JRC 2012 - Final Program - Events

2012 Joint Rail Conference
TECHNOLOGY ECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE DVANCE
THE FUTURE UTURE OF RAIL AIL
TRANSPORT RANSPORT
Conference Program
April 17 – 19, 2012
College of Engineering
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Philadelphia
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Acknowledgments:
The organizers thank each of the speakers and session chairs for their willingness to freely share their
knowledge and experiences with our attendees. Also, we thank the following individuals and the
organizations that they represent, who generously volunteered many hours, their expertise and
dedication in planning this year’s event:
JRC Chairman 2012
David Thurston
Parsons Transportation Group
JRC 2012 Host
Temple University
Joseph Picone, Ph.D.
Department Chair for Electrical and Computer Engineering
JRC 2012 Travel Passes and Tours
SEPTA
Pat Morris
Senior Director Finance and Administration Operations
JRC 2012 Tours
AMTRAK
Stephen Gardner
Vice President
Printed program compliments of Standard Steel
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Chair’s Welcome Message:
The 2012 Joint Rail Conference (JRC) is the principal, multi-disciplinary, rail and transit research
conference in North America. This year, the organizers selected TECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE
THE FUTURE OF RAIL TRANSPORT as the conference theme and issued a worldwide call for papers and
presentations that resulted in an overwhelming response. Hundreds of abstracts were received from six
different continents and over 20 different countries on a wide variety of rail and systems engineering,
transportation, management, planning, safety and operations topics. The conference program will
include 2 ½ days of concurrent spoken presentation sessions in over twenty-five different topic areas, a
special poster presentation session, invited speakers and plenary sessions. Session topics will cover all
aspects of railroad civil, mechanical, electrical and systems engineering topics, as well as rail safety,
planning, design, financing, operations and management. Topics include all aspects of freight and
passenger rail transport with special focus on the conference theme of Technologies for the Future of
Rail Transport. The JRC 2012 Conference Tracks are listed below:
Railroad Infrastructure Engineering
Track systems and components, rail bed substructure
engineering, bridge engineering, electrical network and
best maintenance practices
Rail Equipment Engineering
Motive power technology, vehicle/track interaction,
wheels, couplers, components, rolling stock design,
manufacturing and maintenance
Signal & Train Control Engineering
Systems integration, track and wayside components,
equipment components, positive train control, CBTC,
interoperability and microprocessor control
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Energy conservation & efficiency, design issues &
resource management, emissions reduction & control
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Service Quality & Operations Research
Service availability, capacity, reliability, passenger
communication, information systems, transport mode
integration and fare collection
Planning and Development
Project management, planning & financing, new start
and expansion development, service planning,
environmental impact and workforce development.
Safety and Security
System safety, risk analysis, accident avoidance,
accident mitigation, human factors, hazmat handling,
emergency management and security
Urban Passenger Rail Transport
Capacity enhancements, shared corridors, engineering
for throughput/speed and high speed rail considerations
In addition to the presentations there will be technical tours of the engineering research facilities on the
Temple campus, as well as Amtrak and SEPTA rail facilities.
The JRC is a cooperative effort of the seven co-sponsoring organizations, IEEE, ASCE, ASME,
AREMA, TRB, INFORMS, and APTA. The expertise and perspective offered by these organizations
has ensured a rich and rewarding mix of topics included in the program. The conference is being hosted
by the Engineering Program of Temple University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and will be
held April 17-19, 2012 on the Temple main campus in North Philadelphia. Hotel rooms have been
blocked in center city Philadelphia and convenient transportation is available between the hotels and the
Temple Campus via SEPTA Regional Rail trains between Market East, Suburban Station and Temple
University Station. The Broad Street subway also offers frequent service between Center City and
Temple’s main campus (Cecil B. Moore Station) as well. We anticipate an exciting, informative and
highly timely conference and hope that you can attend. We look forward to seeing you at JRC 2012!
David Thurston

2012 JRC Organizing Committee:
Conference Chair:
David Thurston (IEEE) – Parsons Transportation Group and Temple University
Phone: (215) 606-2365
Cell: (484) 343-3761
Email: david.thurston@parsons.com
Co-Chairs
Martin Schroeder (APTA)
Phone: (202) 496-4885
Cell: (202) 870-7921
Email: mschroeder@apta.com
Jason Reiling (ASME)
Phone: (732) 981- 1515 x 221
Cell: (732) 718-8927
Email: jreiling@stratoinc.com
Conrad Ruppert, Jr. (AREMA)
Phone: (215) 349-1075
Cell: (617) 797-8538
Email: rupperc@amtrak.com
Chris Barkan (ASCE)
Phone: (217) 244-6338
Email: cbarkan@illinois.edu
Homarjun Agrahari (INFORMS RAS)
Phone: (817) 352-0639
Cell: (979) 422-3027
Email: homarjun.agrahani@bnsf.com
Robert Dorer (TRB)
Phone: 617-494-3481
Email: Robert.Dorer@dot.gov
Chair - Coordinator of Publicity and Exhibits
Bob Irving (ASME)
Phone: (847) 972- 3208
Cell: (630) 380-4947
Email: rirving@ctlgroup.com
Treasurer-Registrar
Steve Dedmon (ASME)
Phone: (717) 242- 4972
Email: sdedmon@standardsteel.com
Asst. Conference Registrar
Sandy Dedmon
Phone: (717) 543-2061
Cell: (717) 250-5235
Email: dedmon1@verizon.net
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ASME-RTD Manager of Divisional Affairs
Sam Williams
Phone: (614) 766-6970
Cell: (614) 570-9197
Email: srwilliams@columbus.rr.com
Track Teams:
Track 1 Railroad Infrastructure Engineering
Conrad Ruppert, Jr., Amtrak
Track Co-Organizer: Rapik Saat, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Track 2 Rail Equipment Engineering
Track Organizer: Matthew Dick, ENSCO Inc.
Track Co-Organizer: Michelle Muhlanger, US DOT/
Volpe Center
Track 3 Signal & Train Control Engineering
Track Organizer: Ed Mortlock, Parsons
Track Co-Organizer: Yu Yuan, IBM Research
Track 4 Service Quality & Operations Research
Track Organizer: Clark Cheng, Norfolk Southern
Corporation
Track Co-Organizer: Martin Schroeder, American
Public Transportation Association
Track 5 Planning and Development
Track Organizer: Miro Budisa, Alpha Rail
OpenTrack
Track 6 Safety and Security
Track Organizer: Bob Dorer, U.S. DOT / RITA /
Volpe Center
Track 7 Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Track Organizer: Bih-Yuan Ku, National Taipei
University of Technology
Track 8 Urban Passenger Rail Transport
Track Organizer: Yu Yuan, IBM Research

Sponsors:
The Organizers would like to pay special tribute to the South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority (SEPTA) for their generous support of JRC 2012. You will find a special commemorative
pass for registered attendees of the conference valid on all SEPTA lines during all three days of the
conference. Feel free to use the pass for travel between the Temple Campus where the presentation
sessions are being held to anywhere on the SEPTA system. Use the convenient Temple Station on the
Regional Rail or the Broad Street Line to Cecil B. Moore Station adjacent to the Temple Campus. For
complete SEPTA route and service information please visit www.SEPTA.org.
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Conference Program
Meeting Location
Concurrent sessions will be held in the Student Center Complex on the Temple University Campus
conveniently located near SEPTA Temple Regional Rail and Cecil B. Moore Station on the Broad
Street Line. Specific presentation times and room locations listed in this program are subject to change.
Online Registration:
https://www.asmeconferences.org/JRC2012. There is a $100 additional fee if you register after March
31, 2012.
Registration Desk:
Attendees are strongly recommended to register early. Registration will be held in the conference hotel
on Monday, April 16 th from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm and in the Student Center Complex on the Temple
campus on Tuesday, April 17 th Wednesday, April 18 th from 7:30am until 5:00 pm and Thursday, April
19 th from 7:30am until 12:50pm. All persons attending the conference will be required to register, and
pay the appropriate fee for registration. Please wear your badges to all sessions and activities.
Registration Fees
Members/Authors/Session Chair Full Conference*** $370.00
Members/Authors/Session Chair Single Day** $250.00
Non Members Full Conference*** $450.00
Non Members Single Day** $330.00
Students/Retirees Full Conference* $100.00
Students/Retirees Single Day* $75.00
Additional Late Registration Fee (after March 31, 2012) $100.00
Registration Fees includes Program CD, Receptions and Banquet
(Additional Dinner Tickets are available at the Registration Desk)
Please note: Non-members who pay full conference rate will be eligible for one year free membership
in ASME. Fill out the application forms that are available at the registration desk.
Conference Reception and Banquet:
All conference attendees and guests are encouraged to take the opportunity to meet and discuss ideas
with industry peers at the Reception and Poster Session on Tuesday evening and at the Conference
Reception and Banquet on Wednesday evening. These events will be held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in
Center City Philadelphia (the conference hotel).
The Conference Banquet and Program will be held immediately following the reception.
Reception and Banquet tickets are provided to all Conference Registrants with your name badge.
Additional tickets for the Conference Reception and Banquet may be purchased for $50 at the
registration desk.
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Publication Sales:
Copies of the official proceedings CD can be ordered after the conference from:
ASME Order Department
22 Law Drive
Box 2300 Fairfield, NJ 07007-2300
Conference Schedule
Monday, April 16 th , 2012
Organizational Meetings 9:00am - 5:00pm (Held at the Crowne Plaza hotel)
Registration Open 12:00pm – 3pm
Tuesday, April 17 th , 2012
Exhibitor set-up 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast at Temple University 8:00am – 8:45am
Registration Open 7:30am - 4:00pm
Welcome and Plenary Session 1 9:00am – 10:45am
Presentation Session 2 11:00am - 12:30pm
Luncheon 12:45pm - 2:00pm Keynote Speaker
Presentation Session 3 2:15pm - 4:30pm
Reception/Poster Presentations 6:45pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday, April 18 th , 2012
Exhibitor set-up 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration Open 7:30am - 4:00pm
Continental Breakfast at Temple University 7:30am – 8:15am
Presentation Session 4 8:30am - 10:15am
Presentation Session 5 10:30am - 12:15pm
Luncheon 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Presentation Session6 1:30pm - 3:15pm
Presentation Session7 3:30pm - 5:15pm
Reception and BANQUET*- Crowne Plaza Hotel 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Thursday, April 19 th , 2012
Registration Open 7:00am - 12:00pm
Continental Breakfast at Temple University 7:30am – 8:15am
Plenary Session 8 8:30 am – 10:15 am
Presentation Session 9 10:30am - 12:15pm
Box Lunch 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Tours begin** 1:30pm – 5:00pm
*Advance tickets required for banquet*
**Advance reservations are required to participate in tour**
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Exhibitor and Sponsorship Information
Option A - Conference Supporter:
Contributors of $150 will be acknowledged at the conference and in the program as a Supporter
of the conference. This will include presentation of your corporate logo in a prominent location on the
final conference program and at the conference reception. **
Option B – Program Ads:
The program is available for ads of your artwork. The cost to advertise in the program is either
$100 or $300 depending on the size requested.
Option C - Conference Exhibitor (table-top display):
The table top displays will be in the exhibit hall. Your company will be allowed one 6x3 foot
table for $600. **
**NOTE prices above do NOT include conference registration. Attendees must register separately**
Register to be an exhibitor and/or sponsor here: http://www.asmeconferences.org/JRC2012
Please contact Bob Irving (ASME) – Coordinator (847) 972- 3208 (rirving@ctlgroup.com) if you
have any questions.
Travel Information: Philadelphia, PA
The paths to understanding American history all converge in Philadelphia and its historic countryside.
Even before William Penn founded the city and built his estate in Bucks County, Native Americans and
Swedish colonists recognized the region as an attractive place for trade and settlement. Philadelphia is
the second largest city on the East Coast and ranks fifth in the nation, with a metropolitan population of
5.8 million. Philadelphia is conveniently located in the middle of the Northeast Corridor, 100 miles
south of New York, 133 miles north of Washington, D.C., and 55 miles from Atlantic City.
But you don’t have to drive; Philadelphia is accessible by car, train, bus, airplane and even cruise ship.
By Car, the city is just two hours from New York City, 90 minutes from Baltimore, three hours from
Washington D.C. and about an hour from Lancaster County, Atlantic City and the New Jersey shore via
major highways. Those who prefer someone else to do the driving can hop on Amtrak, which provides
service along the Northeast Corridor and points west and south, or Greyhound, operating bus service
throughout the region. Several popular Chinatown bus routes also connect Philadelphia with Boston,
New York and Washington, D.C. for extremely wallet-friendly prices.
The Philadelphia International Airport, approximately seven miles from Center City, serves more than
25 airlines. Philadelphia International Airport is just seven miles from Center City. SEPTA’s Airport
Regional Rail Line serves all of the terminals and directly links the airport to Philadelphia’s downtown
for a fast, hassle-free connection direct to Center City hotels and Temple University.
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Philadelphia is served by Amtrak, which operates rail service along the Northeast Corridor stretching
from Boston to Washington, and other major cities in the United States and Canada. Amtrak’s 30th
Street Station is minutes from the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Center City hotels.
Local train service is provided by SEPTA, which also connects to NJ Transit trains in Trenton, NJ en
route to New York. NJ Transit trains also depart from 30th Street Station for Atlantic City, NJ.
Amtrak, (800) USA-RAIL
SEPTA, (215) 580-7800
PATCO, (856) 772-6900
NJ Transit, (800) 772-2222
Bus service to and from Philadelphia is excellent, with daily arrivals from all parts of the country. The
Greyhound Bus Terminal is located at 10th and Filbert Streets.
Lodging
The Conference has secured rooms at the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Downtown
1800 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 215-561-7500
http://www.cpphiladelphia.com/
Although the Crowne Plaza is currently sold out of rooms for the JRC, the conference web site has
several other options listed that include facilities near the Philadelphia International Airport. There
hotels have convenient free shuttles to the Airport terminal or the Eastwick Station where connection
can be made with SEPTA’s Airport Regional Rail line that has direct service every half hour to the
Temple University campus and Center City Philadelphia.
Temple University
The College of Engineering at Temple University is looking forward to seeing you at JRC 2012, which
will be hosted on our main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The site for the conference will be
Temple University’s Main Campus, strategically located in near North Philadelphia, only a short
distance from historic downtown Philadelphia. Temple University was founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell
Conwell with a mission to serve the underserved. Our 39,000 students can choose from 9 campuses
and 333 academic degree programs including: 2 Associate’s, 141 Bachelor’s, 123 Master’s and 60
Doctoral. Temple also offers 7 first-professional degrees in dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy and
podiatric medicine.
It is very timely that JRC 2012 is being held in Philadelphia this year. Temple is served by two major
rail lines that are part of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. SEPTA is the only
truly multi-modal transit system in the United States offering bus, trolley, trackless trolley, high speed
rail, regional rail and Paratransit services. SEPTA is currently undertaking a complex effort to
introduce an automated electronic fare payment system that will replace magnetic cards, paper tickets
and metal tokens. The new payment system will allow for direct fare payment using a variety of
contactless credit or debit cards, contactless ID cards, smart phones and other devices. Faculty in the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are playing a key role in the development of this
next generation system.
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Temple is a comprehensive academic institution that features a number of top-ranked programs. While
on our campus, we encourage you to visit the art galleries at the Tyler School of Art, the business
innovation centers at the Fox School of Business, and the Tech Center – the largest facility of its type in
the world.
SEPTA TEMPLE Regional Rail Station
(use Berks Street and the Polett walk through)
Montgomery Avenue
Cecil B. Moore Avenue
JRC Presentation Rooms at the Student Center Complex
SEPTA Cecil B. Moore Broad Street Subway Station
This map of the Temple University Campus shows the convenient walk from the SEPTA Regional
Rail Station to the 2012 JRC Conference Sessions.
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Polett Walk
Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Diamond Street
Norris Street
Berks Street
Montgomery Avenue
Oxford Street

Conference Meeting Rooms
Plenary and Concurrent Session will be held on the second floor of the Howard Gittis Student Center
located just a short walk from the SEPTA Temple Regional Rail station. Walking directions can be
found on the previous page. Please enter the building from the front at the second entrance on your left
as you walk on 13 th Street South. A detailed floor plan is shown below that illustrates the location of all
events on the Temple Campus.
The Concurrent Sessions with presentations will be held in the Meeting Rooms 217 (A through D), 220
and 223. The Plenary and luncheons will be held in Meeting Room 200 just outside the Registration
Area.
205
Authors
Practice
Area
Plenary Sessions (1 and 8) and luncheon
217B
217C
217A 217D
223 220
Concurrent Presentations
(2-7 and 9)
Registration
Elevator
Stairs
Entrance (below)
Howard Gittis Student Center, Second Floor
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200A
200B
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Professional Development Hours Record Forms
Participation record forms will be provided upon request to conference attendees who need to track
their number of professional development hours (PDHs). Forms are available at the conference
registration desk. Conferees should check the rules of their appropriate State licensing body to see if
participation in this conference will qualify for credit to maintain a P.E. license or other professional
certification.
Conference Program
Monday
–
April
16th,
2012:
Committee
Meetings
Crowne
Plaza
 RTD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1:00 pm -
Hotel
2:30 pm
ASCE Rail Transportation Committee 1:00 pm -
2:30 pm
TRB COMMITTEE MEETINGS 1:30 pm –
5:30 pm
RTD GENERAL COMMITTEE 2:45 pm -
3:45 pm
2012 JRC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 4:00 pm -
5:30 pm
200A
 Tuesday,
April
17th
Conference
Breakfast
at
The
University
8:00
am
‐
8:45
am
200
 Tuesday,
April
17th
Plenary
Session
1
9:00
am
‐
10:45am
Welcome
from
Conference
Chair
Welcome
from
Temple
University
Plenary
Speaker
‐
Dr.
Vukan
Vuchic
University
of
Pennsylvania
Needed: Modern Passenger Rail for Livable
and Competitive Cities
Invited Papers
JRC2012
-74025
JRC2012
-74187
Integration of Railway Electronic Systems to Achieve Safety and
Efficiency
Strategic, Tactical and Real-Time Planning of Locomotives at
Norfolk Southern using Approximate Dynamic Programming
Tuesday,
April
17th,
Concurrent
Session
2
11:00
am
‐
12:30
pm
Grady C. Cothen,
Jr.
Warren Powell
217A
 1-1 Railroad Structures (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Salt Corrosion Prevention Measure for SHINKANSEN Viaducts Masaki
-74043
Yamaguchi
JRC2012
-74053
Design of wind-break fences for railway applications Gisella Tomasini
JRC2012 Theoretical Considerations and Applications of Nonlinear Guided Francesco Lanza
-74150 Waves for Nondestructive Assessment of Structures - A Railroad
Track Case-Study
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di Scalea

217B
 2-1 Vehicle/Track Interaction (Technical)
Moderator: Corey Pasta, BNSF Railway
JRC2012 Modal Analysis on a High Speed Train Based on Forced Excitation Lara Mª Erviti
-74181 from Track
Calvo
JRC2012
-74132
Vehicle Model Tuning and Validation Using an Automated Simplex
Search Optimization Program and VAMPIRE
Cory Hogan
JRC2012
-74120
Multiple Regression Analysis of the Impact of Track Geometry on
Wheel-Rail Forces
Wei Huang
217C
 Track 1 and Track 2 Special Session (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Balanced Three-Phase Grid Supply For Break-Free Single-Phase Karl Berger, P.E.
-74084 Traction
JRC2012
-74098
Developments In Traction Transformers Subhas
Sarkar
JRC2012
-74087
Crippling Test of a Budd Pioneer Passenger Car Michael Carolan
JRC2012
-74093
“Introduction to Railway Project Integration Engineering”, Oral
Presentation
Brian
Donohue
217D
 4-1 Railroad Planning and Scheduling (Technical)
Moderator: Clark Cheng, Norfolk Southern
JRC2012
-74190
Scheduling Rail Grinding Operations Juan C.
Morales
JRC2012
-74133
Measuring the Impact of Additional Rail Traffic Using Highway &
Railroad Metrics
Samuel Sogin
JRC2012
-74173
Developing a railway track capacity manual Melody
Khadem
Sameni
223
 3-3 Signaling and Train Control - Simulation and Modeling (Technical)
Moderator: Ed Mortlock, Parsons
JRC2012 On the ERTMS/ETCS level 2 degraded mode: Colored Petri net Sabrine DHAHBI
-74171 model for Discrete Point Positioning System
JRC2012 Experience with a Tracing Model for a Positive Train Control Daniel J Paulish
-74048 System of Systems
JRC2012
-74049
Toward a Common Platform for Simulation-Based Evaluation of
Both Functional and Telecommunication Sub-Systems of the
ERTMS
Patrick Sondi
JRC2012 Model Based Design and Testing of Embedded Systems for the Franck CORBIER
-74066 Train & Transportation Industry
220
 6-1 Highway Railroad Grade Crossing Safety (Technical)
Moderator: Sam Alibrahim, FRA Office of R & D
JRC2012 Analysis of Factors Affecting Train Derailments at Highway-Rail Samantha
-74170 Grade Crossings
Chadwick
JRC2012 Warrants for Active Warning Devices at Low-Volume Highway- Jaya Lakshmi
-74146 Rail Grade Crossings
Kunisetty
JRC2012 Driver Behavior Analysis Using Vehicle Safety Systems’ Field Tashi Ngamdung
-74088 Operational Test Data
JRC2012 A Human Factors Investigation into the Unavailability of Active Matthew
-74177 Warnings at Railway Level Crossings
Gildersleeve
200
 Tuesday,
April
17th,
Conference
Luncheon
12:45
pm
‐
2:00
pm
Keynote Speaker:
Joe Casey,
SEPTA General Manager
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Tuesday,
April
17th,
Concurrent
Session
3
2:15
pm
‐
4:45
pm
217A
 1-5 Rail & Fasteners (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Laboratory Instrumentation for Testing the Dynamic Behavior of Sihang Wei
-74164 Concrete Cross-tie Fastening System
JRC2012
-74168
Reliability As a Criterion to Maintenance Periodicity in Railway
Fastening Systems
Igor Baria
JRC2012
-74119
Managing thermal loads in CWR track with IRIS (Intelligent Rail
Integrity System)
John Kidd
JRC2012
-74027
Fracture Mechanics and Beam Theory Analyses of Semi-elliptical
Cracks Originating in the Base of Rail
David Jeong
JRC2012
-74013
Design of Flangeway Gap of Restraining Rail Nazmul Hasan
217B
 2-7 Vehicle Dynamics (Technical)
Moderator: Mike Trosino, AMTAK
JRC2012
-74126
Evaluation of V/TI Monitor Response of Various Rail Vehicles
using VAMPIRE
Matthew Dick
JRC2012
-74145
Online Derailment Investigation and Vehicle Dynamics Backed by
VAMPIRE
Cory Hogan
JRC2012
-74148
Roller Rig Dynamic Analysis of a Three-Piece Railroad Truck Mehdi Taheri
JRC2012 Vibrational Analysis of a Dual–Motive Locomotive and Evaluation Jesús Otero
-74182 by Experimental Methods and Modal Analysis
Yugat
JRC2012
-74162
Car Decelerations in Conventional Passenger Train Collisions David Tyrell
217C
 3-1 Train Control Communications (Technical)
Moderator: Harvey Glickenstein, Parsons Brinckerhoff
JRC2012 Developing a Framework to Address Performance and Security Andre B. Bondi
-74113 Protocol Concerns in Identity Management for Interoperable
Positive Train Control Systems
JRC2012 Mobile WIMAX Performance, Applications, and Deployment Pradhumna
-74111 Considerations for North America’s Freight Railroad Industry Shrestha
JRC2012
-74083
Radio Spectrum for PTC Applications Guy Chertock
JRC2012 The Use of Packet-Switched vs Circuit-Switched Networks for Mike Fitzmaurice
-74046 Data Transport in a Public Transit Environment
JRC2012
-74041
SEPTA PTC Communications Systems Stephen
Weiss
JRC2012
-74189
Software-Defined Radio for Positive Train Control Jon Adams
217D
 6-2 Crashworthiness of Passenger Rail Vehicles (Technical)
Moderator: Brian Donohue, Parsons
JRC2012 Prototype Design of an Engineer Protection System Michelle
-74073
Muhlanger
JRC2012
-74009
Full-scale Crash Testing Facilities for a Railway Vehicle Jin Sung Kim
JRC2012 Observed Equipment Damage and Analytically Estimated Car Karina Jacobsen
-74118 Decelerations in Selected Passenger Train Accidents
JRC2012 Comparison of Interior Crashworthiness Observed in Passenger Kristine
-74154 Train Accidents and Seat Sled Tests
Severson
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223
 7-2 Locomotive Efficiency and Sustainability (Technical)
Moderator: Gary Touryan, Retired
JRC2012
-74052
Real-world Benefits of the Diesel Warming System for Short Line
Locomotives
Bryan Roy
JRC2012 Emissions Testing of an Intercity Passenger Locomotive
Melissa Shurland
-74061 Operating on B20 Biodiesel Fuel
JRC2012 Rail Transportation Energy Efficiency-Oriented Technologies Pamela
-74130
Alexander
JRC2012
-74178
A Microscopic Locomotive Emission Model Study based on Power
Balance Analysis Framework
Hu Hui
220
 8-1 Urban Passenger Rail Transport (Technical)
Moderator: Yu Yuan, IBM Research
JRC2012
-74079
Research of Traffic Share in Different Travel Modes Based on the
Agent Theory
Yunqing FENG
JRC2012
-74005
Method on Whole Rail Profile Auto-matching and Its Application
in Urban Rail Transit
Wen CHEN
JRC2012
-74169
High Speed Rail and Commuting Patterns Cindy Tse
JRC2012
-74160
The Network Inspired Transportation System: Solving the Last-
Mile Problem with Demand-Responsive Transportation
Derek
Edwards
Crown
e
Plaza
Hotel
Tuesday,
April
17th,
Conference
Reception
and


Poster
Session
6:45
pm
‐
8:30
pm
15
200
A&B
 Wednesday,
April
18th
Conference
Breakfast
at
The
University
7:30
am
‐
8:15
am
Wednesday,
April
18th,
Concurrent
Session
4
8:30
am
‐
10:15
am
217A
 1-2 Crossties (Part 1) (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Railroad Tie Responses to Directly Applied Rail Seat Loading in Hailing Yu
-74149 Ballasted Tracks: A Computational Study
JRC2012
-74163
Field Instrumentation for Testing In Situ Concrete Tie and
Fastener Behavior and Probabilistic Loading Conditions
Justin Grasse
JRC2012
-74112
Finite-element Analysis of Concrete Tie and Fastener System Zhe Chen
JRC2012 Comprehensive Exploration of International Practices and Trends Brandon J. Van
-74089 regarding the Performance of Concrete Sleepers and Elastic
Fastening Systems
Dyk
217B
 2-2 Wheel and Rail Contact (Technical)
Moderator: Matt Dick, ENSCO Inc.
JRC2012 RTCONTACT: An Efficient Wheel-Rail Contact Algorithm for Real- Nicolò Zampieri
-74044 Time Dynamic Simulations
JRC2012
-74015
Lateral Creepage Nazmul Hasan
JRC2012 Real-time Displacement and Strain Measurement of Rail and Xianqiao Tong
-74029 Wheel Surfaces

217C
 5-4 New start and expansion development (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Preservation/Reuse of Abandoned Rail Corridors: Legal and Policy
-74091 Issues
Curtis Morgan
JRC2012
-74057
The means of developing the Georgian Railway David
Japaridze
JRC2012
-74064
Requirement Management for Integrated Transit Systems Glen McCurdy
JRC2012
-74128
Tuning Transatlantic Collaboration in Rail Higher Education
(TUNRail) – Final Outcomes
Pasi Lautala
217D
 6-3 Improving Railroad Safety with Electronics (Technical)
Moderator: Robert Dorer, U.S. DOT / RITA / Volpe Center
JRC2012
-74033
The application of the time series theory to processing data from
the SBAS receiver in safety mode
Marek Jonas
JRC2012
-74099
AMTRAK’s Penn Station Wireless High Voltage Monitoring
Technology - for safe evacuation of passengers.
Peter Bartek
JRC2012
-74100
Warning Device for Rail Transit Personnel for Approaching Trains Peter Bartek
JRC2012
-74086
Feasibility of a Variable-Directivity Locomotive Horn Jason Ross
220
 7-1 Train Energy Efficiency (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Axle Generator for Freight Car Electric Systems Clement Nagode
-74069
JRC2012
-74017
JRC2012
-74018
A Timetable Optimization Approach for Rail Transit System Based
on Energy-efficient Operation Strategy
Shuai Su
A Cooperative Scheduling Model for Subway Trains Xiang Li
Wednesday,
April
18th,
Concurrent
Session
5
10:30
am
‐
12:15
pm
217A
 1-3 Crossties (Part 2) (Technical)
Moderator:
Ryan Kernes
JRC2012
-74090
Investigation of the Dynamic Frictional Properties of a Concrete
Crosstie Rail Seat and Pad and its Effect on Rail Seat
Deterioration (RSD)
Characterization of Concrete Tie Rail Seat Pad Performance and
Replacement Logic
Measuring Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat Pressure Distribution with
Matrix Based Tactile Surface Sensors
Laboratory Investigation of the Abrasive Wear Mechanism of
Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat Deterioration (RSD)
JRC2012
-74110
Eric Gehringer
JRC2012
-74092
Christopher Rapp
JRC2012
Amogh Arvind
-74107
Shurpali
217B
 2-5 Axle Design (Technical)
Moderator: David Jeong, US DOT Volpe Center
JRC2012 Design Considerations Associated with Assorted Backing Ring Michael Mason
-74115 Axle Interface Configurations Including the Latest North
American Universal Fitted Backing Ring Arrangement
JRC2012
-74047
A New Process for Imparting Fatigue Damage Resistance to
Railway Axles
Jay Galbraith
217C
 4-2 Passenger Train Service (Technical)
JRC2012
-74135
JRC2012
-74101
JRC2012
-74188
Moderator: Chris Barkan, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign
Impact of Passenger Trains in Double Track Networks Samuel Sogin
Establish a Time-Dependent Mass Rapid Transit Timetable: A
Case Study for the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System
Optimizing Skip-Stop Service in Passenger Rail Transportation
16
Chao Tang Liu
Brennan
Caughron

217D
 5-3 Environmental Impact (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Results from the 2011 Hiawatha Service Passenger Study Benjamin
-74129
Sperry
JRC2012
-74165
Transforming the Midwest with High-Speed Rail Ryan Park
JRC2012
-74097
Preserving and Protecting Freight Infrastructure and Routes Mark Meitzen
JRC2012 Selecting Higher-Speed Rail Corridors by Considering Impacts to Jonathan Mueller
-74059 the Environment, Land Use, and Engineering Requirements
220
 7-3 Infrastructure and Sustainability (Technical)
Moderator: Paul Forquer, Powell Electrical Group
JRC2012
-74123
Moving away from Diesel and towards All-Electric Locomotives in
North America: Planning & Logistics of Ultra-Capacitor/Battery
Technology
Gord
Lovegrove
JRC2012
-74105
Industry-University Student Collaboration to Develop
Sustainability Metric for Concrete Tie Production
David B.
Sutton
JRC2012
-74155
Transloads - Freight Movement Effeciencies In The Next Decade David
Thomson
200
Wednesday,
April
18th,
Lunch
at
the
University
12:30
pm
‐
1:15
pm
No Program Scheduled
Wednesday,
April
18th,
Concurrent
Session
6
1:30
pm
‐
3:15
pm
217A
 1-6 Track Geometry (Technical)
17
Moderator:
JRC2012 Railroad Spiral Design and Performance Louis T Klauder
-74011
Jr
JRC2012
-74021
Estimation of Track Irregularity based on Genetic Algorithm and
Unscented Kalman Filtering
Hongmei SHI
JRC2012
-74142
Comparing Geometry Correction Capability of Two Tamper
Control Systems on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor: AGGS vs. TGCS
Steve
Chrismer
217B
 2-6 Propulsion System Optimization (Technical)
Moderator: Al Bieber, STV Incorporated
JRC2012
-74026
Analysis and Comparison of Experimental Results both of Wind
tunnel test and Running test for HEMU-400X Pantograph
Yeongbin Lee
JRC2012 Assessment of a Diesel Vapor Reclamation System for Use in Basant K. Parida
-74078 Diesel Electric Locomotives
JRC2012
-74085
Investigation on Aerodynamic Drag of a Train due to Effects of
Roof Apparatus for Electrical Device
Yeongbin Lee
217C
 3-5 Signaling and Train Control System Concepts (Technical)
Moderator: Ed Mortlock, Parsons
JRC2012
-74116
Positive Train Control – Where Are We, and What Next? Dilip Patel
JRC2012 Formal Methods Verification & Validation (V&V) for Legacy
Sofia Georgiadis
-74186 Systems
JRC2012
-74153
Design Factors Effecting Capacity of Rail and Transit Systems David
Thurston
JRC2012 Robust underground train localization system managing
Francois Chanier
-74031 systematic and non-systematic errors in a CBTC application

217D
 6-5 Risk and System Safety Assurance (Technical)
Moderator: Grady Cothen, Transportation Consulting
JRC2012 Effect of Risk Perception on Railroad Hazardous Materials
Xiang (Shawn)
-74156 Transportation Risk Analysis
Liu
JRC2012
-74045
Research on Safety Management System for China Railway Tao Tang
JRC2012
-74082
Improving Safety and Security Management Programs to Realize
Successful Outcomes by Focusing on Requirements Management
Timothy
Stokes
JRC2012
-74065
Laser-Based Measurement of Over Dimensional Freight Rail
Shipments
Bryan Schlake
220
 8-2 Urban Passenger Rail Transport (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Passenger Boarding/Alighting Management in Urban Rail
Sonia Baee
-74102
JRC2012
-74127
JRC2012
-74137
Transportation
Considerations in Applying USDOT's New, Final Level Boarding
Rule
Sequence optimization for timetabling high frequency passenger
trains
18
Lisa Cobb
Abdeljalil
ABBAS-TURKI
200
B&C
 Refreshment
Break

3:15
pm
–
3:30
pm
Wednesday,
April
18th,
Concurrent
Session
7
3:30
pm
‐
5:15
pm
217A
 1-4 Ballast & Slab Track (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012
-74074
Investigation and Mitigation of Differential Movement at Railway
Transitions for US High Speed Passenger Rail and Joint
Passenger/Freight Corridors
Characterization of Ballast Gradation, Delivery and Performance
on the Union Pacific Railroad
Dynamic Models for Soil-Ballast-Track-Vehicle Interaction
Analysis
Investigation and Classification of Slab Track Substructures Due
To the Site and Track Construction.
Debakanta
Mishra
JRC2012
-74109
Eric Gehringer
JRC2012
-74121
Dimitris Rizos
JRC2012
M. Emad
-74172
Motieyan N.
217B
 2-4 Effective Braking (Technical)
Moderator: David Tyrell, U.S. DOT / RITA / Volpe Center
JRC2012
-74035
Automated Train Brake Effectiveness (ATBE) Test Process at
Canadian Pacific
Abe Aronian
JRC2012
-74036
Testing and Validation of Long Trains under High Flow and
Gradient Conditions
Abe Aronian
JRC2012
-74141
Model Reference Adaptive Control of Train Dynamic Braking Husain Ahmad
217C
 3-4 Rolling Stock Systems (Technical)
Moderator: Yu Yuan, IBM Research
JRC2012
-74114
Challenges In Current Wireless Sensor Network Technology For
Railcar Status Monitoring For North America’s Freight Railroad
Sushanta
Mohan
Industry
Rakshit
JRC2012
-74060
National Train Bus and its Diagnostics Petr Lasák
JRC2012
-74019
Comparison of Analysis Methods for Load Current Frequency
Characteristics of a Subway System
Sorin Deleanu
JRC2012
-74139
Train Power Converter Switching Surge Impact Studies Bih-Yuan Ku

217D
 4-3 Rail Transportation Systems (Technical)
Moderator: Martin Schroeder American Public Transportation
Association
JRC2012
-74022
Importance of Railway Intelligent Transportation Systems and
Architectural Design Issues of Indian Railway Network Scenario
Navin Kumar
JRC2012
-74054
Embracing New Technology to Improve Interoperability at
Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
Steven Grant
JRC2012
-74158
Developing Economically Viable Short-Haul Truck-Rail Intermodal
Services
Mark Burton
JRC2012 The Role of Railroad in Multimodal Woody Biomass
Hamed
-74131 Transportation in Michigan
Pouryousef
220
 1-8 Track Instrumentation & Testing (Technical)
Moderator: Yu Yuan, IBM Research
JRC2012 "Intelligent Track" - Leveraging Technology to Facilitate
Blaine Peterson
-74068 Predictive Maintenance Planning
JRC2012
-74004
Analysis of Wheel-Rail Contact Stresses Through a Turnout Allan Zarembski
JRC2012 Monitoring the Stress Free Temperature of a Complex Segment Harold Harrison
-74039 of Track
JRC2012 Development of a Portable Internal 3D Rail Flaw Imaging System Soheil Saadat,
-74159
Ph.D.
Crown
e
Plaza
Hotel
Wednesday,
April
18th,
Reception,
Conference
Banquet
6:30
pm
‐
8:30
pm
Reception
Introduction
Keynote Speaker:
Stephen
Gardner,
Vice
President
‐
Amtrak
200
B&C
Thursday,
April
19th
Conference
Breakfast
at
The
University

7:30
am
‐
8:15
am
Thursday,
April
19th,
Plenary
Session
8
8:30
am
‐
10:15
am
200
B&C
JRC2012
-74134
JRC2012
-74007
JRC2012
-74067
Moderator:
Examining Intercity Rail Passenger Station Access Patterns Benjamin Sperry
The Viability of the Dulles Silver Line Metro Rail: A Cost Benefit
Analysis
Sustainability of Natural and Cultural Assets in an Urban
Environment - A Responsible Approach to Tunneling Construction
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Nandita
Dasgupta
Huseyin
Belkaya

Thursday,
April
19th,
Concurrent
Sessions
9
10:30
am
‐
12:15
pm
217A
 1-7 High Speed Rail (Technical)
Moderator: Bih-Yuan Ku, National Taipei University of Technology
JRC2012
-74179
Track Performance Modeling under Mixed Traffic Hai Huang
JRC2012
-74138
Potential Sources of High-Speed Rail Civil Infrastructure Cost
Reduction
Jan Zicha
JRC2012
-74106
JRC2012
-74070
Nonlinear Analysis of the Vehicle-Track-Bridge Interaction for
High-Speed Trains by Using the vector form intrinsic finite
element
High-Speed Rail Prestressed Concrete Beam Bridge Temperature
and Creep Effect Research
20
Ren-Zuo
Wang
Jun-Qing Lei
217B
 2-3 Truck and Wheel Design (Technical)
Moderator: Anand Prabhakaran, Sharma and Associates
JRC2012 Engineering Approach to Weld Repairs for Bogie (Truck) Frames John A.
-74117
Janiszewski
JRC2012
-74122
Improving Casting Integrity Through the Use of Simulation
Software and Advanced Inspection Methods
Ike Sowden
JRC2012
-74124
The Role of Oxidation in Railroad Wheels Steve
Dedmon
JRC2012 Further Research Into Wheel Rim Axial Residual Stress and Cameron
-74010 Vertical Spilt Rim Failures
Lonsdale
217C
 5-1 Planning and Financing (Technical)
Moderator:
JRC2012 Light Trespass from Locomotive Headlamps: Supplemental Michael
-74144 Evaluation at Matteson Junction in Illinois
Weber
JRC2012
-74136
Railway’s Impact on Regional Socio-economic Systems:Impact
Degree Evaluation—A Case Study of Beijing-Shanghai Existing
Line
Dandan Liang
JRC2012
-74016
An Experimental Study about the Effects of High Speed Railway’s
Construction and Operation on the Ability of these Involving
Enterprises
Jing YIN
JRC2012
-74038
An Incremental Approach for High-Speed Rail Development in
the U.S.
David Clarke
217D
 6-4 Aerodynamic and Vehicle Dynamic Safety (Technical)
Moderator: Ken Hesser, LTK Engineering Services
JRC2012
-74075
Long Haul Whole-Body Vibration Assessment of Locomotive Cabs Amanda DiFiore
JRC2012 Effects of embankment scenario on the aerodynamic coefficients Gisella Tomasini
-74050 of a railway vehicle through wind tunnel tests
JRC2012
-74157
The Research of Stress Spectrum and Loading Spectrum on High-
Speed Railway Wheel-Axle
Xincan Jin
JRC2012
-74175
Lower Cross-Braced Truck and Swing Motion Truck Have
Different Effect on Freight Car Dynamics Performance
Chao Chen
Room
200
B&C
(no
Program)
Thursday,
April
19th,
Box
Lunch
12:30
pm
‐
1:15
pm

Thursday,
April
19th,
Conference
Tours
1:30
pm
‐
5:00
pm
1
 Amtrak
tour
of
the
new
Centralized
Traffic
and
Electrification
Control
Center
in
Wilmington,
DE.
2
 SEPTA
tour
of
the
Rail
Operations
Control
Center
at
1234
Market
Street,
Center
City
Philadelphia.
3
 SEPTA
tour
of
the
Rotem
Silverliner
Fabrication
Shop
at
the
Navy
Yard
in
Philadelphia
4
 Temple
University
tour
of
the
Engineering
Facility
and
briefing
of
future
plans.
Detailed Tour Information
1) Amtrak CETC facility in Wilmington, DE - Self Transport to Wilmington Amtrak Station
The tour of the new CETC facility at the Amtrak Consolidated National operations Center (CNOC) in
Wilmington with is subject to conditions listed below.
- The tour will be limited to 15 people.
- Amtrak requires the names, titles and affiliations of each person prior to the tour.
- Each person on the tour must have a valid photo ID to enter the CNOC facility.
Travel to the Amtrak facility is the requirement of the participants. The group will meet at the Amtrak
Wilmington Station at the arrival of train 2:33 pm. The following are current schedules in the time frame.
Amtrak (Option 1):
Train# 125, Depart Amtrak 30th St. @ 12:58 PM, Arrive WIL @ 1:20 PM
Train# 148, Depart WIL @ 4:36 PM, Arrive Amtrak 30th St. @ 4:57 PM
Time at CNOC – 3:16 (including 10-15 minutes to walk to and from station)
Amtrak (Option 2):
Train# 171, Depart Amtrak 30th St. @ 2:10 PM, Arrive WIL @ 2:33 PM
Train# 148, Depart WIL @ 4:36 PM, Arrive Amtrak 30th St. @ 4:57 PM
Time at CNOC – 2:03 (including 10-15 minutes to walk to and from station)
SEPTA (Option 3): NOTE: our SEPTA PASS WILL WORK ON THESE TRAINS
Train# 9235, Depart Temple Station @ 1:22 PM, Arrive WIL @ 2:22 PM
Train# 252, Depart WIL @ 4:44 PM, Arrive Amtrak 30th St. @ 5:37 PM
Time at CNOC – 2:22 (including 10-15 minutes to walk to and from station)
2) SEPTA Regional Operations Control Center – Please use your rail pass to meet at 1234
Market Street lobby in Center City at 2:pm.
3) SEPTA Rotem Silverliner V Construction Shop – Bus transport provided by SEPTA from
the Temple Campus departing from the conference hotel at 1:45 pm.
4) Temple University Engineering Building Construction site – a short walk from the Student
Center. The group will meet at the Student Center Complex at 1:45 pm.
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SEPTA
AMTRAK
AMSTED RAIL GROUP
ANYLOGIC AMERICA
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
CSX TRANSPORTATION
CTLGROUP
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS INC.
ENSCO, INC.
KLD LABS, INC.
L.B. FOSTER – SALIENT SYSTEMS
Please Thank our Sponsors:
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STV INCORPORATED
TALGO
THE TIMKEN COMPANY
TTCI, INC.
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Travel Passes and Tours provided by SEPTA
Tours provided by Amtrak
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Call for Papers:
2012 Fall Technical Conference – Call for Papers
The 6th annual ASME Rail Transportation Division, Fall Technical Conference (FTC)
will be held in Omaha NE, USA on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16-17, 2012.
Papers are solicited from members of the rail industry. Papers should cover a topic of
current industry interest. A sample of topics: Positive Train Control/Communications-
Based Train Control, High Speed Rail, Track and Equipment Health Monitoring,
Passenger Equipment Crashworthiness, Innovations in Tank Cars, Heavy Axle Load
Performance Issues, Materials and Failure Analysis of Rail Components, Locomotive
and Freight Car Improvements, New or Improved Mechanical Components.
2012 RTD Data Management Symposium – Call for Papers
The RTD Data Management Symposium that will be held in conjunction with the FTC.
The Symposium will be held on Thursday, October 18, 2012.
The one day symposium is intended to focus on the growing data management and
analysis needs in the rail industry. A sample of topics: Wayside and monitoring system
data generation and management, PTC data management and utilization, Vehicle and
track inspection systems, Rules engines decision making and alerts/alarms, Risk analysis
and prediction, Enterprise data management, Data presentation methodologies, GIS data
utilization, Asset data management, Machine vision data management and analysis.
The abstracts due date is April 30th, 2012. Abstracts need to be submitted to the
conference website http://www.asmeconferences.org/RTDF2012/ Advanced conference
registration is required for the lead authors of papers, before final acceptance of papers
for publication. For specific details and questions regarding submission of papers,
please contact Michelle Muhlanger, michelle.muhlanger@dot.gov
The ASME RTD is offering a limited number of conference scholarships to provide an
opportunity for students to attend the conference and present their rail research to the
industry. For specific details and questions regarding the scholarship program, please
contact Monique Stewart, Monique.Stewart@dot.gov
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Please mark your calendars
for the 2013 Joint Rail
Conference
Hosted by
The University of
Tennessee at Knoxville
April 15-18, 15 18, 2013
2013
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