SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Some ideas for early arrivals on Saturday and Sunday:

Evergreen Aviation Museum - The centerpiece or "crown jewel" of this Museum is the plane known around the world as the "Spruce Goose." The Museum is approximately 1 hr. southwest of Portland.

Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge - Experience the soul of the Columbia, the grand river of the American West. This waterway cuts through the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, an 80-mile stretch between Portland and the town of Biggs, where basalt bluffs rise 1,500 to 4,000 feet above the water.  In nearby Hood River, enjoy the jaw-dropping scenery aboard the Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge or the historic Mt. Hood Railroad. Head southwest and drive toward Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest peak and visit historic Timberline Lodge.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

3:00pm - 7:00pm         REGISTRATION

4:30pm - 5:15pm         EVENT SPONSOR RECOGNITION EVENT

5:30pm - 7:00pm         OPENING RECEPTION

7:00pm                        DINNER ON YOUR OWN

Monday, September 10, 2007

7:30am - 5:00pm         REGISTRATION AND INFO DESK

7:30am - 8:15am         BOARD OF DIRECTORS BREAKFAST MEETING

7:30am - 8:15am         BUSINESS BREAKFAST

8:30am                        GENERAL SESSION

Welcome and Safety Briefing:

Tom Schlosser, VP-Pacific Region

8:35am - 9:00am         The STB and Short Lines: A Look Inside the

Crystal Ball

STB Speaker (Invited)

9:00am - 9:30am         The Power of the Triple P: Public-Private Partnerships and Their Place in the Railroad Community

Oregon Governor’s Office (Invited)

9:30am - 9:45am         A Focus on Associates

Highlighting an Associate Member

9:45am-10:15am         REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:15am-10:30am       A Focus on Short Lines - Holding Company Profile

Ed McKechnie, COO, Watco Cos.

10:30am-11:00am       Connect Oregon - Oregon’s Rail Freight Advisory Group: A Model for Other States?

Kelly Taylor, Rail Division Administrator, Oregon DOT

11:00am-11:40am       What’s Coming Down the Track? Safety Initiatives Coming Out of FRA’s RSAC and Capitol Hill

Thomas E. Streicher, General Supt. - Safety, Security & Operating Practices, ASLRRA

11:40am- 12:10pm      The Short Line Tax Credit Update - It’s Now or Never

Ed McKechnie, Chairman, LPC

12:15pm-1:15pm         NETWORKING LUNCHEON

1:30pm - 2:00pm         Positioning a Destination Ethanol Plant –

The Producer’s View

Chuck Carlston, President, Cascade Grain Products

2:00pm - 2:45pm         HazMat and Security - Their Affect on Your Day to Day Operations

Proposed HazMat Rule Changes

Gil Kovar, GM - Rail, TSA

Revised Railroad Security Plan

Steve Sullivan, VP, ASLRRA

2:45pm - 3:05pm         REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:05pm - 3:45pm         Looking Ahead at Clean Air Issues’ Impact on the Small Railroad Community

Jalene Forbis, VP, McCloud Rwy

Harold Holmes, Manager, Engineering Evaluation Section California Air Resources Board

3:45pm - 4:25pm         Going Green and Employing New Technology - How One Short Line Made the Giant Leap to Cleaner Air

Andrew Fox, President, Pacific Harbor Line

4:30pm - 5:30pm         ASSOCIATE SANDHOUSE SESSION

4:30pm - 5:30pm         RAILROAD SANDHOUSE SESSION

6:00pm - 7:00pm         RECEPTION

7:00pm - 9:00pm         DINNER

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

7:00am                        REGISTRATION AND INFO DESK

7:00am - 8:00am         RAILROAD BREAKFAST MEETINGS & ELECTIONS

(Breakfast from 7:00-7:30am;

Meeting will begin at 7:30am)

7:00am - 8:00am         BUSINESS BREAKFAST

8:10am                        GENERAL SESSION

Safety Briefing

Mike Ogborn, VP-Central Region

8:15am - 8:45am         Ports of Call - A Profile of America’s Ports and the Role that Small Railroads Play

Speaker to be Announced

8:45am -9:15am          ASLRRA’s New 10-Point Bridge Program

Speaker to be Announced

9:15am - 9:30am         A Focus on Associates

Highlighting an Associate Member

9:30am - 10:00am       Updates From Various AAR Committees on ISAs, SCRS, Car Clearinghouse, SLIT, Car Repair Billing, and Car Hire Rules 3 & 14

Judy A. Petry, Chair, AAR Short Line Integration Team and Customer Service Committees

10:00am-10:15am       A Focus on Short Lines - Regional Railroad Profile

Bruce Carswell, President & GM,

Portland & Western Railroad

10:15am- 10:35am      REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:35am-11:00am       The CABT - Short Line Partnership

Larry Kenck, Field Director, CABT

11:00am-11:15am       A Focus on Short Lines - Small Railroad Profile

Norma Torres, President & COO,

Brownsville & Rio Grande Int’l RR

11:15am-11:45am       Counsel’s Corner

Keith Borman, VP & General Counsel, ASLRRA

11:45am                      Meeting Recap

Tom Schlosser, VP-Pacific Region

12:00pm                      CENTRAL PACIFIC MEETING ADJOURNS

12:30pm-3:00pm         2008 ANNUAL CONVENTION PLANNING COMMITTEE LUNCHEON AND MEETING