<br />
manager/chief executive officer, San Mateo County Transit<br />
District and Caltrain (peninsula Corridor Joint powers Board),<br />
San Carlos, Ca<br />
pre senter<br />
ffgordon price, director, City program, Simon fraser<br />
University, Vancouver, BC<br />
Luncheon and Webcast sponsored by<br />
HNTB Corporation and <strong>APTA</strong>.<br />
tecHnical tours<br />
2 – 5 p.m.<br />
Refer to page 4-5 for Translink Tours 1-5 details.<br />
3<br />
to determine hours of service rules that fit the commuter rail<br />
industry better than the statutory requirement that applies to the<br />
freight industry. panelists will bring you up to date on the status of<br />
new rules that will have major impacts on the way the commuter<br />
properties manage their business and the operation of their trains.<br />
it takes a region: integrating<br />
rail investment in multimodal<br />
plans and programs<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
Mobility management business models<br />
Successful mobility management requires thinking regionally—<br />
going beyond individual projects or modes to focus on how<br />
community vitality, economic development, and environmental<br />
quality can be enhanced through investment in fully integrated,<br />
multi-modal systems. for example, with private and public<br />
operators of buses, rail, roads, and ride sharing, rail conference<br />
host Translink offers a mobility management and business<br />
model for moving people and goods. a planning agency,<br />
Translink is a self-financed authority with tax and revenue<br />
streams generating over $1 billion annually for a population<br />
of more than 2 million. Come hear about the challenges and<br />
opportunities in other locations regarding developing rail<br />
at a variety of scales, from regional connectivity to the local<br />
accessibility. panelists will explore the influences upon decisions<br />
about how and where rail investments are made. Discussions<br />
will address how the performance and results of investments<br />
are measured, and how this information can be used to advance<br />
sustainable multi-modal solutions that leverage available<br />
resources more quickly, comprehensively, and efficiently.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffto be announced<br />
dall a s are a r apid tr ansit’s (dart) proJect:<br />
due diligence and pl anning me ans and me tHods<br />
ffdr. gary b. Hemphill, project manager, Dallas area<br />
Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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4<br />
MonDaY<br />
cHasing tHe win-win: integr ation oF tHe mid-cit y/<br />
exposition lrt proJect witH a mixed-use development<br />
ffdiane kravif, p.e., principal project manager, parsons<br />
Corporation, los angeles, Ca<br />
ffroland genick, ra, aicp, chief architect, parsons<br />
Corporation, los angeles, Ca<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
Session sponsored by AECOM<br />
new business models<br />
for transit projects<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
Procurements that promote cooperation and good<br />
partnerships<br />
as the pressure increases for transit agencies to contain<br />
capital project costs they are, in turn, looking to transit industry<br />
suppliers to help them manage project risk and find new ways<br />
to make project delivery more efficient. we are starting to see<br />
new relationships between the public and private sectors, new<br />
roles for them in project delivery, and new business models. This<br />
session focuses on the new approaches being used, and how<br />
the public and private sectors assess their success and their<br />
potential for broader use on transit and high-speed rail projects.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffcharles r. wochele, 1st vice chair, apTa Business Member<br />
Board of Governors, and vice president, industry & government<br />
relations, alSToM Transportation inc., Rochester, nY<br />
agency repre sentatives<br />
ffFrank J. wilson, president & chief executive officer,<br />
Metropolitan Transit authority of Harris County, Houston, TX<br />
(invited)<br />
ffmichael a. allegra, p.e., assistant general manager/<br />
chief capital development officer, Utah Transit authority,<br />
Salt lake City, UT<br />
ffFrank a. vacca, chief engineer, amtrak, philadelphia, pa<br />
supplier repre sentatives<br />
ffphilip F. “pip” shepley, senior vice president, transportation,<br />
MaSS electric Construction Co., Belmont, Ma<br />
ffthomas e. barron, p.e., president, parsons Transportation<br />
Group, parsons Corporation, washington, DC<br />
ffronald p. wells, chairman and Ceo, Stacy and witbeck, inc.,<br />
alameda, Ca<br />
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High-speed rail technical session:<br />
systems & systems integration<br />
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.<br />
Rolling stock, train control, interoperable networks<br />
Three topics will be the focus of this technical examination:<br />
1. rolling stock — new designs and concepts; Fra<br />
regulations: The various technologies in use today will be<br />
reviewed as well as how the design philosophy has evolved.<br />
The new designs applicable for new lines and higherperformance<br />
capabilities will be reviewed.<br />
2. train control — ptc, ertms, and etcs: The design and<br />
operating philosophy of the european train control approach<br />
will be reviewed from both the engineering/supplier and<br />
owner/operator perspectives. applicable elements for the<br />
build-out of a U.S. high-speed rail network will be reviewed.<br />
3. interoperability planning and implementation: The<br />
transformation of the european continental network to a<br />
totally interoperable network will be reviewed. The current<br />
state of progress and the lessons learned as they might apply<br />
to the U.S. evolution will be discussed.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffalbrecht p. engel, p.e., vice president and high speed rail<br />
director, aeCoM, philadelphia, pa<br />
Session sponsored by Siemens.
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traction power<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
New ideas and technologies for practices, systems<br />
applications, and problem-solving<br />
This session will zero in on energy storage, the use of nonconducting<br />
(non-con) wire for overhead contact systems<br />
automatic grounding devices, and new train software. other<br />
topics to be discussed include: new traction power relay<br />
protection schemes; ground fault detection and isolation;<br />
alternative rectifier control; internet Supervisory Control and<br />
Data acquisition (SCaDa) systems; total traction power control<br />
by microprocessors; system thermal considerations; and the<br />
institute of electrical and electronics engineers, inc. (ieee)<br />
traction power and contact system standards development.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffedward J. rowe, chair, apTa power, Signals and<br />
Communications Technical forum, and senior consultant,<br />
lTK engineering Services, Seattle, wa<br />
e v ery tHing you wanted to know about energy<br />
stor age but w ere aFr aid to a sk<br />
ffsteven d. bezner, p.e., chief engineer, electrification,<br />
Burns engineering, inc., landover, MD<br />
oper ational and saFe t y improv ements to oc s w itH<br />
non-conducting span w ire<br />
ffpaul F. white, project manager, HnTB Corporation,<br />
Chelmsford, Ma<br />
How eFFective are autom atic grounding de v ice s at<br />
tHe Floating negative r ail system oF a dc pow ered<br />
r ail tr ansit system?<br />
ffdev paul, senior program director, aeCoM, oakland, Ca<br />
load Flow analysis For calgary w lrt<br />
ffpatrick mathias, electric engineer, Hatch Mott MacDonald,<br />
pleasanton, Ca<br />
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MonDaY<br />
energy, environment & transit<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
Efficiency, reliability, and cost effectiveness<br />
learn about more efficient energy conservation and storage<br />
technologies, and how to gain a more reliable energy supply.<br />
examine the technologies of energy storage and how the different<br />
needs of agencies, including the need for voltage stabilization,<br />
peak power shaving, and regenerative braking capture, fit with<br />
energy storage approaches. See how wayside energy storage<br />
systems from battery to electro-chemical capacitors to flywheels<br />
can support the needs of transit and local utilities and how such a<br />
shared benefit can lead to partnering and shared costs.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffto be announced<br />
demonstr ation oF a H y drogen Fuel- cell locomotive<br />
ffarnold r. miller, ph.d., president, fuelcell propulsion<br />
institute, Golden, Co<br />
energy stor age solutions For dc tr action<br />
pow er grids<br />
ffJean-luc audoin, product manager, envitech energy inc.,<br />
pointe-Claire, QC<br />
wayside energy stor age system proJect For l acmta<br />
me tro red line<br />
ffdavid turner, president, Turner engineering Corporation,<br />
Venice, Ca<br />
utilizing wayside energy stor age in tr ansit —<br />
modeling and simul ations re sults<br />
ffdavid J. teumim, president, Teumim Technical, llC,<br />
allentown, pa<br />
ffdr. Jianguo gordon yu, manager-power Systems planning<br />
Group, Systra Consulting, inc./Systra engineering, inc.,<br />
lebanon, nH<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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TUeSDaY, JUne 8<br />
rail products &<br />
services sHowcase<br />
7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.<br />
(includes continental breakfast and lunch)<br />
The <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> showcases business members’ rail<br />
products and services. Registrants can view the products and<br />
obtain information. expert personnel are on hand to answer<br />
your questions as you inspect what’s new in the world of rail<br />
equipment and services.<br />
To participate in the showcase, you must be an apTa member.<br />
The cost is $1,300 for each 8’ x 10’ booth. if you wish to reserve<br />
space, please complete the <strong>Rail</strong> products and Services Showcase<br />
Reservation form located on apTa’s web site, www.apta.com,<br />
and return it to apTa with your payment by april 23. please<br />
note that space may sell out prior to april 23, so early bookings<br />
are recommended.<br />
F e e s fees will be refunded if a request is received in writing and<br />
post-marked no later than May 7. a 20 percent cancellation fee<br />
will be withheld. There will be no refunds after May 7.<br />
n o t e To attend the showcase, you must be registered either<br />
as a <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> attendee or a <strong>Rail</strong> products and Showcase<br />
exhibitor. The exhibitor Registration form is included in the<br />
exhibitor manual located on www.apta.com.<br />
QUESTIONS?<br />
contact apta’s anitha atkins for showcase inquiries at<br />
202.496.4839 or aatkins@apta.com; or adam martin for<br />
exhibitor registration at 202.496.4845 or amartin@apta.com.<br />
THANKS TO OUR E ARLY E XHIBITORS<br />
alcatel-lucent<br />
alianz development inc.<br />
american seating<br />
bae systems<br />
cdm<br />
computec transit systems<br />
dilax systems inc.<br />
ensco, inc.<br />
giro inc.<br />
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Harris corporation<br />
Herzog transit service<br />
ibm corporation<br />
impulse nc, inc.<br />
kli inc.<br />
metro magazine<br />
powell electrical systems, inc.<br />
siemens industry, inc.<br />
tdg transit design group inc.<br />
8<br />
proJect updates — streetcars,<br />
subways, light rail, commuter<br />
rail, Facilities & mega projects<br />
8 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.<br />
Experience the creativity and variety of these challenges<br />
each of the popular project status reports will be presented at<br />
half-hour intervals at the fairmont Hotel near the <strong>Rail</strong> products<br />
and Services Showcase. projects are in the stages of planning,<br />
design, construction, or operation to provide rail service that<br />
helps to create livable communities, provide environmental<br />
benefits, and stimulate economic development.<br />
centr al corridor lrt, nav igating nepa<br />
be t w een minne apolis and st. paul<br />
ffmark Fuhrmann, deputy general manager, Metro Transit,<br />
Minneapolis, Mn<br />
patH’s $1.3 billion r ailcar & signal system<br />
repl acement progr am<br />
ffmichael p. depallo, chair, apTa Security affairs Steering<br />
Committee, and director/general manager, port authority<br />
Trans-Hudson Corporation, Jersey City, nJ<br />
dall a s are a r apid tr ansit’s ligHt r ail<br />
ffgary c. thomas, vice chair-rail transit, apTa, and president/<br />
executive director, Dallas area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX<br />
fftimothy H. mckay, senior vice president, rail program<br />
development, Dallas area Rapid Transit, Dallas, TX<br />
ligHt r ail e xpansion in uta H<br />
ffJohn m. inglish, general manager/chief executive officer,<br />
Utah Transit authority, Salt lake City, UT<br />
commuter r ail at den v er’s rtd<br />
ffrichard F. clarke, acting assistant general manager,<br />
fasTracks/engineering, Regional Transportation District,<br />
Denver, Co<br />
sm art commuter r ail in nortHern caliFornia<br />
fflillian Hames, general manager, Sonoma Marin area <strong>Rail</strong><br />
Transit District, San Rafael, Ca<br />
tHirt y y e ars aFter tHe renaissance: tHe $600<br />
million rebirtH oF tHe san diego trolle y<br />
ffe. wayne terry, chief operating officer, rail, San Diego<br />
Metropolitan Transit System, San Diego, Ca<br />
sacr amento’s green line to tHe airport —<br />
tHe proJect’s inFluence in de v elopment decisions<br />
ffrosemary covington, assistant general manager, planning<br />
& transit system development, Sacramento Transit District,<br />
Sacramento, Ca
low er m anHat tan recov ery oFFice proJects update<br />
ffstephen goodman, director, lower Manhattan Recovery<br />
office, federal Transit administration, new York, nY<br />
ffsteven plate, director, wTC construction, port authority of<br />
nY & nJ, new York, nY<br />
ffuday durg, p.e., program executive, lower Manhattan<br />
projects, MTa Capital Construction, new York, nY<br />
ffcraig goodall, p.e., vice president, David evans and<br />
associates, inc., new York, nY<br />
george tow n r ail corridor $billion commuter r ail<br />
e xpansion — regional needs and local opposition<br />
ffgary w. mcneil, chair, apTa awards Committee; secretary,<br />
apTa Commuter <strong>Rail</strong> Committee and Commuter <strong>Rail</strong> Ceos<br />
Subcommittee; and executive vice president, Metrolinx/<br />
managing director, Go Transit, Toronto, on<br />
calgary tr ansit’s lrt e xpansion and tHe calgary<br />
tr ansportation pl an<br />
ffchris Jordan, coordinator of strategic transit planning,<br />
Calgary Transit, Calgary, aB<br />
edmonton’s lrt proJects — building a sustainable city<br />
ffbrad smid, p.eng., project manager, lRT design &<br />
construction, City of edmonton, aB<br />
ffcarole cej, p.eng., senior engineer, lRT expansion, City of<br />
edmonton, aB<br />
ffchris link, p.eng., integration manager-Team north lRT,<br />
Stantec Consulting limited, edmonton, aB<br />
doing more witH tHe same, How tHe trinit y r ailway<br />
e xpress incre a sed service witHout incre a sing costs<br />
ffwilliam t. Farquhar, chief operating officer, Trinity <strong>Rail</strong>way<br />
express, irving, TX<br />
tHe district oF columbia stree tcar:<br />
building dc’s tr ansit Future<br />
ffgabe klein, director, District Department of Transportation,<br />
washington, DC<br />
ffscott kubly, associate director, District Department of<br />
Transportation, washington, DC<br />
greenField proJect: dulle s me tror ail e x tension<br />
Financed w itH ov er 50 percent in toll s<br />
ffandrew rountree, deputy chief financial officer,<br />
Metropolitan washington airports authority, washington, DC<br />
ffkatie nees, vice president-transportation consultancy, Jacobs<br />
engineering Group, Dallas, TX<br />
denton count y ’s a-tr ain: From a to implementation<br />
in le ss tHan 10 y e ars<br />
ffthomas m. lebeau, vice president-rail development/capital<br />
projects, Denton County Transportation authority, lewisville, TX<br />
TUeSDaY<br />
capital me tro’s red line:<br />
succe ssFul opening and le ssons le arned<br />
ffdouglas allen, vice chair, apTa policy and planning<br />
Committee, and interim president/Ceo, Capital Metropolitan<br />
Transportation authority, austin, TX<br />
toronto's subway and lrt e xpansion pl ans<br />
ffrick cornacchia, general manager, operations, Toronto<br />
Transit Commission, Toronto, on<br />
amt’s m a Jor proJects: im agine , e xplore , and build<br />
tomorrow ’s tr ansit system<br />
ffJoel gauthier, president and chief executive officer, aMT<br />
Montreal (agence Metropolitaine de transport), Montreal, QC<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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labor-management partnerships<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Industry roundtable discussion: tough economy, common<br />
issues, and challenges<br />
Strong labor management relations, collaborations, and<br />
partnership are key to the vitality of rail organizations and the<br />
public transportation industry. These relationships are crucial<br />
during tough economic times as rail organizations confront<br />
the realities of budget and service cuts, furloughs, and staff<br />
reductions. at the same time, agencies are addressing hot<br />
issues such as managing absenteeism, enforcing cell phone<br />
policies, managing health insurance costs, and more. This<br />
round-table session features industry and labor leaders who<br />
share best practices and case studies of how organizations and<br />
labor together address solutions to overcome challenges and<br />
strengthen their relationships.<br />
moder ator<br />
fftawnya r. moore-mcgee, vice chair, apTa Human<br />
Resources Committee, and assistant general manager,<br />
Human Resources Division, port authority of allegheny<br />
County, pittsburgh, pa<br />
pedestrian & motorist<br />
safety in a railroad's path<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Innovative safety devices, treatments, and practices<br />
in this session, you will hear about completing the $180 million<br />
grade crossing elimination project of the MTa long island <strong>Rail</strong><br />
Road; practices along commuter rail lines serving Toronto;<br />
lessons learned involving crossing and trespassing accidents<br />
around passenger rail corridors; and measures to improve safety<br />
along lRT alignments that were documented in the recently<br />
released “TCRp Report 137, improving pedestrian and Motorist<br />
Safety along light <strong>Rail</strong> alignments.”<br />
moder ator<br />
ffto be announced<br />
cre ating a saFer en v ironment by elminating<br />
gr ade crossings<br />
ffstuart lerner, vice president, Stantec Consulting inc.,<br />
new York, nY<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
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state of good repair<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Setting maintenance practices and policies on<br />
rail infrastructure<br />
with its profound effect on safety, the state of good repair applies<br />
to fixed guideways, facilities, rolling stock, and other physical<br />
assets. This session will help to define the state of good repair<br />
and its role in asset management; describe the assets; size<br />
the problem and assess the condition of assets; locate funding<br />
sources; develop long term financial strategies; highlight best<br />
practice examples; and explain the lessons learned.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffto be announced<br />
deFerred m aintenance , impact oF saFe t y<br />
ffmichael t. Flanigon, director, office of Safety and Security,<br />
federal Transit administration, washington, DC<br />
w e altH oF station: innovative Financing tool s For<br />
rene wal proJects<br />
ffJeffrey d. ensor, consultant, parsons Brinckerhoff,<br />
washington, DC<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
public-private partnerships<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Managing PPP transactions and project delivery<br />
Join this session to review infrastructure financing options<br />
and analyze why these options were viable in given situations,<br />
including those in europe. learn more about positioning<br />
opportunities to attract private sector interest, how investors<br />
assess opportunities, and the return on investment. How can<br />
the rail agencies successfully manage their ppp? project<br />
examples will illustrate key concepts in initiating and managing a<br />
successful public-private partnership.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffmichael i. schneider, chair, apTa public-private<br />
partnerships Committee, and managing partner,<br />
infraConsult, llC, los angeles, Ca<br />
Session sponsored by Siemens.
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preparing an integrated<br />
state rail plan<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
State vision for passenger and freight a federal<br />
requirement for high-speed & intercity rail<br />
new federal requirements for high-speed and intercity rail<br />
funding mandate a rail plan that details the state’s vision for<br />
passenger and freight rail service and how it will achieve its vision<br />
for freight and passenger movements from ports to rail lines<br />
to highways. explore the components of a successful state rail<br />
plan, the importance of creating a plan that integrates all modes,<br />
the benefits of a document that charts the state’s rail future,<br />
and how the state rail plans may fit into the federal <strong>Rail</strong>road<br />
administration’s national <strong>Rail</strong> plan.<br />
Session sponsored by Siemens.<br />
retrofits:<br />
integrating new technology<br />
into older infrastructure<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Managing your retrofit while providing rail service<br />
integrating new technology into older systems poses challenges<br />
for agencies as they continue providing service. learn how rail<br />
systems have met these challenges and hear their experiences.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffthomas waldron, north america director-transit, aeCoM,<br />
new York, nY<br />
upgr ading autom atic tr av eler inForm ation systems<br />
on an e xisting Flee t<br />
ffrobert gave, p.e., associate, Booz allen Hamilton,<br />
San francisco, Ca<br />
syntHe sis oF tHe de v elopment oF perForm ance<br />
ba sed regul atory saFe t y policy & implementation<br />
oF positive tr ain control<br />
ffrickey green, control system specialist, Stantec Consulting inc.,<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
low Floor center section: c-unit, tHe Final<br />
“succe ssFul cHapter”<br />
ffJames morgan, regional manager, lTK engineering Services,<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
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shared use:<br />
light at the end of the tunnel<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Commuter rail and light rail<br />
in conjunction with members of the Shared Use working Group,<br />
this panel will review recent developments in the ongoing<br />
effort to improve the potential for shared use of track by<br />
freight, commuter rail, and non-compliant light rail vehicles.<br />
The recent Canadian legislation on this issue will provide a<br />
useful comparative study and potential insights into possible<br />
approaches to the issues presented.<br />
High-speed rail technical<br />
session: infrastructure<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Structures, tunnels, track, and catenary<br />
in this three-part session:<br />
1. Design considerations and the efficient construction of<br />
structures that will support high-speed operations as they<br />
impact trackbed, viaducts, and bridges will be reviewed.<br />
2. Higher speeds means higher air velocities and greater<br />
pressure in tunnels. The experiences, problems, and design<br />
solutions of existing systems will be explored as they affect<br />
passenger comfort, protection of equipment, ventilation<br />
systems, fire-life safety, wayside equipment, stations, and<br />
other aerodynamic factors.<br />
3. a track and catenary presentation will explore the geometries<br />
to be maintained and the unique forces requiring precision<br />
in design and maintenance that are brought about by trains<br />
operating at higher speeds within the envelope of the track and<br />
overhead contact system.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffJeffery Hewitt, p.eng., vice president and senior program<br />
manager-transit, aeCoM, Burnaby, BC<br />
Session sponsored by CH2M HILL.<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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8 automated/driverless trains: 1<br />
interactive presentations<br />
a Quarter century of experience<br />
2 – 3:30 p.m.<br />
Automated rail systems in Canada, U.S., Europe, and Asia<br />
in the 1980s, three north american cities began operation of<br />
a new generation of automated rail systems: Detroit, Toronto,<br />
and Vancouver. opening for eXpo ‘86, the Vancouver SkyTrain<br />
system is the largest of its type in the world, safely moving over<br />
one billion riders without incident. Since then, other systems have<br />
opened from the Docklands project in london to Kuala lumpur,<br />
Beijing, South Korea, and new York’s JfK airport. in august<br />
2009, Metro Vancouver launched its third fully automated system,<br />
Canada line, with a conventional propulsion system and subwaysized<br />
trains. Share with us the history and experience gained<br />
from a quarter century of fully automated rail operations.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffmike w. richard, vice chair, apTa automated Transit<br />
Technical forum, and vice president, operations, BC Rapid<br />
Transit Company, ltd., Burnaby, BC<br />
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2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
we have a new presentation format for this year! Join these<br />
unique discussions in a small-group format on topics that are<br />
part of the rail conference call for papers process. first, you<br />
will hear brief remarks about all of the featured topics and then<br />
quickly break into small groups to engage in candid discussions<br />
about the authors’ projects – models that work, reasons for their<br />
success, and what to avoid. each of the 30-minute, round-table<br />
presentations are made three times, offering you the opportunity<br />
to select three topics of high interest and move from one small<br />
group to the next. enjoy participating in the informal exchanges<br />
that maximize your time with industry leaders.<br />
adapting nortH american r ail securit y to Japane se<br />
HigH-speed r ail station de signs — per spectives oF<br />
an arcHitect w itH tHe centr al Japan r ailway<br />
ffmikihiro shiraki, assistant manager, Central Japan <strong>Rail</strong>way<br />
Company, washington, DC<br />
avoiding tHe pitFall s w Hen scoping alternative<br />
delivery me tHod proJect<br />
ffmichael s. venter, p.e., senior rail systems engineer, aeCoM<br />
Transit <strong>Rail</strong>, Denver, Co<br />
ffnavin s. sagar, p.e., senior director, engineering, aeCoM<br />
USa, inc., Denver Co<br />
� capital proJects accountability — independent<br />
tecHnical evaluation to compliment Financial audit<br />
� sustainabilit y in tr ansportation<br />
� cl aims avoidance — ne w trend<br />
� saFe t y audit and documentation<br />
ffsudhir k. agrawal, msme,mba,pe, ccm, senior project<br />
director-engineering & construction, aeCoM, arcadia, Ca<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
Refreshments sponsored by CH2M HILL.<br />
tecHnical tours<br />
2 – 5 p.m.<br />
Refer to page 4-5 for TransLink Tours 1-6 details.
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recruiting and developing a<br />
new generation workforce<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Tomorrow’s rail operators, maintenance staff,<br />
and supervisors<br />
effective recruitment and development programs yield high<br />
returns – a highly skilled, motivated workforce recognized for<br />
quality service. This session showcases innovative practices and<br />
uses of advanced technologies to hire and develop the best-of-thebest<br />
operators, maintainers, and supervisors in the rail industry.<br />
Session sponsored by AECOM.<br />
enhancing asset value and<br />
assuring state of good repair<br />
with safety certification<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Creating value with an ongoing process<br />
attend this session to hear how an effective safety certification<br />
program works to augment other critical management systems.<br />
learn about converting the Safety Certification process from a<br />
project level requirement into a dynamic management system<br />
that establishes the baseline for configuration management,<br />
identifies critical assets for ongoing management, and<br />
determines the safety margins required to maintain the system<br />
to a state of good repair. This process will enhance your asset<br />
management program and extend the service life of your<br />
organization’s assets.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffmatthew w. pollack, p.e., MaTC program director, aeCoM/<br />
Metropolitan atlanta Transit Consultants, atlanta, Ga<br />
multiagency coordination and drill s perFormed For<br />
saFe t y certiFication oF tHe link ligHt r ail system<br />
ffdana l. stahl, senior safety specialist, Sound Transit, Seattle, wa<br />
saFe t y ca se m anagement during cHange<br />
ffdavid a. anderson, p.e., associate, Booz allen Hamilton,<br />
newark, nJ<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
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integrating passenger Facilities<br />
into the community<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Station area planning<br />
The session focuses on high-speed rail station design and the<br />
potential to transform communities. what are the opportunities<br />
to serve as gateways to the community? How do they connect<br />
to the regional transit system? Hear the latest on station area<br />
planning and how stations fit into the surrounding community<br />
and offer potential for transit-oriented development.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffto be announced<br />
HigH-speed r ail: a catalyst For communit y building<br />
ffg. b. arrington, co-chair, apTa land Use and economic<br />
Development Subcommittee, and principal practice leader,<br />
parsons Brinckerhoff, portland, oR<br />
uber-tod pl anning and HigH-speed r ail<br />
fftim baldwin, p.e., vice president, URS Corporation, Denver, Co<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
rail operations:<br />
planning for the extremes<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Olympian feats accomplished daily<br />
it does not necessarily require the olympics coming to town to<br />
put a public transportation to the test. Special events and other<br />
unusual conditions can place extraordinary demands on a rail<br />
network. listen to real-world examples of how, with a little<br />
advance planning and coordination, commuter rail and rail transit<br />
modes have demonstrated the flexibility and capability needed to<br />
meet those demands.<br />
moder ator<br />
fft.r. Hickey, aicp, immediate past chair, Multimodal<br />
operations planning Subcommittee, and associate vice<br />
president, Metropolitan Transit authority of Harris County,<br />
Houston, TX<br />
stressing your rail system to Handle large event crowds<br />
ffmark c. walbrun, east transit market leader, CH2M Hill,<br />
Chicago, il<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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tHe oly mpic s and be yond: Handling tHe<br />
e x tr aordinary w itH unat tended me tro oper ations<br />
ffian r. graham, senior operations planner, BC Rapid Transit<br />
Company ltd., Burnaby, BC<br />
ffpaul lam, performance analyst, proTrans BC operations, ltd.,<br />
Richmond, BC<br />
tHe lit tle line tHat could: roundup on tHe red line<br />
ffscott grogan, senior director, rail operations, Metropolitan<br />
Transit authority of Harris County, Houston, TX<br />
serv ice pl anning For ne w yankee stadium<br />
ffpeter g. cafiero, chief operations planning officer, MTa new<br />
York City Transit, new York, nY<br />
ta ke me out to tHe ballgame: str ategie s to improv e<br />
r ail tr ansit mode sH are For Fenway park<br />
ffdavid o. nelson, director of transit planning, Jacobs, Boston, Ma<br />
commuter rail maintenance<br />
Facilities…new, reused,<br />
and planned<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
A view of different approaches<br />
with no single design for commuter rail maintenance shops, old<br />
railroad shops, new “greenfield” facilities, and recycled buildings<br />
all are used to maintain commuter rail rolling stock. also varying<br />
from shop to shop is what equipment is maintained and how.<br />
This session will focus on examples of how commuter rail<br />
systems have adapted maintenance practices to their facilities.<br />
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implementation of positive<br />
train control<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
The final rule<br />
The “pTC Rule” is published. The “pTC plans” are submitted. now<br />
what? The work begins to deploy the pTC system. while work<br />
continues on the final interoperability standards procurement and<br />
deployment, plans must go forward. This session will address<br />
some of the many technical issues that need to be resolved.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffgordon mott, program manager-pTC policy, association of<br />
american <strong>Rail</strong>roads, washington, DC<br />
panelists<br />
ffgareth l. evans, senior vehicle specialist, STV incorporated,<br />
philadelphia, pa<br />
ffrobert J. disilvestro, p.e., department manager, signal and<br />
communication, HnTB Corporation, Boston, Ma<br />
ffJohn J. lech, associate vice president, Jacobs, philadelphia, pa<br />
driverless system choices:<br />
“what about That? How did<br />
you make That decision?”<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Automated rail transit owners explain their process.<br />
During the planning phase for new driverless transit systems, owners<br />
wrestle through interesting design decisions, with the process and<br />
choices not at all in black and white. Considerations include cost and<br />
benefit analyses, operating philosophies, and preferences. owners<br />
from Honolulu, Dubai, paris, and Vancouver have been invited to<br />
discuss why they chose, for example, platform doors instead of open<br />
platforms; the use of an automated yard versus non-automated; and<br />
how they developed emergency evacuation procedures, passenger<br />
security policies, and interior car designs. learn from those with<br />
recent experience and adapt a process for your new system.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffandrew s. robbins, p.e., chair, apTa automated Transit<br />
Technical forum, and senior director, project development &<br />
sales, Bombardier Transportation, San francisco, Ca
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building lrt urban track<br />
structures—imbedded track design<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Key principles, alignment, and performance<br />
newer embedded track systems for light rail have come on line<br />
recently and much has been learned about alignment, maintenance,<br />
and performance. Some systems have also employed noise and<br />
vibration attenuation techniques to mitigate sound and vibration<br />
transmission to sensitive university laboratories or concert halls.<br />
This session will address state-of-the-art techniques in urban track<br />
structure design, and preview a new aReMa/apTa embedded track<br />
alignment recommended practice.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffrichard brown, p.e., chair, apTa Track and noise/Vibration<br />
Technical forum, and senior project director-engineering &<br />
construction, Metropolitan Transit authority of Harris County,<br />
Houston, TX<br />
consider ations For installing special tr ack work<br />
on v ertical gr adients<br />
ffFrancis t. lam, p.eng., miem, trackwork/alignment<br />
specialist, transportation, aeCoM, edmonton, aB<br />
embedded tr ack alignment de sign — arem a /apta<br />
recommended pr actice<br />
ffHugh J. Fuller, p.e., pnw railway practice manager,<br />
HnTB Corporation, Seattle, wa<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
next generation Fare<br />
collection challenges<br />
4 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Gated and open systems<br />
How do rail services provide electronic fare payment in a ‘proofof-payment’<br />
fare collection system? what about cash fares? is<br />
the industry moving toward consensus on equipment system<br />
configurations for next-generation fare collection for light rail<br />
transit? These questions and more will be discussed at this session.<br />
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accessible rail — Freedom to move<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m.<br />
U.S. and Canadian best practices<br />
Since 1990, U.S. public transportation systems have been<br />
governed by the americans with Disabilities act (aDa). with<br />
the exception of the province of ontario, there has been no<br />
similar legislation in Canada. Come hear about best practices<br />
in both regulated and unregulated environments – including<br />
level boarding, between-car barriers, and designs for stations,<br />
elevators, signage, amenities, and paths of travel for persons<br />
with disabilities.<br />
Session sponsored by AECOM.<br />
protecting our rail infrastructure:<br />
what are our risk exposures?<br />
who’s doing what?<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m.<br />
How deterrence and detection influence public safety<br />
The ability to deter and detect activity is critical for passenger<br />
rail given its inherent openness. from design aspects, crime<br />
and terrorist activity patterns to application of technology and<br />
personnel deployment, attend this session to hear best practices<br />
from your colleagues. learn more about risk trends, and<br />
effective methods for mitigating crime and terrorism. Understand<br />
more about the impact on public safety that rail service has and<br />
benefit through the sharing of lessons learned.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffbrian michael Jenkins, director, national Transportation<br />
Security Center of excellence, Mineta Transportation institute,<br />
San Jose, Ca<br />
integr ated securit y system For pa ssenger r ail<br />
cars — vancou v er sk y tr ain ca se study<br />
ffchristopher crawford, director, transit security solutions,<br />
Bombardier Transportation-propulsion and Controls,<br />
winter Garden, fl<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
ReGiSTeR ToDaY aT www.apTa.CoM<br />
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trends in ridership Forecasting<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m.<br />
For new starts and high-speed & intercity rail, who is<br />
riding the train?<br />
3 3 risk assessment:<br />
from the newest of the new start cities — phoenix and<br />
Charlotte — all will develop substantial travel forecasts. each of<br />
the cities presenting have met fTa new or Small Starts criteria<br />
for project advancement and funding, learned valuable lessons<br />
on data collection and forecasting efforts and now seek to utilize<br />
this knowledge for new projects and expansion. Valley Metro <strong>Rail</strong><br />
in phoenix conducted an intercept survey to understand current<br />
ridership and how it differs from the original project travel<br />
forecast. The findings revealed travel patterns and markets<br />
that were not foreseen in the project forecast nor forecasts for<br />
the extensions. other regions are taking the lead in collecting<br />
ridership data above and beyond the traditional regional models.<br />
Come hear about trends and improvements in collecting rider<br />
data and forecasting ridership.<br />
mder ator<br />
ffmarc k. soronson, vice president, senior professional<br />
associate, HDR engineering, inc., phoenix, aZ<br />
panelists<br />
ffkimberly slaughter, associate vice president, planning,<br />
Metropolitan Transit authority of Harris County, Houston, TX<br />
ffdaniel rogers, senior project manager, Charlotte area Rapid<br />
Transit, Charlotte, nC<br />
ffrepresentative from valley metro<br />
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identification & mitigation<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m.<br />
New risk management tools and indices<br />
an important element in the evaluation and management of<br />
major transit projects, risk assessment involves the probability<br />
that the budget and financing will be sufficient to bring the project<br />
to completion. Join this session to hear about balancing and<br />
managing risk.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffwilliam t. thomsen, p.e., chair, apTa Capital projects<br />
Committee, and senior vice president, Urban engineers, inc.,<br />
philadelphia, pa<br />
Front end pl anning oF r ailway proJects<br />
ffJames w. palmer, senior vice president & director,<br />
transportation, Hill international, inc., philadelphia, pa<br />
str ategie s to mitigate local Financial commitment<br />
risk s oF a ne w starts proJect<br />
ffying chen, consultant, aeCoM, arlington, Va<br />
risk management in tHe development oF a penta-p proJect<br />
ffJulie k. skeen, senior program manager, Jacobs, Golden, Co<br />
ne w concep ts in risk and budge t m anagement:<br />
re turn-incentives to ow ner<br />
ffmatthew z. sibul, senior project manager, Capital<br />
Development Division, Utah Transit authority, Salt lake City, UT<br />
ffkevin cox, project director, airport TRaX line, Utah Transit<br />
authority, Salt lake City, UT<br />
commuter rail o&m<br />
contracting: pros and cons<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m.<br />
The Owner’s Perspective<br />
Hear from commuter rail owners the advantages and<br />
disadvantages of contracting out operations and/or maintenance<br />
services to a third-party operator. Hear their histories,<br />
procurement approaches, safety considerations, third party<br />
liability, fRa reporting, on-time performance, private-sector<br />
efficiencies, labor agreements, cost containment, payment<br />
incentives and penalties, inventory management, and more.
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webcast session<br />
Fact or myth: the return on<br />
investment of a national Highspeed<br />
& intercity rail program<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m.<br />
Lessons learned and best practices from abroad<br />
This session will summarize case studies and examine the<br />
metrics behind the return on investment for national highspeed<br />
(HS) and intercity (iC) rail programs from europe and<br />
asia. The impact of HS and iC rail in terms of mobility, the<br />
environment, economics, and other factors will be summarized<br />
by professionals who study these trends from objective points of<br />
view. experts will discuss whether and how investments in HS<br />
and iC rail have delivered their promises and positively impacted<br />
travel behavior and economic development, and reduced overall<br />
fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. This information will<br />
help guide the future U.S. investments to ensure that realistic and<br />
appropriate expectations are made and delivered.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffpeter gertler, aicp, chair, apTa High-Speed & intercity <strong>Rail</strong><br />
program Subcommittee, and senior vice president, high-speed<br />
rail services chair, HnTB Corporation, oakland, Ca<br />
panelists<br />
ffJulian sastre, dr. civil engineering, polytechnic University of<br />
Madrid, and senior researcher, fundación Caminos de Hierro,<br />
Madrid, Spain<br />
ffandrew mcnaughton, Freng., chief engineer, High Speed<br />
Two, and special professor of rail engineering, University of<br />
nottingham, United Kingdom<br />
ffignacio barrón de angoiti, director, High-Speed <strong>Rail</strong><br />
Division, Union internationale des Chemins de fer<br />
(UiC – international Union of <strong>Rail</strong>ways), paris, france<br />
Session sponsored by Siemens.<br />
communications systems<br />
8 – 10 a.m.<br />
Technology working 24/7<br />
Communications systems pose a wide range of challenges —<br />
technological, operational, and even commercial. Constantly<br />
changing users, requirements, industry standards, and market<br />
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environments are only the half of it. a system must work 24/7<br />
in all conceivable scenarios — from the limitations of legacy<br />
systems to the uncertainties of implementing new technology —<br />
this is communications in rail. This session will address these<br />
challenges and more.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffto be announced<br />
ip and e tHerne t communication protocol s<br />
For r ail tr ansit<br />
ffchuck badgley, global marketing sales manager, interalia<br />
Systems Corporation, palm Harbor, fl<br />
state oF maryland statewide radio system 700mHz apco 25<br />
ffbernard w. walker, associate vice president, aeCoM,<br />
Baltimore, MD<br />
Joint council on tr ansit w irele ss communications<br />
ffkark witbeck, senior associate, Stantec Consulting inc.,<br />
phoenix, aZ<br />
tecHnical issue s in tHe selection and deploy ment<br />
oF r adio communications For positive tr ain control<br />
ffwarren s. meyers, communications manager, SYSTRa<br />
Consulting, inc./SYSTRa engineering, inc., new York, nY<br />
crashworthiness —<br />
innovations in vehicle design<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m.<br />
Protecting passengers in street and rail vehicles<br />
Designing vehicles to protect passengers should accidents<br />
occur requires utilization of sophisticated computer modeling<br />
tools and engineering expertise. new standards have been<br />
promulgated through aSMe and european norms to define<br />
structural criteria of light and heavy rail vehicles. apTa, fRa,<br />
and european organizations have also produced standards<br />
and rules addressing mainline railroad vehicle design. work is<br />
continuing to optimize designs that protect railcar passengers<br />
and occupants of street vehicles involved in accidents with light<br />
rail or streetcars. This session will address innovations in the<br />
design of vehicle cab-ends and seating, upcoming standards for<br />
high-speed rail; and fTa projects.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffto be announced<br />
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building le ss aggre ssive ligHt r ail cab-ends:<br />
protecting occupants oF stree t v eHicle s in<br />
collisions w itH ligHt r ailcars<br />
ffsteven kirkpatrick, ph.d., principal engineer, applied<br />
Research associates, inc., Mountain View, Ca<br />
Fta ligHt rail seat design study: designs tHat work best<br />
ffgerardo olivares, ph.d., technical director,<br />
crashworthiness, national institute for aviation Research,<br />
wichita State University, wichita, KS<br />
ffadditional presenters to be announced<br />
after an incident: How to<br />
communicate with passengers,<br />
media, and investigators<br />
9: 45 – 11 a.m.<br />
Planning ahead for your actions and messages<br />
during the first 48 hours<br />
Hear from the national Transportation Safety Board and the<br />
Transportation Safety Board of Canada about what rail service<br />
providers are doing to work with these agencies and with the<br />
media to assure safety of passengers and the public in an<br />
emergency. what communications to the riders are needed at the<br />
scene of an incident? what operational actions are necessary?<br />
The media arrives at the scene of an incident and whom do<br />
they talk with? How should rail systems work with the nTSB or<br />
TSBC? Convey your organization’s point of view and response to<br />
the incident – what you are doing, industry standards that apply,<br />
how shuttle service will operate, and more in moving through the<br />
first 48 hours.<br />
operations control centers<br />
9: 45 – 11 a.m.<br />
Control room standards and security<br />
operations control centers (oCC) are the vital communications<br />
hub for a rail transit agency. During normal periods, the oCC<br />
helps ensure safe and efficient operations for the riding public. in<br />
emergencies and critical events, the oCC provides a coordination<br />
link between management decisions and operational actions.<br />
attend this session to hear leading industry experts discuss<br />
effective management and the use of tools and resources.<br />
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developing Federal and<br />
local partnerships to<br />
expedite project delivery<br />
9: 45 – 11 a.m.<br />
Streamlining the process<br />
The role of federal technical assistance and oversight is evolving,<br />
requiring a re-thinking of traditional roles and responsibilities<br />
in project development and implementation. This session will<br />
explore how the federal Transit administration and the federal<br />
<strong>Rail</strong>road administration support effective, expedited project<br />
delivery, and how local project sponsors might respond to these<br />
new opportunities and programs. The differences and similarities<br />
between Canadian and american project planning and delivery<br />
will be explored. Success stories will illustrate the potential to<br />
enhance federal and local partnerships, and the innovations and<br />
results that can be achieved through proactive collaboration.<br />
The potential policy, administrative, and technical implications<br />
of these successes will be discussed to better understand how<br />
project funders and project implementers might work more<br />
effectively together to meet mutual expectations.<br />
Facilitator s<br />
ffdiana c. mendes, aicp, chair, apTa policy and planning<br />
Committee, and senior vice president, aeCoM, arlington, Va<br />
ffdavid vozzolo, 1st vice chair, apTa Major Capital<br />
investment planning Subcommittee, and vice president,<br />
HDR engineering, inc., alexandria, Va<br />
pre senter<br />
ffdouglas allen, vice chair, apTa policy and planning<br />
Committee, and interim president/Ceo, Capital Metropolitan<br />
Transportation authority, austin, TX<br />
Session sponsored by CDM.
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systems engineering<br />
9: 45 – 11 a.m.<br />
<strong>Rail</strong> applications<br />
attend this session to hear about using the formal systems<br />
engineering process to deliver a unified mobile network, final design<br />
of a new two-track tunnel, integration of new railcars into an existing<br />
traction power system, and a complex rail mega project.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffanne o’neil, p.e., chief systems engineer, capital program<br />
management, MTa new York City Transit, new York, nY (invited)<br />
a systems engineering approacH to delivering<br />
mobile voice , v ideo, and data ne t work s system w ide<br />
ffbarry c. einsig, chair, apTa Transit wireless<br />
Communications Joint Council, and market director,<br />
Harris Corporation, Mason, oH<br />
integr ating ne w r ailcars into e xisting tr action<br />
pow er systems<br />
ffJames H. dietz, senior consultant, lTK engineering Services,<br />
ambler, pa<br />
apply ing a systems engineering approacH to tHe n yc<br />
e a st side acce ss r ail mega proJect<br />
ffvictor simuoli, vice president, Urban engineers of<br />
new York, p.C., new York, nY<br />
acce ss to tHe region's core ( arc) proJect<br />
ffoliver m. Hoehne, contract package manager,<br />
STV incorporated, new York, nY<br />
commuter rail rolling stock<br />
9: 45 – 11 a.m.<br />
Technologies and procurement<br />
This session on the procurement and technologies of commuter<br />
rail rolling stock will touch on special interest areas such as<br />
aC and DC propulsion, regenerative braking, microprocessor<br />
controls, on-board diagnostics, and general vehicle design<br />
technologies, including dual-mode operation.<br />
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arra status reports —<br />
High-speed & intercity rail<br />
9: 45 – 11 a.m.<br />
Progress, best practices, and insights<br />
This session will feature progress reports from the federal <strong>Rail</strong>road<br />
administration and key states that received american Recovery and<br />
Reinvestment act (aaRa) funds for the development of high-speed<br />
and intercity rail. presentations will be from those directly involved<br />
in the development and administration and recipients/potential<br />
recipients of the aRRa grants. Highlights will include best practices<br />
and lessons learned for future aRRa funding.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffrod diridon, chair, apTa High-Speed & intercity <strong>Rail</strong><br />
Committee, and executive director, Mineta Transportation<br />
institute, San Jose, Ca<br />
Session sponsored by HNTB Corporation.<br />
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train control in <strong>2010</strong><br />
9: 45 – 11 a.m.<br />
Track circuits are here to stay.<br />
8 8 vibration and noise mitigation<br />
This year was seminal for train control. following major events<br />
involving train control technology, systems are under increased<br />
scrutiny. as infrastructure ages, conventional train control<br />
systems must continue to provide safe passage for rail riders.<br />
presenters will discuss important issues related to keeping train<br />
control systems running.<br />
moder ator:<br />
ffrobert a. macdonald, chair, apTa Signals Subcommittee,<br />
and director, engineering services, B&C Transit, inc.,<br />
San leandro, Ca<br />
systems engineering For re signaling proJects<br />
ffJonathan david Hulse, p.eng., chief engineer, Delcan,<br />
Markham, on<br />
dual code audio FreQuency tr ack circuits and tHeir<br />
use in v ital tr ain de tection<br />
ffdavid rosenthal, senior signals engineer, aeCoM/<br />
Metropolitan atlanta Transit Consultants, atlanta, Ga<br />
ffH.r. stewart, systems engineer-train control, Metropolitan<br />
atlanta Rapid Transit authority, atlanta, Ga<br />
tr ain control For u. s. HigH-speed r ail<br />
ffdavid turner, president, Turner engineering Corporation,<br />
Venice, Ca<br />
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for the 21st century: real<br />
problems with real solutions<br />
9: 45 – 11 a.m.<br />
For system operators who must be sensitive to<br />
neighborhoods, businesses, and universities<br />
Vibration and noise issues can significantly influence the success<br />
of new and existing rail projects including the advent of high-speed<br />
rail and general noise associated with operator cabins. The apTa<br />
Technical forum on noise and Vibration has been studying these<br />
problems and new insights continue to emerge. This session will<br />
particularly focus on strategies for reducing environmental noise<br />
and vibration transmitted through ground and atmosphere and<br />
its effects on system operators, neighborhoods, and sensitivity of<br />
nearby businesses and universities.<br />
moder ator<br />
ffsteven l. wolfe, president, wilson, ihrig & associates, inc.,<br />
emeryville, Ca<br />
closing general session<br />
rail safety leadership for<br />
High reliability organizations<br />
11:15 a.m. – 12: 45 p.m.<br />
<strong>Rail</strong> systems have taken a leading role and continue to be<br />
proactive in their safety preparations and responsibilities.<br />
public transportation is one of the safest travel modes. Yet,<br />
recent events have proven that the impact of a single failure<br />
can propagate exponentially with severe consequences<br />
on cost, policy, and public perception, both regionally and<br />
nationally. policies, procedures, organizational structures, and<br />
management that seemed to work fine in the past can collapse<br />
under these conditions. Join this session to hear about building<br />
a high reliability organization adequate for the high consequence<br />
environment in which we operate.<br />
guided selF-tour<br />
a multimodal tour of<br />
greater vancouver<br />
1: 45 – 5:30 p.m.<br />
Refer to page 6 for tour details.
tsi training<br />
current issues in rail safety<br />
2 – 5 p.m.<br />
Join the Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) for its<br />
interactive session on current issues in rail safety.<br />
Why have rail incidents increased?<br />
recent incidents<br />
� overviews<br />
� probable causes and contributing factors<br />
� The nTSB response and party system<br />
� notifications to the families and victim assistance<br />
� Survival factors, including emergency response and crash<br />
energy management<br />
� Continuity of operations<br />
The science behind effective safety training<br />
and workforce development<br />
� Do your training efforts measure up?<br />
� listening to the audience—new approaches to training<br />
� Your new employees, the millennium generation—how do they<br />
learn?<br />
TSI safety and security training<br />
� The award-winning Transit Safety and Security program<br />
certificate<br />
� new TSi courses on auditing and capital projects<br />
c e r t i F i c at e o F at t e n d a n c e awarded at the conclusion<br />
of the session.<br />
instructor<br />
ffdave schlesinger, course manager, transit safety & security,<br />
Transportation Safety institute, oklahoma City, oK<br />
F e e There is no separate registration fee required.<br />
r e g i s t r at i o n Register by may 21 on your apTa <strong>Rail</strong><br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Registration form at www.apta.com so materials<br />
may be prepared in advance for each person. onsite registration<br />
will be limited to a space-and-materials-available basis, so<br />
register early.<br />
Q u e s t i o n s ? visit www.tsi.gov.<br />
contact tsi’s dave schlesinger at 405.954.7203 or<br />
dave.schlesinger@dot.gov or apta’s bill grizard at<br />
202.496.4878 or wgrizard@apta.com.<br />
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livability and sustainability<br />
considerations in<br />
project planning<br />
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.<br />
A peer exchange on project planning<br />
Under the DoT-HUD-epa interagency partnerships for<br />
Sustainable Communities program, fTa will be looking beyond<br />
a single measure to broader community benefits of new and<br />
small starts. How do MpoS and transit agencies partner for<br />
sustainable and livable corridor planning? How will diverse<br />
communities get engaged in the process? How will livability and<br />
sustainability be incorporated in a meaningful way into the project<br />
planning process? what does the process look like after costeffectiveness,<br />
formerly the only measure that counted in moving<br />
projects forward? Join a peer exchange to discuss the important<br />
changes in how new and small start projects are weighed and<br />
evaluated and what the outcomes mean for communities.<br />
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Fta new start/small<br />
start workshop<br />
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.<br />
in its continuing educational efforts, the federal Transit<br />
administration, in conjunction with apTa, is offering a workshop<br />
on fTa’s major capital investment program under SafeTea-lU.<br />
The workshop provides the technical requirements of the major<br />
capital investment planning and project development process<br />
and provides the latest issues affecting new starts.<br />
There is a separate $75 fee for the workshop and attendance<br />
is limited.<br />
for more information and to register for the workshop, visit www.<br />
apta.com or contact apTa’s Rich weaver at rweaver@apta.com or<br />
202.496.4809.<br />
nti training<br />
project management for transit<br />
professionals — part 1<br />
8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. (35 person limit)<br />
(Part 2 is on Friday, June 11 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.)<br />
This two-part national Transit institute (nTi) introductory<br />
course is for transit professionals whose current or future<br />
responsibilities include planning, managing, and executing all<br />
phases of a projects lifecycle. The goal of this course is to help<br />
transit professionals appreciate the importance of analyzing,<br />
leading, and managing the complexities of transit projects by<br />
providing them with the tools to foster success.<br />
By the end of this course participants will be able to:<br />
� Describe the major components of a well-defined project<br />
� explain the functionality of each phase of the project lifecycle<br />
and associated deliverables<br />
� Create a project Management plan (pMp), including a Statement<br />
of work (Sow) and work Breakdown Structure (wBS)<br />
� identify methods to obtain reasonable project estimates and<br />
develop a realistic project schedule<br />
� Use earned Value to control and report a project’s status and<br />
evaluate the impact of potential changes in the pMp<br />
� Recognize the relationship between leadership and teamwork<br />
development, and the importance of communicating to all<br />
stakeholders<br />
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Upon completion of this training, each participant will know how<br />
to build, manage, and execute a project and understand the tools<br />
used for a successful project management system.<br />
c e u s 1. 2 a n d c e r t i F i c at e o F at t e n d a n c e awarded<br />
upon completion of both days of the course.<br />
instructor<br />
ffmichael p. kushner, outreach coordinator, Southern California<br />
Regional Transit Training Consortium, Severna park, MD<br />
F e e Tuition fee is in addition to the apTa <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Conference</strong><br />
registration fee and payable directly to nTi.<br />
� waived for federal, state, and local government employees in<br />
transportation or related areas<br />
� $300 per person for contractors and consultants<br />
r e g i s t r at i o n So materials may be prepared in advance for<br />
each person, register by may 21 at www.ntionline.com; please<br />
select “Management Development” and click on “project<br />
Management for Transit professionals.” on-site registration<br />
will be limited to a space-and-materials-available basis, so<br />
register early.<br />
Q u e s t i o n s ? visit nti’s web site, www.ntionline.com.<br />
contact nti’s barbara van dyke at 732.932.1700 x211<br />
or bvandyke@rutgers.edu.
conference registration desk<br />
admission to all scheduled activities requires a name badge.<br />
please register and pick up your badge upon arrival. The<br />
registration desk, located in the Hyatt Regency, will be open the<br />
following times:<br />
saturday, June 5 1 – 5 p.m.<br />
sunday, June 6 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.<br />
monday, June 7 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.<br />
tuesday, June 8 7 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.<br />
wednesday, June 9 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> registrants’ bags compliments<br />
of HNTB Corporation.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> badge lanyards compliments<br />
of Parsons Brinckerhoff.<br />
dress code<br />
The conference organizing committee encourages a business<br />
casual dress code at all events.<br />
conference proceedings<br />
each paid registrant will receive online access to the conference<br />
proceedings as part of the conference registration fee. This<br />
added conference benefit, available after the conference,<br />
will afford registrants universal access to some of the most<br />
important technical research advancing the industry presented<br />
at the conference. in making this departure from the CD-RoM,<br />
apTa continues its mission and commitment to “Going Green.”<br />
Q u e s t i o n s ? contact apta’s starleetah gaddis at<br />
202.496.4338 or sgaddis@apta.com.<br />
Host information desk<br />
Translink will have general information desks in the apTa<br />
registration area in the Hyatt Regency. Translink staff will be<br />
available to answer questions you may have regarding local<br />
sites, restaurants, social and cultural activities, and to provide<br />
transportation information and maps. The host information desk<br />
will be open the same hours as the apTa registration desk.<br />
GeneRal infoRMaTion<br />
when you register for the conference, you’ll receive a<br />
complimentary transit pass good for all Translink services<br />
during the conference. There are plenty of fun things to see<br />
and do in Vancouver. Visit http://www.tourismvancouver.com/<br />
visitors/vancouver/ to check many of the popular destinations<br />
and activities.<br />
transportation from vancouver<br />
international airport (yvr)<br />
Travel from YVR to downtown Vancouver is fast and easy.<br />
public transit service is available from both the domestic and<br />
international terminals to downtown Vancouver via the new<br />
Canada line. Canada line trains operate from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m.<br />
daily, with an average frequency of 10 minutes or less throughout<br />
the day. from 11 p.m. until the end of service, trains operate every<br />
20 minutes. Total travel time from YVR to downtown Vancouver<br />
is 25 minutes or less. Car rentals are available from the airport,<br />
along with taxi and town car services.<br />
CANADA LINE ADDFARE<br />
The Canada line YVR addfare applies only to travel that<br />
originates at YVR-airport Station, Sea island Centre, or<br />
Templeton Stations and applies only to fares purchased from<br />
ticketing machines within the station. all pre-paid fare media<br />
(Daypasses, fareSaver, fareCard) are exempt from this<br />
requirement. The $5 addfare must be purchased in addition<br />
to the standard fare for the number of zones you travel in.<br />
Travel between YVR and downtown Vancouver is a two-zone<br />
fare weekdays before 6:30 p.m. all other times/days represent<br />
a single zone fare. The Canada line YVR addfare is valid for a<br />
period of 90 minutes from the time of purchase.<br />
Guests staying at the fairmont and Hyatt Regency should exit<br />
the train at Vancouver City Centre Station and walk west along<br />
Georgia Street for three short blocks to Burrard Street. The<br />
fairmont will be on the Southeast corner and the Hyatt Regency<br />
will be half a block to the north from the northwest corner.<br />
t r av e l H i n t if you can see the mountains in Vancouver you<br />
are facing north.<br />
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accessible transportation<br />
The Translink fleet is 100 percent wheelchair and scooter<br />
accessible. all rapid transit stations have elevators to/from<br />
platforms and all buses have either low-floors with ramps or<br />
lift-equipment. Most street intersections in Metro Vancouver<br />
utilize curb cuts to allow easy access for mobility aids and<br />
the majority of bus stops are fully accessible. when planning<br />
your trip please use the Translink trip planner at www.<br />
translink.ca or call the Customer information line 604.953.3333<br />
to ensure your bus stop and route is fully accessible.<br />
Translink also offers custom transit service to those eligible<br />
visitors who are unable to use public transit without assistance.<br />
our HandyDaRT program provides shared ride door-to-door<br />
transportation. for additional information and registration<br />
details please visit the Translink web site or call 778.452.2860.<br />
for more information on accessible services within Metro<br />
Vancouver call 604.453.4587 or consult Translink’s web site,<br />
www.translink.ca<br />
apta offers aicp certification<br />
maintenance (cm) credits<br />
as of January 1, 2008, all professional planners who are<br />
members of the american planning association’s professional<br />
institute, the american institute of Certified planners (aiCp),<br />
are required to earn a total of 32 Certification Maintenance (CM)<br />
credits every two years to maintain their aiCp credentials.<br />
apTa plans to award aiCp CM credits for sessions tailored to the<br />
needs of new planning officials.<br />
Q u e s t i o n s ?<br />
For information regarding the conference sessions to be<br />
submitted for aicp cm credits, contact apta’s starleetah<br />
gaddis at 202.496.4338 or sgaddis@apta.com.<br />
For more information about the aicp cm program,<br />
visit www.planning.org.<br />
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webcast sessions<br />
apTa will webcast (live video-and-audio stream) two of the<br />
conference’s technical sessions. Transit professionals unable to<br />
join us in Vancouver will be able to see and hear the conference<br />
session speakers, presentations, audience questions, and<br />
interaction. Submit questions to the session moderator and<br />
speakers via the internet during the live broadcast of each session.<br />
The two webcast sessions are:<br />
� general luncheon program — a new era of transportation<br />
choices: linking transportation, land use, and<br />
sustainability — Monday, June 7, 12:30 – 2 p.m.<br />
(pacific Time) (See page 13 for session details).<br />
� Fact or myth: the return on investment of a national High-<br />
speed and intercity rail program – wednesday, June 9,<br />
8 – 9:30 a.m. (pacific Time) (See page 25 for session details).<br />
Visit www.apta.com/mc/conferences/90days/<strong>2010</strong>rail/Pages/<br />
default.aspx to register to participate in each webcast session.<br />
You must register separately for each session. The member<br />
fee is $195 per connection; the non-member fee is $295 per<br />
connection. please note that the fee is per connection, not per<br />
person, which means a number of staff members can assemble<br />
in an office or conference room and participate.<br />
students: the next generation<br />
encouraging student involvement is an important goal for apTa’s<br />
conferences and meetings. apTa’s Blue Ribbon panel on workforce<br />
Development has embraced the need to prepare the next generation<br />
of leaders for the public transportation industry. new this year,<br />
students at local colleges and universities are invited to attend and<br />
are encouraged to participate in the conference programming.<br />
Students may:<br />
� attend the international <strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo<br />
� attend technical/training sessions<br />
The conference will offer great opportunities for students to<br />
interact with a variety of professionals within the industry,<br />
participate in educational sessions, hear from industry experts,<br />
and browse products /services. This will also be an added<br />
benefit for members to network, market and recruit a new<br />
generation towards careers within the transit industry. Student<br />
registration includes admission to the educational/technical<br />
sessions, the <strong>Rail</strong> Rodeo, and technical tours.<br />
To be eligible, the student must complete a conference<br />
registration form and present his or her current student iD.
usiness member resource room<br />
monday, June 7 – Wednesday, June 9<br />
apTa’s Business Members are hosting a networking and<br />
resource room during the conference for conversation and<br />
connections. The resource room is the place to discuss<br />
procurement opportunities, learn about apTa’s resources that<br />
can help you do business, and for enhancing relationships and<br />
partnerships that can lead to new business opportunities.<br />
The resource room will be open Monday through wednesday<br />
during the conference. public agency procurement officials and<br />
procurement officials from apTa’s vehicle manufacturers, major<br />
suppliers, and a/e firm members have been invited to participate<br />
in the resource room. it’s a great place to learn about upcoming<br />
business opportunities and how to reach the people who make<br />
procurement decisions at public agencies. it’s a great opportunity<br />
to discuss contracting and teaming opportunities with apTa<br />
private sector members.<br />
Business members will be present to talk about how they have<br />
maximized their return on their investment in apTa membership<br />
and how their bottom-line benefited from being an active<br />
member in apTa. Mark your calendar to stop by the Business<br />
Member Resource Room while you are in Vancouver!<br />
GeneRal infoRMaTion<br />
apta sponsorship program<br />
THANKS TO OUR E ARLY SPONSORS<br />
� aecom<br />
� alstom<br />
� apta business members<br />
� bombardier transportation<br />
� cdm<br />
� cH2m Hill<br />
� educational data systems, inc.<br />
� Halcrow, inc.<br />
� Hntb corporation<br />
� ltk engineering services<br />
� parsons brinckerhoff<br />
� penn machine company<br />
� siemens<br />
� urs corporation<br />
� wabtec/wabco<br />
� westcode incorporated<br />
sponsor any of these specific events, either partially<br />
or exclusively:<br />
� technical sessions<br />
� continental breakfast<br />
� closing general session<br />
� products & services showcase continental breakfast<br />
� products & services showcase continental luncheon<br />
� rail rodeo awards banquet<br />
� rail rodeo breakfasts<br />
� rail rodeo luncheon<br />
� rail rodeo reception/swap meet<br />
contribute to the general sponsorship Fund and be listed<br />
in the final conference program.<br />
QUESTIONS?<br />
contact apta’s Heather rachels at 202.496.4838 or<br />
hrachels@apta.com.<br />
program changes<br />
apTa reserves the exclusive right to make program changes at<br />
any time.<br />
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registration<br />
MEMBER REGISTR ATION<br />
Your fee for the entire <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> is $575 if<br />
registration is received by apTa on or before april 23. after<br />
april 23 the registration fee is $625. each paid registrant will<br />
receive online access to the conference proceedings as part of<br />
the conference registration fee.<br />
SPOUSE /GUEST REGISTR ATION FEE<br />
The fee is $125 per person (not applicable to fellow employees<br />
or other professionals). The fee includes the welcoming<br />
Reception and the <strong>Rail</strong> products and Services Showcase<br />
breakfast and lunch. or, you may elect to purchase individual<br />
tickets on site for the reception ($50) and showcase ($100).<br />
IMPORTANT DATES<br />
early Fee deadline — april 23<br />
refund deadline — may 7<br />
deadline for your name on the registration list — may 13<br />
pre-registration deadline —may 27<br />
Registration fees will be refunded if apTa receives your request<br />
in writing and post-marked no later than May 7. a 20 percent<br />
cancellation fee will be withheld. There will be no refunds<br />
after the May 7 deadline. in the event of a serious illness or<br />
emergency, you may qualify to have the registration fee, minus a<br />
20 percent processing fee, applied to a future conference (must<br />
be used within one year). You may transfer your registration<br />
fee at any time without penalty to another person in your<br />
organization attending the <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>.<br />
NON-MEMBER REGISTR ATION<br />
non-members may attend for a special fee, which is the late<br />
registration fee plus $500 (applied to dues if you join apTa<br />
within three months). Call apTa’s Membership Department at<br />
202.496.4800 for details.<br />
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Hotel information<br />
reser ve your rooms online at w w w.apta.com.<br />
Choose the Meetings & <strong>Conference</strong>s tab; click on <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Rail</strong><br />
<strong>Conference</strong> under the <strong>Conference</strong>s Calendar; on the far righthand<br />
side of the conference home page, click on “Click Here for<br />
Housing” under lodging; and follow the instructions.<br />
or, to download a copy of the Hotel Reservation form and/or the<br />
Suite Reservation Request forum, go to the bottom of the Hotel<br />
Reservations form and click on the appropriate form name<br />
under View/print forms.<br />
please be sure to read the “Room Deposit policy” before making<br />
your reservations either online or by faxing or mailing a copy<br />
of the Hotel Reservation form to the apTa Housing office, c/o<br />
expovision. You will find the mailing address, phone, fax, or email<br />
for the apTa Housing office, c/o expovision, at the very bottom of<br />
the Hotel Reservation form.<br />
conference Questions?<br />
r e g i s t r at i o n contact apta’s Heather rachels at<br />
202.496.4838 or hrachels@apta.com.<br />
r a i l p r o d u c t s & s e r v i c e s s H o w c a s e contact<br />
apta’s anitha atkins at 202.496-4839 or aatkins@apta.com.<br />
s H o w c a s e e x H i b i t o r r e g i s t r at i o n contact apta’s<br />
adam martin at 202.496.4045 or amartin@apta.com.<br />
H o t e l r e s e r vat i o n s contact apta’s Housing office,<br />
c/o expovision at 866.507.1248 (u.s. only), 1.703.770.3942<br />
(canada & international), or aptahousing@expovision.com.<br />
rodeo Questions?<br />
r e g i s t r at i o n contact apta’s Jemima mawenya<br />
at 202.496.4874 or jmawenya@apta.com<br />
c o m p e t i t i o n / e v e n t s contact apta’s saahir<br />
brewington at 202.496.4834 or sbrewington@apta.com.<br />
photography credit<br />
photographs of Vancouver courtesy of Tourism British Columbia<br />
and Tourism BC/Tom Ryan.
egister today at www.apta.com<br />
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<strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> under the <strong>Conference</strong>s <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> under the <strong>Conference</strong>s <strong>Rail</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> under the <strong>Conference</strong>s<br />
Calendar; on the far right-hand side Calendar; on the far right-hand side Calendar; on the far right-hand side<br />
of the screen, click on “Register now” of the screen, choose & click on the of the screen, choose & click on the<br />
under online Registration; and follow the appropriate option under Download appropriate option under Download<br />
instructions.<br />
Registration forms; print a copy of the Registration forms; print a copy of the<br />
Meeting Registration form, and fax your Meeting Registration form, and mail<br />
completed form to apTa’s Meetings your completed form to apTa’s Meeting<br />
Department at 202.496.4331 or 4324. Department, 1666 K Street, nw, 11th<br />
floor, washington, DC 20006.<br />
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