OPERATIONLIFESA V ER ®

Look, Listen & Live

MARCH 4-5, 2015

OVERLAND PARK, KS

PLATINUMC.D.L. Electric Company

The Kansas City Southern Railway CompanyBNSF Railway Company

Union Pacific Railroad Company

GOLDRailway Supply Institute, Inc.

2015 PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

CONFERENCECONFERENCE

KANSAS/MISSOURIKANSAS/MISSOURI

HIGHWAYRAILSAFETY

HIGHWAYRAILSAFETY

PARTNERSPARTNERS

Mike Benjamin, UPVince Burget, S & C DistributionGary Farlow, KDOTHoward Gillespie, FRAShawn Hennes, KDOTJane Holden, KDOTTroy Hughes, MoDOTKristi Jamison, MoDOT

Julie La Combe, Kansas OLDavid LaRoche, FHWADanny Lites, KCS Rick Mooney, Missouri OLChris Noblett, FRA Mitch Sothers, KDOTJack Wright, MoDOTKamie Young, BNSF

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH

Moderator: Mitch Sothers, KDOT

1:00-1:20 Welcome Jim Brewer, KDOT, Bureau of Road Design Eric Curtit, MoDOT, Multimodal Operations Division

1:20-1:50 FRA Update Ron Ries, Highway Rail Crossing and Trespasser Division, Federal Railroad Administration

1:50-2:20 FRA Rail Crossing Inventory Ron Ries, Highway Rail Crossing and Trespasser Division, Federal Railroad Administration

2:20-3:00 Break (Refreshments Provided in Exhibit Area)

3:00-4:00 State DOT Updates KDOT Activities, Mitch Sothers Bureau of Road Design, Coordinating Section MoDOT Activities, Eric Curtit Multimodal Operations, Railroad Section

4:00-4:30 Open Forum (All are invited to bring questions and issues for an interactive discussion)

4:30 Technical Program; Adjourn for the Day

5:00-6:30 Reception (Refreshments and Hors d’oeuvres in Exhibit Area)

7:00-10:00 Annual Pool Tournament (Fox & Hound Sports Tavern) Optional Social Event-Sign up available during reception

7:00—8:00 Breakfast (Exhibit Area)

Moderator: Scott King, KDOT

8:15-8:45 National Legislation and Industry Update Nicole Brewin, Railway Supply Institute

8:45-10:00 Operation Lifesaver Activities Update Joyce Rose, President, National Operation Lifesaver Julie La Combe, Kansas Operation Lifesaver Rick Mooney, Missouri Operation Lifesaver

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break (Refreshments Provided in the Exhibit Area)

10:30-11:00 KC Streetcar Tom Gerend, Executive Director Kansas City Streetcar Authority

11:00-11:30 Best Practices on Projects Involving DOTs and Railroads Shobna Varma, CEO StarIsisCorp

11:30-Noon KDOT/KTA Transload Facility Site Analysis John Maddox, Freight/Rail Manager Bureau of Transportation Planning

Noon-1:15 Lunch (in Exhibit Area)

Moderator: Jack Wright, MoDOT

1:15-1:45 Topeka Rescue Mission - Operation Safe TraX Initiative Mike Foster, Director of Ministries Topeka Rescue Mission

1:45 Conference Wrap-UpPlease take the time to visit with the vendors inthe Exhibit/Break Area and thank them for their

support of this conference.