Past Sandhouse Programs
Lee Clair of Norbridge, Inc., explains "The New Normal" in the railroad industry to the Sandhouse Gang on July 27, 2007. See his presentation below.
| Date | Speaker | Title and Links |
| 04/09/2008 | Tom Hoback
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"The Intern and the CEO"
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| 02/27/2008 | Jim Kveradas Director for Corporate Development for the CN |
Proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
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| 02/21/2008 | Mike Shiffer, PhD Clinical Associate Professor University of Illinois, Chicago |
Emerging Technologies and Mass Transit Planning: Moving Bits to Move People
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| 01/28/2008 | Mike Blazsak Senior Counsel to Earth Tech, Inc. |
Future of the Rail Carload Business: Loose-Car Railroading
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| 12/06/2007 | Anthony Hatch Independent Transportation Analyst & Consultant |
The Rail Renaissance - Endangered??: A Financial Analysis of the Rail Industry |
| 11/08/2007 | Tim Murphy Senior Associate, Global Commercial Transportation, Booz Allen Hamilton |
Rail Freight Operations: A Brighter Future with ECP Brakes
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| 10/23/2007 | Frank Wilner Director of Labor Relations at the United Transportation Union |
Labor looks at U.S. Railroads |
| 09/12/2007 | Jim Giblin Transportation consultant |
Trains vs. Trucks - The Saga Continues
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| 07/27/2007 | Lee Clair Senior Partner Norbridge Inc. |
The New Normal: Restructuring the North American Transport Industry
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| 06/06/2007 | Mark Hemphill HDR Engineers |
Experiences Advising the Iraqi Republic Railways |
| 05/08/2007 | Peter Turrell Former head of the Transportation Department for the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project |
Construction and Plan Implementation of the World's Largest High Speed Rail Project
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| 04/19/2007 | Linda Morgan Partner & Chair, Transportation Practice Group, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC; Former Chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Surface Transportation Board. |
Transportation Policy and Politics
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| 03/28/2007 | Reed Tanger Transrapid International-USA Kellogg School of Management, Class of 2007 |
The Transrapid Maglev System
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| 03/08/2007 | Robert Pulliam Tubular Rail Technology |
An Alternative Vision for the Future of Rail |
| 01/10/2007 | Bruce Dahnke SkyTech Transportation |
The Next Generation: Alternative Technology to Supplement the Transportation System 3-D rendition of SkyTech's proposed technology
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| 12/08/2006 | Lee Clair Senior Partner of Norbridge, Inc. |
Coal Transportation Issues and Opportunities
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| 11/28/2006 | Mike Garcia Chief - Rail Engineering Unit, Illinois DOT. |
Illinois High Speed Rail Track Project - Mazonia to Springfield (118 miles). ftp://ftp.dot.state.il.us/pub/railroads/ When another window opens: "FTP Log On" - just press OK - and the presentation should open. (No password). |
| 10/03/06 | Rail Panel Sandhouse Gang member Norm Carlson organized a panel of senior railroad executives to discuss the role railroads play in international logistics and the global economy. Chair: Norm Carlson Carlson Consulting International Art Shoener, President & CEO Kansas City Southern Railroad Mort Fuller, Chairman & CEO Genesse & Wyoming Railroad Co. Tom Hoback, President & CEO The Indiana Rail Road Company Charles Swinburn, CEO RailAmerica, Inc. Bob Gallamore, The Gallamore Group Former director of the Transportation Center |
Swimming with the Giants in International Waters
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| 09/28/2006 | Mike Blaszak Chicago Attorney: Senior Counsel, Earth Tech Inc. |
Reregulation: The Struggle for Prosperity
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| 08/14/2006 | Rick Harnish Executive Director Midwest High Speed Rail Association |
High Speed Passenger Trains on the Illinois Amtrak Network |
07/17/2006 | Norm Carlson Chairman Carson Consulting International, LLC |
Transforming Innovation at the Illinois Central Electric
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| 06/12/2006 | Robert E. Gallamore Former Director Transportation Center Northwestern University |
"Enduring Enterprise" The Development of the North American Railroad in the Twentieth Century
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| 05/10/2006 | Earl Wacker CSX Superintendent Bill Thompson Association of American Railroads CREATE Railroad Program Manager |
Update on Chicago's CREATE Program
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| 05/02/2006 | David L. Gunn Past President and CEO of Amtrak |
National Transportation Policy and Intercity Rail Passenger Service "Amtrak Reflections": Interview with David Gun appearing in the Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2006 |
| 03/22/2006 | Phil Pasterak Midwest Regional Manager of PB Transit and Rail Systems David Kralik New Start Project Leader - Star Line at Metra |
The Star Line
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| 02/13/2006 | J. Reilly McCarren Chairman of the Arkansas Missouri Railroad, and former President and CEO of the Wisconsin Central Railroad System |
Impact of Weight Limits on Small & Medium Railroads
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| 01/17/2006 | Ian Savage Professor of Economics, Northwestern University |
Trespassing and U.S. Railroads
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| 12/09/2005 | Jim Valentine Managing Director at Morgan Stanley |
A View from Wall Street
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| 11/14/2005 | David Young Author and former transportation reporter for the Chicago Tribune |
The Iron Horse and the Windy City |
| 10/27/2005 | Dr. Michael F. Gorman School of Business University of Dayton |
Optimization Approaches to Gang Schedulilng at BNSF |
| 09/30/2005 | Steven D. Van Beek Executive Vice President, Policy Airports Council International- North America |
Connecting Rail and Airports:
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| 08/29/2005 | Joe Schwieterman
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When the Railroad Leaves Town: Geographic Perspectives on Rail Line Abandonment |
| 07/15/2005 | Michael Blaszak
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More on Railroad Mergers
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| 06/24/2005 | Eric Jakubowski
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Railroad Routing Protocols A Paradigm Shift for the Industry
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| 05/19/2005 | Henry Posner III Chairman Railroad Development Corporation |
Dark Territory-RDC's Long, Strange Trip to the Fringes of the Regional Railroad Movement
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| 04/22/2005 | James C. LaBelle Deputy Director Chicago Metropolis 2020 |
The Metropolis Freight Plan: Delivering the Goods |
| 03/15/2005 | Tom Finkbiner Chairman, President & CEO Quality Distribution, Inc. |
A New Transportation Agenda for America in the Aftermath of 11 September 2001
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| 02/15/2005 | Norman West University of Illinois-Chicago |
The Future of Chicago Regional Freight Intermodal Yards: Site and Design Criteria
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| 01/21/2005 | David Burns (e-mail) | The North American Freight Car Market 2005
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| 12/17/2004 | James Giblin Vice President Transportation Consulting Services Corp. |
Trucks vs. Trains: What Really Happened and Why |
| 11/9/2004 | W. Robert Moore Earl Wacker |
Create Mapping Project
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| 10/7/2004 | Christopher Barkan University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana |
Optimizing the Design of Hazardous Materials Vehicles |
| 09/14/2004 | Joe Noffsinger GE Transportation Systems |
Wireless remote operating systems for locomotives and yard management
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| 07/19/2004 | Ian Savage Associate Department Chair Department of Economics Northwestern University |
Why Has Safety Improved at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings? |
| 06/17/2004 | William Harsh Mercer Management Consulting |
Railroad Service Measurement |
| 05/17/2004 | Mark Walbrun Vide President Transystems |
Planning the Western Terminal at O'Hare
Presentation (568K) |
| 04/19/2004 | Edward A. Burkhardt President Rail World, Inc. |
Observations of the Startup of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic
and Overseas Railroading
Presentation
(1.34Mb) |
| 03/23/2004 | Randolph A. Rezor Vice President Zeta-Tech Associates, Inc. |
The Business Benefits of PTC
Presentation |
| 02/9/2004 | Lee Clair Senior Partner Norbridge, Inc. |
Motor Carrier Hours of Service Regulation and Its Impact on Railroads
Presentation |
| 01/9/2004 | George Avery Grimes, PE University of Illinois Railroad Engineering Program |
The Paradox of Rising Investment and Falling Value
Presentation Abstract
of thesis |
| 12/12/2003 | James J. Valentine Managing Director Morgan Stanley |
A View from Wall Street
Presentation |
| 11/13/2003 | Andreas E. Aeppli James A. Blair Reebie Associates |
The Economic Impact of Rail to the City of Chicago |
| 10/20/2003 | David Walker Managing Director Royal Canadian Pacific |
The Business Plan Behind the Royal Canadian Pacific |
| 09/26/2003 | Peter Gilbertson President and CEO Anacostia and Pacific Company, Inc. |
Current Operations of the Alameda Corridor |
| 08/20/2003 | Thomas F. Wells Senior Vice President - Fleet Management TTX |
TTX-Provided Container Chassis Pool |
| 07/23/2003 | Richard R. Gill Vice President William E. Duvall VP Facilities Design and Construction Management Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. |
Rail and Truck Operations in the Alameda Corridor
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| 06/25/2003 | Gregory N. Garrison Superintendent Chicago Transportation Coordination Office Union Pacific Railroad |
The "Chicago Plan" Rail System
Presentation
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| 05/19/2003 | Stephen Probst Business Catalyst, LLC |
EMD's IntelliTrans Project |
| 04/28/2003 | James E. Coston Managing Partner Coston & Lichtman |
The National Corridors Initiative meeting in Washington
Presentation |
| 03/28/2003 | Lee A. Clair Senior Partner Norbridge, Inc. |
The US Railway Supply Outlook
PDF
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| 01/24/2003 | Philip G. Pasterak, P.E. PB Transit & Rail Systems, Inc. |
Rail Industry Privitization in Great Britain
Presentation
(4.9Mb !!) |
| 12/10/2002 | Thomas G. Hoback President and CEO The Indiana Rail Road Company |
Creative Applications of Technology in Railroads |
| 11/22/2002 | Lynn A. Anderson Vice President Dakota. Minnesota, and Eastern RR Corp. |
Status of Line Extension and Merger with IMRL |
| 06/28/2002 | James C. LaBelle Senior Advisor Chicago Metropolis 2020 |
Chicago Metropolis 2020: The Metropolis Plan
Presentation |
| 05/21/2002 | Ian Savage Department of Economics Northwestern University |
Fatigue and Safety: The Economics of Market Choices, Public Policy,
and Regulatory Enforcement
Presentation |
| 04/__/2002 | James J. Valentine Managing Director Morgan Stanley |
A View from Wall Street
Presentation |
| 03/26/2002 | Mark Walbrun TransSystems |
Chicago Central Rail Hub
Presentation |
| 02/25/2002 | Richard Harnish Midwest High Speed Rail Coalition |
High Speed Rail to O’Hare |
| 01/28/2002 | Michael W. Franke Assistant Vice President – Amtrak |
Midwest High Speed Rail |
