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Sunday, October 23

7:30am - 8:30am

REGISTRATION FOR TRAINING CLASSES

8:00am - 5:00pm   

CONDUCTOR CERTIFICATION WITH ACCIDENT/INCIDENT TRAINING SEMINAR
 Safety Briefing: Tom Streicher, General Superintendent, Safety, Security & Operating Practices, ASLRRA
 Instructors: JR Sampson, AVP Safety and Rules, OmniTRAX and Chair, ASLRRA Safety Committee
 Gary C. Vaughn, Sr. Vice President of Safety and Environmental Health, Watco Companies

12:15pm-12:45pm          

LUNCH FOR TRAINING SEMINAR ATTENDEES

1:00pm - 4:30pm   

EVENT SPONSOR TABLE SETUP

3:00pm - 7:00pm   

REGISTRATION

5:00pm - 6:00pm

SMALL RAILROAD SANDHOUSE SESSION Small Railroads: Come and Share Best Practices, New Ideas, and Tried and True Solutions
 This special session is open to railroads with annual operating revenues in the range of $2.5m or less
 Moderated by Eric Lee, ASLRRA Small Railroad Board Representative

6:00pm - 7:30pm

RECEPTION AND BOURBON TASTING

7:30pm   

DINNER WITH ASSOCIATES & FRIENDS - VENDOR ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITY


Monday, October 24 

7:00am - 7:00pm

REGISTRATION DESK

7:00am - 7:55am   

BREAKFAST BUFFET

8:00am - 8:05am   

CALL TO ORDER and Welcome:
 Tony Reck, VP, Southern Region, ASLRRA and CEO, Paducah & Louisville Railway
SAFETY BRIEFING:
 Tom Streicher, General Superintendent, Safety & Operating Practices, ASLRRA

8:05am - 8:15am   

Welcome to Louisville
 Mayor or State DOT - Invited

8:15am - 9:00am   

Keynote Address: Update on the Status of the Economy
 
Speaker TBD, Federal Reserve Bank (Invited)

9:00am - 9:30am   

Overview of the Industry
 
Rich Timmons, President, ASLRRA

9:30am -10:00am   

REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:00am-11:00am

PTC Implementation Update, CSX and NS
 Panel of PTC Experts from CSX and NS, providing comments on current status of PTC implementation

11:00am - 11:45am

The Latest in Remediation Issues (Vapor Intrusion, Deed Restrictions, Risk Assessments, Preemption, EPA Access)
 Pam Nehring, Partner, Daley Mohan Groble, P.C. (Invited)

11:45am - 12:00pm

2012 ANNUAL CONVENTION PRESENTATION
 Steve Friedland, Chair, ASLRRA Annual Convention and Director, Operation Services, Morristown & Erie Railway

12:00pm - 1:00pm 

NETWORKING LUNCH

1:00pm   

GENERAL SESSION RECONVENES

1:00pm - 2:00pm   

Grants: Challenges, Successes, and Implementation

2:00pm - 2:30pm   

Committee Report: An Update on Various Rail Industry Committees, Their Initiatives and Deadlines
 David J. Mears, AVP - Equipment, Service Design & Performance, ASLRRA

2:30pm - 3:00pm   

REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:00pm - 4:00pm   

RAILROAD AND ASSOCIATE MEMBER SANDHOUSE SESSIONS
 Railroad Sandhouse Session
 Associate Sandhouse Session

4:00pm - 4:30pm

SOUTHERN REGION MEETING & ELECTION
 Railroad Members Only

5:00pm

SHUTTLE TO MUSEUM BEGINS

5:30pm - 7:30pm

RECEPTION AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM

7:30pm

DINNER WITH ASSOCIATES & FRIENDS - VENDOR ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITY
 See Dining Guide for Restaurant Suggestions

8:30pm - 11:00pm GAME NIGHT RECEPTION
 Come and watch Monday Night Football with your short line
friends while enjoying munchies, desserts and beverages
 Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars


Tuesday, October 25

7:00am - 10:30am 

REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

7:00am - 7:55am   

BREAKFAST BUFFET

8:00am - 8:05am   

SAFETY BRIEFING
 Tom Streicher, General Superintendent, Safety, Security & Operating Practices, ASLRRA

8:05am - 8:35am   

Legislative Update
 Adam Nordstrom, Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell and ASLRRA Lobbyist

8:35am - 9:00am   

TSA: Upcoming Regulation Changes and Simplifying the Freight Rail Security Grant Process
 Scott C. Gorton, Director Policy - Rail Freight Division, Transportation Security Administration

9:00am - 10:15am 

Fuel Conservation: Good for the Environment and Even Better for Your Bottom Line and Productivity
 David L. Powell, Vice President - Motive Power, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
 Wayne Hamm, General Road Foreman of Engines, OmniTRAX, Inc.

10:15am - 10:45am

REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:45am - 11:50am

The Rocky Horror Regulatory Show: Conductor Certification, Hours of Service, Medical Standards, Dark Territory, and Other Hot Regulatory Topics Session|
 Thomas E. Streicher, General Superintendent, Safety, Operations & Security, ASLRRA
 Keith T. Borman, VP & General Counsel, ASLRRA

11:50am 

CLOSING REMARKS
 Tony Reck, VP, Southern Region, ASLRRA and CEO, Paducah & Louisville Railway

12:00pm - 12:45pm

FAREWELL LUNCHEON

1:30pm   

GOLF OUTING AND AWARD RECEPTION - FUZZY ZOELLER'S COVERED BRIDGE GOLF COURSE