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• AARS 123rd Annual Meeting

  • Start
    22 Jul 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM (CDT)
  • End
    24 Jul 2019
  •  
    11:00 AM (CDT)
  • Location
    Norfolk, VA

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  Save the date for the AARS 123rd Annual Meeting, July 22-24, 2019 at the Hilton in Norfolk, VA.

  The meeting will open with a reception on Monday, July 22 at 5:00 p.m.
  

  AARS will host the Progressive Railroading Rising Stars Award Dinner as part of the AARS Annual Meeting on Monday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m.

  Registration to the AARS Annual Meeting includes a ticket to the Rising Stars dinner.  For more information about the Rising Stars dinner, visit http://www.progressiverailroading.com/risingstars/about.asp
  

  The meeting program will continue Tueday, July 23 at 8:00 a.m. and will conclude on Wednesday, July 24 at 11:00 a.m. 

  Register Now!

  Golf Outing:  On Wednesday, July 24, the AARS will hold its annual golf outing to benefit the AARS Scholarship Fund.  

  Riverfront Golf Course, Suffolk, VA

  https://www.riverfrontgolf.com/

  $95 per player

  Club rental:  Contact the Riverfront Golf Course to arrange to rent clubs at 757-484-2200.

  
  

  Hotel Information

  The meeting will be held in downtown Norfolk at the Hilton on the Main, 100 East Main Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510, USA+1-757-763-6200.

  Room Rate:  $179/night   Make your reservation by July 1, 2019 to get this special rate!

  Make your reservation here:

  Book Your Room

  Monday, July 22

  Industry Tour of Norfolk Harbor! 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

  Tour Sponsored by:  

  5:00 pm Opening Reception and Technical Showcase
  

  6:30 pm Progressive Railroading Rising Stars Awards and Dinner

  Tuesday, July 23

  7:00 am Continental Breakfast and Technical Showcase sponsored by 

  8:00 am Keynote Speaker

  Jim Squires, President, CEO & Executive Chairman, Norfolk Southern

  9:00 am Break in Technical Showcase

  9:30 am Regional Perspective

  David Gooden, Division Superintendent, Norfolk Southern

  10:15 am Rising Stars Panel: Achieving Success in the Rail Industry

  Kelley Carr, Sr. Manager – Positive Train Control, Safety, Compliance & Training, Amtrak

  Scott Schiemann, Chief Engineer, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

  James Schwichtenberg, Vice President, Chief Safety Officer, CSX

  
  

  11:45 am Break in Technical Showcase 

  12:00 Annual Industry Luncheon & Lantern Awards 

  Charge to Superintendents

  Ed Harris, EVP Operations, CSX

  1:30  Onboarding a Shortline

  Stefan Loeb, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, Watco Companies

  John Rickoff – President & CEO Lake State Railway

  Mark Rosner – President & CEO Carload Express

  
  

  2:30  Break in Technical Showcase 

  3:15 pm 

  Panel Presentation: Precision Scheduled Railroading

  
  

  -          Dave Ferryman, VP Commercial & Technology, EVRAZ N.A. (confirmed)

  -          Brian Murray, Regional Superintendent, CSX

  
  

  4:15 p.m. Update on the “Railroad Renaissance” Tony Hatch, ABH Consulting

  Wednesday, July 24

  7:00 am Continental Breakfast and Technical Showcase in Great Room, 6th floor

   8:00 am   Attracting & Retaining New Employees

  
  

  Bill Fountain, Director of Recruitment, Genesee & Wyoming

  Rachael Peterson, EVP People Services, Watco Companies

  Dan MacKay, AVP Human Resources, Norfolk Southern

  9:00 a.m.  Enhancing Your Safety Culture within Your Railroad – Panel

  Darrell Snyder, VP Mechanical, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad

  Clay Smith,  Manager of Safety & Training, Florida East Coast Railway

  Ken Glover, VP Safety, Genesee & Wyoming

  10:30 am Business Session

  11:00 am Adjourn

  11:30 pm Bus Loads for Annual Golf Outing, departing at 11:45 a.m.

  Bus departs  for the AARS Annual Golf Outing to benefit the Frank J. Richter Scholarship
  

  1:15 p.m. Shotgun Start at River Front Golf Club, Suffolk, VA

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• 2019 AARS Annual Golf Outing to Benefit the Frank J. Richter Scholarship Fund

  • When
    24 Jul 2019
  •  
    1:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Riverfront Golf Course, Suffolk, VA

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  The AARS will host a golf outing during the AARS 123rd Annual Meeting at the Riverfront Golf Course in Norfolk on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.

  Proceeds from the outing will benefit the Frank J. Richter Scholarship Fund which provides educational scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students. 
  

  Shotgun start: 1:00 p.m.

  Registration opens at 12:00 p.m.
  

  Dinner:  6:00 p.m.

   Take advantage of the early bird rate of $100 per player or $360 per foursome before June 28. 

  Additional prize fund:  to contribute funds to for additional prizes, click here.  The additional prize fund contribution link is not on the registration page.  

  The AARS Annual Golf Outing will be held at the conclusion of the AARS 123rd Annual Meeting in Norfolk.  Event registration is $100 per person and includes green fees, cart, refreshments, box lunch, dinner after golf, and a prize for every participant. Golf outing registration is NOT included with registration for the 123rd Annual Meeting.

  Register as an individual player or as a foursome. 
  

  Proceeds of the event will benefit the Frank J. Richter Scholarship Fund.

  
  

  Need to rent clubs?  Contact the course directly at 757-484-2200.

  You do not need to be an AARS member, nor do you have to register for the Annual Meeting to participate in the golf outing.  Golf outing registration is NOT included with 123rd Annual Meeting registration.
  

  Questions?
  

  Contact Carrie Foor at 331-643-3369. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• 2019 AARS Derailment Investigation Seminar -- Chicago O'Hare

  • Start
    05 Nov 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM (EST)
  • End
    06 Nov 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM (EST)
  • Location
    Sheraton Suites Chicago O'Hare

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  Gary Wolf, President, Wolf Railway Consulting, offers valuable derailment investigation information you can’t get elsewhere.  Click here to view seminar agenda.
  

  Railroad managers, superintendents, engineers, trainmasters and others gain a working knowledge of basic track structure, performance, causes of common problems; examination of detail on axle loads, traffic density, operating speeds; optimal learning potential with presentations on railroad turnouts, crossings with details handling spots and much more.

  Participants of the two-day seminar will receive a certificate of completion along with a binder full of course content to share with colleagues.

  Hotel Information

  The seminar will be held at the Sheraton Suites Chicago O'Hare.  

  Please make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel at the phone number listed below.  The special room rate for AARS Derailment Investigation Seminar attendees is $149/night.  To access this rate, please mention your participation in the AARS seminar and make your reservation prior to October 14.  

  Sheraton Chicago O'Hare

  Address: 6501 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018

  Phone: (847) 699-6300

  Registrants must be employed in the rail industry and meet qualifications for AARS membership to register for this seminar.

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