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Agenda Scanning the industry for solutions to critical problems march 18 Registration and Continental Breakfast / Sponsorship Available Keynote address: michael Ward, Chairman, President and Ceo, CsX, and railway age’s 2009 railroader of the Year session i: oPerations • Maximum use of capacity and enhancing the service product. Ronald L. Batory, President, Conrail • The role of computer modeling in service design. Earl Wacker, Business Line Leader, Railroads, URS Corporation Coffee Break / Sponsorship Available session ii: oPerations • Train-handling tools for engineers. Marshall Beck, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, New York Air Brake (invited) • What shippers can do to create capacity. Roy Blanchard, Principal, The Blanchard Company, and Contributing Editor, Railway Age Luncheon / Sponsorship Available Guest speaker: Lawrence H. Kaufman, Contributing Editor, Railway Age session iii: engineering • Creating capacity through heavier axle loads, higher-speed switches for increased throughput, and improved yard and main line track configurations. Allan M. Zarembski, PhD, PE, FASME, Vice President & General Manager, ZETA-TECH (an HTT Business Unit) • The role of friction management. Kevin Oldknow, Vice President, Friction Management Business, Corporate Division, Portec Rail Products Inc. Energy Break / Sponsorship Available session iV: CommUniCations & signaLs • Developing a communications and IT strategy. Can Positive Train Control create capacity? Ron Lindsey, Communication Architecture, and Railway Age Contributing Editor • The role of fault detection trending. Ryan McWilliams, Vice President, New Business Development, Salient Systems Cocktail Reception / Sponsorship Available march 19 Continental Breakfast / Sponsorship Available session V: meCHaniCaL • Improvements in freight car design and components for maximum payload and improved train-handling. Robert Pokorski, Director of Engineering, Miner Enterprises • Innovative freight car repair-in-place techniques. Speaker TBA Coffee Break / Sponsorship Available session Vi: meCHaniCaL • Speeding locomotive fueling and servicing throughput. • The ECP brake experience. Marshall Beck, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, New York Air Brake (invited) • Improving locomotive utilization. Speaker TBA Luncheon / Sponsorship Available Guest speaker: Jason Seidl, Director, Equity Research, Dahlman Rose & Co., and Railway Age Contributing Editor session Vii: CaPaCitY PLanning • Flow-based capacity planning. Steve Fox and John Kelsh, Norbridge, Inc. • Optimizing economic stimulus and infrastructure investment tax credit funds. Lee Clair, Norbridge, Inc. Additional speaker TBA. Program subject to change and/or augmentation. Be a sponsor: ContaCt Jane poterala (212) 620-7209 / Jpoterala@sBpuB.Com 37.002.1820 ConferenCe registration form Please register me for Creating Capacity, taking place March 18—19, 2009 in Chicago, IL. Registration fee is $825 per participant. All fees payable in advance. [ ] Check Enclosed (payable to Railway Age) [ ] Invoice Me (invoice will be sent via e-mail) Charge My [ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] Amex Name Title Company Address City State Zip Telephone Fax Email registration: Please send this completed form, or a photocopy, with your payment to: Jane Poterala, Conference Director, Railway Age; 345 Hudson St., 12th Flr., New York, NY 10014; Tel.: (212) 620-7209; Fax: (212) 633-1165; E-mail: jpoterala@sbpub.com. Conference fee: The registration fee for Creating Capacity includes admission to all conference sessions, conference documentation containing all available presentations, and social events. Registration confirmation and invoice will be e-mailed. Hotel: The Union League Club has set aside a block of rooms at $190 single/double for Account Number Expiration Date / Name of Card Holder Billing Address Signature Email Receipt to conference attendees. These will be held until 30 days prior to the conference; those reserving after that date will depend upon room availability. We suggest that you contact the hotel directly at (800) 443-0578 or (312) 427-7800 for room reservations. Specify “Railway Age Conference.” You will receive room confirmation directly from the Union League Club. Cancellation Policy: Confirmed registrants who cancel less than one week prior to the event are subject to a $195 service charge. Registrants who fail to attend are liable for the entire fee unless they notify Railway Age in writing prior to the event. for program updates visit: www.railwayage.com http://www.railwayage.com

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Railway Track & Structures - February 2009

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