Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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Rail 101 Presentation
Post Oak – 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

• Greg McComas, Senior Manager, Dimensional Clearances, BNSF Railway

• Michael Hamilton, Clearance Manager, CSX
   

Open Top Loading Rules & Safety Presentation
Post Oak – 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

• Scott Van Gosen, Sr. Manager LARS – Open Top Loads, BNSF Railway

• Chris King, Rail Clearance Manager, Logisticus Group

• Rama Maram, Open Top Loading Rules Committee Manager, MxV Rail

• Joe Sindelar, Senior Project Engineer, UTC Overseas, Inc.
   

AREMA Meeting
Post Oak – 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Post-AREMA Dinner
Joe T. Garcias - Fort Worth Stockyards – 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Jim Ormsby Golf Tournament
The Golf Club at Fossil Creek – 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

• Golfers meet in the lobby of the hotel at 7:00 AM

• Bus Transportation will be provided

Non-Golfers: BNSF Network Operations Center Tour
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

First and Second Timers Event
Hotel Terrace – 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Opening Reception
Brazos Ballroom – 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

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Exhibition Breakfast
Brazos Ballroom – 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tradeshow Event
Brazos Ballroom – 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 

Opening Ceremony/General Session
Pecos Ballroom – 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

• Hotel Safety Briefing, Opening Remarks, Color Guard, Antitrust Statement

• Bill Walker – Lifetime Achievement Award – Scott Landrum
   

Keynote Speaker
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

• Tom G. Williams, BNSF Railway, Chief Marketing Officer
   

Keynote Speaker
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM

• Britt Burt, Senior Vice President of Research – Power Industry,  Industrial Info Resources
   

Break
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM
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Keynote Speaker
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

• Joe Locke, Vice President, HICO America
   

Tradeshow Lunch
11:30 AM - 12:55 PM

Keynote Speaker
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

• Daniel Zedack P.E., Senior Engineer, Railroads for National Defense

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Pad to Rail
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM

Ocean Carrier Panel
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

• Ed Bastian, Director Global Sales, BBC

• Scott Krantzcke, Chief Commercial Officer, Norton Lilly International

• Stephen Garifalos, Director of Sales – North America – dShip Carriers
   

Break
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Bill Walker Award
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
 

Rail Clearance Panel
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

• Greg McComas, Senior Manager, Dimensional Clearances, BNSF Railway

• Michael Hamilton, Clearance Manager, CSX

• Will Christopher, Manager Clearances, Norfolk Southern Corporation

• Lee Milne, Manager - Railway Line Clearance, CPKC

• Taylor Parker, Manager II Bulk Operations, UP
   

AREMA Introduction
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

• Greg McComas, Senior Manager, Dimensional Clearances, BNSF Railway
   

First Day Wrap-Up
5:00 PM
 

Kasgro & TTX Evening Event
Rooftop Cinema Club – 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

• Rail Service Awards & Results

• Andrea Zangerle, Logistics Manager, Prolec GE Waukesha

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Friday, May 23, 2025

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Exhibition Breakfast - Brazos Ballroom
Brazos Ballroom – 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tradeshow Event
Brazos Ballroom – 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 

Call to Order - Pecos Ballroom
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

 

Keynote Speaker
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

• Justin Wheeler, Senior Rail Analyst, Boeing

Railcar Equipment Panel
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

• Jessica Karcz, Assistant Vice President, General Equipment and Asset Management, TTX Company

• Jeff Ketterman, General Manager, Kasgro Rail Car Management

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Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
 

Railroad Marketing Panel
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

• Bobby Ellington, Sales Manager – Industrial Products – BNSF Railway

• Andy Kwortek, Regional Sales Manager, CPKC

• Michael Johnson, Market Manager, Norfolk Southern Corporation

• Clifton Ellis, General Director – Marketing & Sales  – Metals, Union Pacific Railroad

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Railroad Measuring Technology
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

• Negin Shafie, Data Engineer, Cordel Group PLC

• Colin Johnson, Managing Director, DGauge

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Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Tradeshow Breakdown
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 

General Session Wrap-Up
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM