THE CROSSING ZONE PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS

2005 Program
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SUNDAY, MAY 1

1:00-5:00

CROSSING DESIGN 101

• Hoy A. Richards,
  Richards & Associates

PREEMPTION

• Rick Campbell,
  Railroad Controls Ltd.
• Sean Skehan,
  Los Angeles DOT
• Dan Guerrero,
  Metrolink

QUIET ZONES

• Ron Ries,
  Federal Railroad Administration

MONDAY, MAY 2

8:00

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

• The Honorable Allan R. Mansoor,
  Mayor of Costa Mesa
• Charlie Hagood,
  Federal Railway Administration
• Donna Reid,
  University of California, Berkeley

8:15-8:45

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

• Lt. Don Meredith,
  City of Glendale

8:45-9:30

NATIONAL UPDATES

• Ron Ries,
  Federal Railway Administration
• Leslie T. Rogers,
  Federal Transit Administration
• George Black,
  National Transportation Safety Board

9:30 - 10:00

INDUSTRY UPDATES

• Bill Browder,
  American Association of Railroads
• Steven Sullivan,
  American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
• Nicole Brewin,
  Railway Supply Institute, Inc.

10:30-12:00

GENERAL SESSION I

DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE RAILS

Moderator:
John Shurson,
BNSF Railway Company

• ALAMEDA CORRIDOR - THE ACE PROJECT
  Rick Richmond,
  The Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority
• QUIET ZONES
  Doug Werner and John Shurson,
  BNSF Railway Company
• THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT IN CALIFORNIA
  Kevin Boles,
  California Public Utilities Commission

1:30 - 3:00

BREAKOUT SESSION I

A - TRESPASSER ISSUES

Moderator:
Deborah Wojinicz,
Federal Railroad Administration

• NORTH SEATTLE
  Mike Cowles,
  BNSF Railway Company
• ENFORCEMENT
  Chris Arvas,
  Union Pacific
• METROLINK'S RAIL SAFETY EDUCATION
  Marty Jimenez,
  Metrolink

B - TRAFFIC SIGNALS & PREMPTIVE SIGNAL CHANGES - A DEBATE

Moderator:
Carolyn Cook,
Federal Railroad Administration

• Brent Ogden,
  Korve Engineering
• Rick Campbell,
  Railroad Controls Ltd.

C - HUMAN FACTORS

Moderator:
Tammy Wagner,
Federal Railroad Administration

• DRIVER COMPLIANCE AT ACTIVELY PROTECTED HIGHWAY RAIL-GRADE CROSSINGS
  Monica Gil,
  The Volpe Center
• DRIVER BEHAVIOR AT RAIL CROSSINGS
  David Ragland,
  UC Berkeley
• FATIGUE
  Ralph Elston,
  Federal Railroad Administration

3:30-5:00

GENERAL SESSION II

LIABILITY ISSUES

• William A Brasher
  LLP
• Doug Werner,
  BNSF Railway Company

TUESDAY, MAY 3

8:30-10:00

GENERAL SESSION III

LEGISLATIVE CROSSING ISSUES

Moderator:
Donald Thomas,
Federal Railroad Administration

• FEDERAL GUIDELINES CROSSING INVENTORY
  Tom Woll,
  Federal Railroad Administration

STATE UPDATES (LIMITED PRESENTATIONS)

• Carolyn Simmonds,
  Washington State DOT
• Anita Boucher,
  Nevada DOT
• Steve Cates,
  Caltrans
• Mike Seely,
  Utah DOT
• Bill Thompson,
  Wyoming DOT
• John Altoff,
  Montana DOT
• Joe Peagler,
  Idaho DOT
• Dan MacDonald,
  Oregon DOT

10:30-12:00

BREAKOUT SESSION II

A - RAILS & TRAILS

Moderator:
Pamela Caldwell-Foggin,
Federal Railroad Administration

• RAILS TO TRAILS NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
  Michael Jones,
  Alta Planning
• RAILS WITH TRAILS - A PUBLIC AGENCY PERSPECTIVE
  Ron Mathieu,
  Metrolink
• THE RAILROAD PERSPECTIVE
  Colleen Deines,
  BNSF

B - EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSTIC REVIEWS

Moderator:
Tom Drake,
Federal Railroad Administration

• Anita Boucher,
  Nevada DOT
• Dan MacDonald,
  ODOT
• Varoujan Jinbachian,
  CPUC
• Ahmer Nizam,
  Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission

C - LIGHT RAIL ISSUES

Moderator:
Linda Meadow,
Linda J. Meadow and Associates

• FIVE YEARS OF GRADE CROSSING SAFETY IN UTAH
  Paul O'Brien,
  Utah Transit Authority
• LACMTA'S LIGHT RAIL SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM
  Barbara Burns,
  LACMTA
• SITE SPECIFIC DESIGN FOR ATYPICAL LRT CROSSING
  Mark Robinson,
  Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

1:30 - 3:00

GENERAL SESSION IV

INTELLIGENT RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Moderator:
Anya Carroll,
The Volpe Center

• TRAIN CONTROL
  Paul Bousquet,
  The Volpe Center
• ALAMEDA CORRIDOR EAST ITS DEMONSTRATION
  Brent Ogden,
  Korve Engineering
• CANADA'S DIRECTION 2006 PROGRAM UPDATES
  Sesto Vespa,
  Transport Canada
• OPTIMIZING IN-ROAD WARNING LIGHTS
  Ted Cohn,
  University of California, Berkeley

3:30 - 5:00

BREAKOUT SESSION III

A - THE 2003 MUTCD - WORKZONES

Moderator:
Matt Schmitz,
Federal Highway Administration

• TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL NEAR RAILROAD CROSSINGS
  Ron Mathieu,
  Metrolink
• PASSIVE WARNINGS
  Bill Shrewsberry,
  Louisiana DOT
• THE MUTCD AND RAIL-ROAD ISSUES
  Johnny Bhullar,
  Caltrans

B - CROSSING ISSUES - BLOCKED, PRIVATE & CLOSURES

Moderator:
Lee Ann Dickson,
Federal Railroad Administration

• CLOSURES
  Dan MacDonald,
  ODOT
• NTSB PRIVATE CROSSINGS
  Robert Grimes,
  BNSF Railway Company
  Carol Harris,
  Union Pacific
• BLOCKED CROSSINGS
  George Elsmore,
  California Public Utilities Commission

C - HOMELAND SECURITY

Moderator:
Ed Pederson,
Metrolink

• Bill Browder,
  American Association of Railroads
• Ed Pederson,
  Metrolink

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

8:30-9:00

BREAKOUT SESSION IV

A - TRAIN HORN RULES

• Ron Ries,
  Federal Railroad Administration

B - SECTION 130 FUNDING

Moderator:
Vahuk Petrossian,
California Public Utilities Commission

• CALIFORNIA
  Brie Arnett,
  California Public Utilities Commission
  Steve Cates,
  Caltrans
  Slide Show
  Handout
• HAZARD INDEXES IN NEVADA
  Anita Boucher,
  Nevada DOT
• OREGON
  Daniel MacDonald,
  Oregon DOT

C - GRADE SEPARATION: OVERPASSES & UNDERPASSES

Moderator:
Mike Calhoun,
Federal Railroad Administration

• POLICY FOR LIGHTRAIL
  ViJay Khawani,
  LACMTA
• UP POLICY GUIDE
  Richard Gonzales,
  Union Pacific
• UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS OF PASSENGER SERVICES AND GRADE SEPARATION
  Ken Galt,
  Caltrans

10:30-12:00

GENERAL SESSION V

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Moderator:
Jalene Forbis,
California Short Line Association

• MEDIA SUPPORT
  Dan Weikel,
  The Los Angeles Times
• REFUSE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY
  Andy Amparan,
  BNSF
• RAIL SAFETY: THE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
  Diane Hagood,
  Martine & Sandra Flores
  Madera Unified School District
  Slide Show

1:30-3:00

BREAKOUT SESSION V

A - WAYSIDE HORNS, 4 QUAD GATES & ADVANCED DETECTION

Moderator:
Dan Guerrero,
Metrolink

• WAYSIDE HORNS
  Kurt Anderson,
  Railroad Controls Ltd.
• NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ADVANCED DETECTION
  Rick Campbell,
  Railroad Controls, Ltd.
• 4 QUAD GATES
  Bruce Armistead,
  Alameda Corridor East Construction Authority

B - PHOTO ENFORCEMENT

Moderator:
Ken Beard,
Modesto & Empire Traction

• PHOTO ENFORCEMENT IN A RAIL ENVIRONMENT - DOES IT WORK?
  Ed Pederson,
  Metrolink
• Abdul Zohbi,
  LACMTA

C - OPERATION LIFESAVER

Moderator:
Jerry Hardestry,
Operation Lifesaver Region 7 Coordinator

• CALIFORNIA
  Larry Lloyd
  
• IDAHO
  Chris Arvas