Interurban Rail Transportation: Moving People and Goods in the 21st Century
FEBRUARY 22, 2005
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE CLAYTON HALL CONFERENCE CENTER
NEWARK, DELAWARE
8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
IPA organized this forum to facilitate a continuing process of discussion, planning, and action for the formulation of policies and programs for an efficient interurban rail system that will further both mobility and environmental goals. The forum brought together elected officials and rail transportation operators, experts, advocates, and planners to identify long-term strategies for enhancing rail-corridor services and a specific agenda for the Mid-Atlantic portion of the Northeast Corridor.
FORUM AGENDA
| 0830 - 0900 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 0900 - 0910 |
Welcome
Dr. Jerome Lewis, IPA, University of Delaware
Dr. Robert Warren, IPA, University of Delaware |
| 0910 - 1000 |
Keynote Speaker
“National & Mid-Atlantic Rail Policy Issues”
U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper |
| 1000 - 1045 |
An Overview of Rail Service and Prospects
JayEtta Z. Hecker
Director in the Physical Infrastructure Team, Government Accountability Office |
| 1045 - 1100 |
Break |
| 1100 - 1145 |
The Corridor Perspective
James P. RePass
President and CEO, National Corridors Initiative |
| 1145 - 1230 |
Assessing the Future Development of the Mid-Atlantic Corridor
Lance R. Grenzeback
Senior Vice President, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. |
| 1230 - 1330 |
Lunch and Luncheon Presentation
“Freight and Passenger Rail Service from the Norfolk Southern Perspective”
Rick Crawford
Special Assistant in Corporate Affairs, Norfolk Southern |
| 1330 - 1430 |
Panel Presentations: States’ and Amtrak’s Views on the Mid-Atlantic Corridor
panelists:
James Badgley
Manager, Bureau of Freight Services, New Jersey DOT
Drew Galloway
Senior Director, Strategic Planning, Amtrak
David Ganovski
Director of Freight Logistics, Maryland DOT
Michael Kirkpatrick
Planner, Delaware DOT
Ran Marshall
Freight Analyst Supervisor, Bureau of Rail Freight, Ports & Waterways, Pennsylvania DOT |
| 1430 - 1530 |
Setting an Agenda / Open Discussion |
For more information, call 302-831-8971 or contact Robert Warren.
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