FREIGHT RAIL DAY 2022


AGENDA


9:00am-9:30am        REGISTRATION and NETWORKING
                                 Barkers Island Inn Resort & Convention Center - Great Lakes Ballroom


9:30am-9:40am        SAFETY BRIEFING / EVENT OVERVIEW
                                  Larry Lloyd - Director US State Government Affairs, CP
                                                        


9:40am-9:50am        WELCOME
                                 Jim Paine - Mayor of Superior (invited)
                                 
                                 

9:50am-10:15am      OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF RAILROADS OVERVIEW
                                 Yash Wadhwa - Wisconsin Commissioner of Railroads
                                 
                                 

10:15am-10:30am    TOUR PREVIEW
                                  Lydia Underdahl - Executive Director of Public Affairs, BNSF
                                 
                                 

10:30am-10:45am    BREAK / LOAD TOUR BUS / DEPART


11:00am-12:00pm    GUIDED BUS TOUR OF BNSF TACONITE TRANSLOADING FACILITY
                                 

12:00pm-12:15pm    RETURN TO CONVENTION CENTER
                                 
                                 
12:15pm-1:00pm      LUNCH
                                 
                                 
1:00pm-1:45pm        PREDICTIVE MOBILITY: A WIN AT HIGHWAY RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS
                                 FOR THE RAILROADS AND THE COMMUNITY

                                 Kurt Brandt - Ph.D, CEO, LinqThingz
                                 Don Slickman - Chief Revenue Officer, LinqThingz

                                 

1:45pm-2:15pm        GORAIL FEDERAL POLICIES UPDATE
                                 Emily Traiforos - State Director, GoRail
                                 

2:15pm-2:45pm        LEGISLATIVE ISSUES UPDATE
                                 Peter Kammer - Wisconsin Railroad Association, Government Affairs
                                 

2:45pm-3:00pm        CLOSING REMARKS
                                 Peter Kammer - Wisconsin Railroad Association