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2nd Annual
South Central High Speed Rail Corridor Conference
January 27, 2006
DFW Airport Hyatt Regency
Texas Rail Advocates held its 2nd annual conference on the South Central High Speed Rail Corridor on January 27, 2006, at the DFW Airport Hyatt Regency hotel. The theme of the conference was "High Performance Rail: Interstate II for the 21st Century."
Thursday evening dinner, January 26th
Tim Kelleher, Vice President, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce – opening remarks
Warren K. Erdman, Vice President of Kansas City Southern – dinner speaker
Friday morning, January 27th
Mike Simms - North Central Texas Council of Governments
Mike had two relevant handouts from their publication, Regional Mobility Initiatives:
Regional Rail (Acrobat pdf, 3megs)
Goods Movement (Acrobat pdf, 3 megs)
David Laney, Amtrak Board Chairman – the role of the national passenger rail network in corridor development.
D.J. Mitchell, BNSF Railway Assistant Vice President, Passenger Services – the successful integration of freight and passenger rail operations
Frank Busalacchi, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation – the work of the States for Passenger Rail Coalition
Emilio Sacristan Roy, Asociacion Mexicana De Empresas Ferrocarrileras, A.C., – the importance of high-performance railroads connecting Mexico, the U.S. and Canada
Mario G. Medina, P.E., Director, Multimodal Section, Texas Department of Transportation
Friday Lunch, January 27th
Daryl Seck, GE Transportation – Incremental Train Control System
Andrew Sharp, Director General, International Air Rail Organization – lunch presentation on coordinating air and rail transportation at major airports
Friday Afternoon
Union Pacific’s Scott Moore, Vice President of Public/Private Partnerships
Bill Blaydes, Dallas City Councilman and Transportation Committee Chairman – the economic opportunities that result from a robust rail corridor
David King, Deputy Secretary, North Carolina Department of Transportation – how North Carolina works successfully with the Class I freight railroads on developing the South East High Speed Rail Corridor
Since it is the designation by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2000, the South Central High Speed Rail Corridor linking Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas has largely been overlooked by transportation planners in those three states. Other regions of the country, meanwhile, are moving ahead with higher-speed passenger and freight-rail projects, including track expansion, signal upgrades and route streamlining designed to promote regional industrial and commercial development by using high-performance rail to relieve congested highways and airports.
More information on the corridor is available
on our brochure (1.9 megabyte PDF file).
The South Central Corridor is an integral link in an international trade and transportation route connecting Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Sponsors
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GE Transportation | |
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Dallas Terminal Railway | |
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United Systems Integrators | |
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Alliance Texas | |
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Port of Houston Authority | |
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Colorado Railcar Manufacturing, LLC |
Exhibitors
Note: You can download an IRS W-9 form from us if you need it.
Biographies of the 2006 conference speakers
Council Committees:
Economic Development & Housing, Chair
Finance, Audit & Accountability
Transportation and Environment
Legislative (Ad Hoc)Outside Board & Committees
Central Cities Council (2005 - )
Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors (2003-2005)
Dallas Convention Center Facilities (2003-2005)
DCVB Nominating & Compensation (2003-2005)
Dallas NAFTA Trade Corridor, Chair
Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition (2003 - )
NCTCOG Executive Board (2004- )
Regional Transportation Council
River of Trade Corridor Coalition, Chair
TIS Policy and Advocacy Committee (2004- )––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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State Representative District 105 (Dallas County)
Former Councilwoman, Irving, Texas––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Mr. Keleher – Vice President of Governmental and Urban Affairs for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit organization representing a diverse membership of over 2,500 business organizations. He has twenty-five years promoting the public policy interests of a wide range of business organizations.
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Mr. Laney is a partner with the law firm of Jackson Walker L.L.P., alma mater Stanford University. Most recently he chaired the City of Dallas Charter Review Commission.
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In his position in the Design Division, Mario assisted TxDOT border districts with the development of several intermodal/multimodal projects such as the Brownsville railroad relocation project and was manager of TxDOT’s Consultant Contract Office.
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As demands on the nation’s transportation systems grow, public and governmental agencies are actively looking to railroads to help find innovative solutions to transportation problems. Mr. Moore coordinates Union Pacific’s relationships with many of the Port Authorities.
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Historial and Master of Ceremonies.
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Professor of Economic Theory at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Professor of the National Institute of Public Administration and Member of Number of the Academy of Political Economy (Mexico).
Leading private industry and government administration: Sahagun in Mexico, President and CEO of Forjamex; Director of Trusts and Companies of Nacional Financiera (Mexican Development Bank); Managing Director of fiscal promotion of the Mexican Treasury Ministry (SHCP); Finance and Control Director of Sidermex Group; Commissary of Transportation Equipment, Basic Goods and Fishery at the Ministry of Federal Control (SGCF); Vice President of Airports and Auxiliary Services; President and CEO of the Federal Air Transportation Services; President Adviser of the National Railways of Mexico (FNM); Vice President of Planning and Restructuring of FNM; Alstom Transporte, S.A. de C.V.; Asociacion Mexicana de Empresas Ferrocarrileras, A.C. (Mexican Association of Railroads).
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GE Transportation
Incremental Train Control System
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He has a Masters degree in Transportation and Traffic Planning from the University of Birmingham, and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport.
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