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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 20161:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. States for Passenger Rail Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Industry

State Members & Invited Guests

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 20168:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room I

9:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Chicago Union Station Tour

Noon–1:00 p.m. Kick-Off Lunch | Welcome Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room I

CONCURRENT SESSIONS1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Amtrak Marketing / States Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room I

Speakers: Morrison Manner, Amtrak Maria Sheetz, Amtrak

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Short Line Safety Institute | State Freight Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industry IISpeakers: Karen Hedlund, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Ron Hynes, ASLRRA John Maddox, Kansas DOT Amanda Martin, Iowa DOT

3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Break

CONCURRENT SESSIONS3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Station Development and Local Sources of Funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Industry I

Speakers: Leo Wetula, FRA John Yonan, Cook County DOT Karen Hedlund, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Praveena Pidaparthi, Minnesota DOT Paul Worley, North Carolina DOT Beth Bonini, Pennsylvania DOT Wayne Aldrich, Town of Normal, Illinois

3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Freight States and Bottom Line Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industry IISpeakers: John Maddox, Kansas DOT Kevin Keller, HDR Cheryl Ball, Missouri DOT Matt Dietrich, Executive Director, Ohio Rail Development Commission Alex King, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff

3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Amtrak Speed Dating—State Marketing Reps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room I

5:30 p.m. Opening Welcome Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plateau

2016 SCORT ANNUAL MEETING October 3–7, 2016 | Chicago, Illinois

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 20167:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room II

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room ISpeakers: James Redeker, Connecticut DOT; Chairman of AASHTO’s SCORT Jim Tymon, Chief Operating Officer, AASHTO Randall Blankenhorn, Secretary, Illinois DOT

8:45 a.m. Kickoff Keynote from FRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room ISpeaker: Sarah Feinberg, Administrator, FRA

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Former FRA Administrators | Rail Vision for 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IModerator: Sarah Feinberg, Administrator, FRAParticipants: Jolene Molitoris, US Railcar Allan Rutter, TTI-TxA&M Joe Szabo, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

10:15 a.m.–Noon FRA Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room ISpeakers: Paul Nissenbaum, Associate Administrator for Railroad Policy and Development, FRA Michael Lestingi, Director, Office of Policy and Planning, FRA Jamie Rennert, Director, Office of Program Delivery, FRA Beth Nachreiner, Chief, Passenger Rail Policy Division, FRA Trevor Gibson, Chief, Program Implementation Division FRA Will Dyer, Chief, National Rail Planning Division, FRA

Noon–1:15 p.m. Luncheon Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IISpeaker: Tom Carper, Amtrak Board Member

1:15 p.m–1:30 p.m. Key Note Speaker: Transforming the Digital Industrial Railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room ISpeaker: Andrew Strother, Analytic Solutions Commercial Leader, GE Transportation

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Former State DOT Leaders / Rail Vision for 2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IModerator: Jim Redeker, CT DOTParticipants: Anne Canby, One Rail Gene Conti, The Conti Group Ann Schneider, Ann L . Schneider and Associates LLC

2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Freight Rail—How to Fund Projects, Service Development Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IModerator: John Oimoen, Illinois DOTParticipants: DJ Mitchell, BNSF Rick Crawford, Norfolk Southern William C. Thompson, AAR

3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Amtrak Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IModerator: Bruce Roberts, California DOTParticipants: Caroline Decker, Amtrak Mariah Morales, Amtrak

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. FHWA/FRA Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IModerator: Jeremy Latimer, Virginia DRPTParticipants: Karen McClure, Freight Rail Policy Division, FRA Catherine Batey, FHWA

6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Reception at Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 West Kinzie Street

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 20168:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Regional Class I Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room II

Participants: CSX Norfolk Southern Union Pacific Genesse Wyoming BNSF

9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Keynote—Ed Ellis, Iowa Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IIntroduction: Venetta Keefe, Indiana DOT

9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Safety Session (Section 130, PTC, Other Safety Initiatives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IModerator: Paul Worley, North Carolina DOTParticipants: Pat Warren, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program

Implementation, FRA Calvin Gibson, Director, Office of Civil Rights, FRA Michael E. Stead, Illinois Commerce Commission Mike Martino, AAR Dr. Lanny Wilson, DuPage Railroad Safety Council David Arganbright, OmniTrax

10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Update from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room ISpeaker: Richard A. Jorgenson, Senior Analyst, Physical Infrastructure Team, U .S . GAO

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IModerator: Ed Lee, Florida DOTParticipants: David Simpson, Simpson Consulting Justin Fox, CDM Smith Chris Barkan, UI UTC Curtis Morgan, TTI-TxA&M Charles Quandel, Quandel Consultants

11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Chicago/Midwest Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room IModerator: Tim Hoeffner, Michigan DOTParticipants: Arun Rao, Wisconsin DOT John Oimen, Illinois DOT Melissa Hatcher, Midwest Regional Manager, FRA Katie England, Indiana DOT(Additional State Roundtable and Wrap-Up Business Lunch)

12:15 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room II

AFTERNOON SESSION1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. State Amtrak Intercity Passenger Rail Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Great Room I

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