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Presentations from the 2006
Western Regional
Grade-Crossing Safety
Training Conference
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Monday, June 5
PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIALS
CROSSING DESIGN 101
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Ahmer Nizam,
Washington State DOT
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Daniel J. MacDonald,
BNSF Railway
Joint Presentation,
(PDF, 2.46M)
PREEMPTION SOLUTIONS: PUTTING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO WORK
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Rick Campbell,
Railroad Controls Ltd.
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Sean Skehan,
Los Angeles DOT
(PDF, 1.08M)
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Dan Guerrero,
Metrolink
(PDF, 1.90M)
QUIET ZONES
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Ron Ries,
Federal Railroad Administration
Part 1 (PDF, 2.22M)
Part 2 (PDF, 398K)
Tuesday, June 6
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
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Donna Reid,
Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley
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Chris Adams,
Federal Railroad Administration
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The Honorable Royce Pollard,
Mayor of Vancouver
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Patty Murray,
United States State Senator for Washington (via video)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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Michael Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
NATIONAL UPDATES
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Ron Ries,
Federal Railroad Administration
(PDF, 6.62M)
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Nick Fortey,
Federal Highway Administration
(PDF, 1.09M)
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Rick Krochalis,
Federal Transit Administration
(PDF, 508K)
INDUSTRY UPDATES
GENERAL SESSION I
Security Advances for Rail
Moderator:
Jim Styron,
North Dakota DOT
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TSA Programs
Deborah Wojnicz,
Transportation Security Administration
(PDF, 832K)
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Trucking Security Issues at Rail Crossings
Annette M. Sandberg,
former Administrator Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Chief Washington State Highway Patrol
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Rail Security Grants
Steven Billings,
Department of Homeland Security
(PDF, 698K)
BREAKOUT SESSION I
Sealed Corridors
Moderator:
Carolyn Simmonds,
Washington State DOT
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North Carolina
Paul Worley,
North Carolina DOT
(PDF, 2.01M)
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Metrolink
Ron Mathieu,
Metrolink
(PDF, 5.84M)
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Bridging the Valley
Glenn Miles,
Spokane Regional Transportation Council
(PDF, 1.71M)
Traffic Control Devices
Moderator:
Ron Law,
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
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Recommended Practice for Traffic Signal Preemption
Tom Lancaster,
Lancaster Engineering
(PDF, 4.36M)
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Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock
Tom Blankenship,
Federal Railroad Administration
(PDF, 1.03M)
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Minnesota's Low-Cost Highway-Rail Intersection Warning System
Gordon Melby,
C3 Trans Systems
(PDF, 4.85M)
Development Around the Rails
Moderator:
Brent Ogden,
Korve Engineering
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Perception of Train Horns
Tom Dolan,
Portland State University
(PDF, 5.21M)
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Rail Relocation: When Old Industrial Sites Become Modern Mixed Use
Dick McKinley,
City of Bellingham, WA
(PDF, 6.33M)
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Proactive Methods to Address New Developments Near Railroads
John Trumbull,
Union Pacific Railroad
GENERAL SESSION II
Liability and Accidents
Moderator:
Charlie Hagood,
Federal Railroad Administration
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Timothy J. Coleman,
Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP
Wednesday, June 7
GENERAL SESSION III
National Crossing Issues
Moderator:
John Shurson,
BNSF Railway
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Recent Advances and Research Needs Assessment
Anya Carroll,
Volpe Laboratories US DOT
(PDF, 1.66M)
State Updates
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Carolyn Simmonds,
Washington State DOT
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Steve Cates,
Caltrans
(PDF, 47K)
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Mike Seely,
Utah DOT
(PDF, 41.9K)
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Ron Law,
Idaho DOT
(PDF, 91.6K)
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Dave Lanning,
Oregon DOT
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Jim Styron,
North Dakota DOT
(PDF, 44K)
BREAKOUT SESSION II
Transit and Light Rail - Best Practices
Moderator:
Tom Lancaster,
Lancaster Engineering
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Salt Lake City's Light Rail
Paul O'Brien,
Utah Transit Authority
(PDF, 1.06M)
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Seattle's Light Rail
Austin Jenkins,
King County Metro
(PDF, 2.01M)
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Portland's Light Rail
Tim Garling,
Portland TriMet
(PDF, 1.55M)
Freight Growth: Grade Crossing Challenges
Moderator:
Jeffrey T. Schultz,
Washington DOT
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The Reno ReTRAC Project
Steve Varela,
City of Reno
(PDF, 6.53M)
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Alameda Corridor-East Construction Update and Plans for Phase II
Sharon Neely,
ACE
(PDF, 1.16M)
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The Northwest Region
Peter D. Beaulieu,
Puget Sound Regional Council
(PDF, 2.78M)
Government to Government - Tribal
Moderator:
Vicki Elliott,
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
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Cities, Counties and Tribal Government
Ray Gardner and Patrick Oshie,
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
(PDF, 174K)
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The Railroads and the Tribes
Patrick Oshie,
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
GENERAL SESSION IV
Quiet Zones
Moderator:
Chris Adams,
Federal Railroad Administration
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Ron Ries,
Federal Railroad Administration
(PDF, 6.08M)
BREAKOUT SESSION III
Effective Diagnostics
Moderator:
John Trumbull,
Union Pacific Railroad
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Effective Quiet Zone Diagnostics
Kurt Anderson,
Railroad Controls Ltd.
(PDF, 4.17M)
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Diagnostic Field Reviews
Dave Stewart,
California Public Utilities Commission
(PDF, 305K)
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Improved Accident Risk Prediction to Better Allocate Resources
Karen McClure,
Federal Railroad Administration
(PDF, 301K)
Community Outreach and Inputs
Moderator:
Jalene Forbis,
California Short Line Railroad Association
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Operation Lifesaver
(PDF, 7.34M)
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Chris Arvas,
Operation Lifesaver
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Ron Law,
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
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Visual Tracking of Trespassing at Railroad Crossings
Xin Li,
University of Central Florida
(PDF, 1.30M)
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Complaint Resolution- The Railroad in the Community
George Elsmore,
California Public Utilities Commission
(PDF, 1.34M)
Pedestrian Crossings
Moderator:
Ahmer Nizam,
Washington State DOT
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Designing Pedestrian Access Treatments
Brent Ogden,
Korve Engineering
(PDF, 1.65M)
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Bike Paths with Pedestrian Crossings
John Ciccarelli,
Korve Engineering / NCUTCD Bicycle Technical Committee
(PDF, 1.12M)
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Pedestrian Crossings Alongside a Road
Paula Reeves,
Washington State DOT
(PDF, 911K)
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