SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Early arrivals may wish to take advantage of everything that Colonial Williamsburg and our hotel have to offer.
Guests of the Williamsburg Lodge Hotel can purchase specially-priced tickets to get into some of the special displays, etc. for only $16 each and they are good for your entire stay. Tickets can be purchased on site.
The Williamsburg Lodge has a Spa which was just named by Conde Nast as one of only nine spas in the U.S. selected for their “2008 Hot List”
Williamsburg is home to two world-renowned golf courses. Call (757) 220-7696 or (800) 648-6653 and book your tee time today.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
12:30pm – 4:30pm RIWG COMMITTEE MEETING
3:00pm - 7:00pm REGISTRATION
4:30pm - 5:15pm SPONSOR THANK YOU RECEPTION
5:30pm - 7:00pm WELCOME RECEPTION
7:00pm DINNER WITH ASSOCIATES AND FRIENDS
Check out the dining guide for restaurant ideas
Monday, October 13, 2008
7:00am - 5:00pm REGISTRATION AND INFO DESK
7:00am – 7:50am BUSINESS BREAKFAST
7:00am – 7:50am BOARD BREAKFAST MEETING
8:00am GENERAL SESSION
SAFETY BRIEFING:
Steve Powell, Meeting Chair
CALL TO ORDER:
Bob Bailey, Eastern Region VP
8:15am – 8:30am WELCOME TO WILLIAMSBURG
Thomas Jefferson
8:30am - 9:00am ASLRRA Viewpoint: Initiatives, Opportunities, Challenges, and Threats to Small Railroads
Richard F. Timmons, President, ASLRRA
9:00am-9:30am FRA UPDATE
Grady Cothen, Deputy Assoc. Adminstrator for Safety, FRA
(Invited)
9:30am – 9:45am Railroad Member Profile
Small Railroad Company
9:45am -10:15am REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:15am -10:55am Railroad Bridges: Inspection, Maintenance, and
Safety
David R. Killingbeck, Structural Engineer, FRA
10:55am -11:15am Associate Member Profile
11:15am - 12:00pm TWIC Requirements – Coming Soon to a Short Line
Near You
TSA Representative
Coast Guard Representative
12:00pm -1:15pm NETWORKING LUNCHEON
Economic Outlook: What’s Ahead for the U.S. and its Transportation Industry?
Noel Perry, Economist, FTR Associates
1:30pm -2:00pm Taxing Developments - Legislative Update
Ed McKechnie, LPC Chair & Chief Commercial Officer,
Watco Companies
2:00pm - 3:15pm State DOT Updates
Invited Speakers:
VA DOT Representative
PA DOT Representative
NY DOT Representative
OH DOT Representative
3:15pm - 3:45pm REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:45pm -4:05pm Railroad Member Profile
Regional Railroad Company
4:05pm - 5:00pm Class I/Short Line Initiatives
Len Kellermann, CSX (Invited)
Rob Robinson, NS (Invited)
Mike Smith, FGLK (Invited)
5:00pm - 6:00pm ASSOCIATE SANDHOUSE SESSION
5:00pm - 6:00pm RAILROAD SANDHOUSE SESSION
6:30pm - 7:15pm RECEPTION AT HOTEL
7:15pm PARADE TO SHIELDS TAVERN
7:30pm - 9:00pm DINNER AT SHIELDS TAVERN
9:00pm - 11:00pm YE OLDE KABOOSE KLUB LOUNGE DESSERT
RECEPTION
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
7:00am REGISTRATION AND INFO DESK
7:00am - 7:55am RAILROAD BREAKFAST MEETING & BOARD ELECTIONS (Breakfast from 7:00-7:30am; Meeting will begin at 7:30am)
7:00am - 7:55am BUSINESS BREAKFAST
8:00am GENERAL SESSION
SAFETY BRIEFING
8:05am - 8:40am North American Boxcar Pool And Equipment Issues
Tony Rosa, NS (Invited)
Steve Potter, CSX (Invited)
8:40am - 9:00am Railroad Member Profile
Holding Company
9:00am - 9:30am Truck Size & Weights – What Short Lines Can Do
Larry Kenck, Coalition Against Bigger Trucks
9:30am -9:45am Hearing Conservation –Compliance Isn’t Optional
Thomas E. Streicher, ASLRRA
9:45am - 10:05am REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:05am - 10:20am FOCUS ON ASSOCIATE MEMBER
10:20am - 10:45am New Freight Railroad Technology on the Horizon
Steven Friedland, Chair, ASLRRA Technology Committee &
President, Short Line Data Systems
10:45am- 11:30am Upcoming Changes to Umler/EMIS, Equipment Health Management; and Paperless Billing and the Impact on Your Operation – Don’t Let Them Sneak Up On You!
Alan McDonald, Director-Asset Services, Railinc (Invited)
11:30am -12:00pm Counsel’s Corner: Latest Legal Issues Facing the Short Line Industry
Keith Borman, VP & General Counsel, ASLRRA
12:00pm FAREWELL LUNCHEON
Closing Remarks
Bob Bailey
Steve Powell
