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THURSDAY, APRIL, 19 Technical Sessions

11-2 3:45pm - 6:00pm Jacob Branson, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, O’Fallon, MO,
RAILROAD HISTORY United States, Arthur De Oliveira Lima, Marcus S. Dersch, Erol Tutumluer,
Conference Level, Phipps J. Riley Edwards, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL,
United States
Session Organizer: Michael L. Burshtin, Amtrak, Richland, NJ, United States
Noteworthy Rail Accidents Effect of Geogrid Inclusion on Ballast Resilient Modulus: The Concept of
“Geogrid Gain Factor”
Technical Publication. JRC2018-6259
Technical Publication. JRC2018-6126
Dave Schlesinger, Parsons, Ontario, CA, United States
S M Naziur Mahmud, Debakanta Mishra, Boise State University, Boise,
Philosophy and Evolution of Wayside Signals ID, United States, David O. Potyondy, ITASCA Consulting Group, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN, United States

Technical Publication. JRC2018-626

John Hofbauer, Parsons, Philadelphia, PA, United States On The Effects of the USP on the Lateral Resistance of Ballasted Railway
Tracks

The History of High Speed Rail in North America Technical Publication. JRC2018-6204
Oral Presentation. JRC2018-6216
David Mangold, University of Akron, Randolph, OH, United States Giovanni Pio Pucillo, Antonio De Iorio, University of Naples Fedrico II,
Naples, Naples, Italy, Stefano Rossi, Mario Testa, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
S.p.A., Rome, Rome, Italy

THURSDAY, APRIL, 19 TRACK 2 RAIL EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING

TRACK 1 RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING Track Organizer: Jeffrey Gordon, US DOT/Federal Railroad Administration,
Cambridge, MA, United States

Track Organizer: Conrad Ruppert, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, United States Track Co-Organizer: Bryan Schlake, Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA,
United States

1-5

UNDERSTANDING TRACK STRENGTH & SUPPORT CONDITIONS 2-2
EQUIPMENT II: MATERIALS
Conference Level, Conference Center A 7:45am - 9:45am Conference Level, Conference Center B

Session Organizer: J. Riley Edwards, University of Illinois at Urbana- 7:45am - 9:45am
Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
Session Organizer: Jeffrey Gordon, US DOT/Federal Railroad Administration,
Relationships between Wheel/Rail Surface Impact Pressures and Cambridge, MA, United States
Correspondingly Transmitted Tie/Ballast Impact Pressures for Revenue
Train Operations Ball Indentation Technique to Estimate Fracture Toughness of High-
Strength Rail Steels

Technical Publication. JRC2018-6184 Technical Publication. JRC2018-6127

Travis J. Watts, Jerry Rose, Ethan Russell, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Feng Yu, Canadian Rail Research Laboratory, Edmonton, AB, Canada,
KY, United States Michael T. Hendry, P.Y. Ben Jar, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Quantification of Under Ballast Mat Pressures Using Matrix Based Tactile A Review of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Properties and Design for Rail
Surface Sensors Vehicle Applications

Oral Presentation. JRC2018-6226 Technical Publication. JRC2018-6132

Ronald Mayville, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Waltham, MA, United States 19