Crude by Rail: Opportunities and Challenges in North America
David Willauer, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; George Grimes, Patriot Rail Company, presiding
Sponsored by Standing Committee on Transportation of Hazardous Materials (AT040); Standing Committee on Freight Rail Transportation (AR040); Standing Committee on Transportation of Hazardous Materials (AT040); Subcommittee on Crude Oil Transportation (AT040(1))
Introductions (P16-2015)
David Willauer, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
George Grimes, Patriot Rail Company
Challenges and Implications for Class 1 Railroads (P16-0004)
John Gray, Association of American Railroads (AAR)
A Revolution in Oil and Natural Gas US Shale – Infrastructure Implications (P16-0008)
Geoffrey Brand, American Petroleum Institute
Crude by Rail: Findings from Risk Research (P16-0006)
Christopher Barkan, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
USDOE Crude Oil Characteristics Research: Current Status (P16-0007)
Richard Elliott, U.S. Department of Energy
Developments in Methodology and Best Practices for Crude Oil Characterization (P16-0016)
Randy Segato, Canadian Crude Quality Technical Association
Gerald Bruce, Canadian Crude Quality Technical Association
Emerging World of LNG Transportation and Distribution
Cynthia Znati, U.S. Coast Guard, presiding
Sponsored by Standing Committee on Transportation of Hazardous Materials (AT040)
Considerations for Small-Scale LNG Facilities (P16-0454)
Bill Hutchins, Shell Oil Company
LNG Use and Transportation on Rail: Regulatory and Safety Issues (P16-0144)
Phani Raj, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Regulatory Issues in the Transportation of Crude Oil, LNG, and NG in Cargo Tanks (P16-0047)
Suzanne Ellis, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Hazardous Materials Transportation Research
Richard Bornhorst, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), presiding
Sponsored by Standing Committee on Transportation of Hazardous Materials (AT040)
Resolution Agile Remote Sensing for Transportation Safety (16-0110)
Raj Bridgelall, North Dakota State University
James Rafert, NDSU/UGPTI Transportation Safety Systems Center
Denver Tolliver, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
EunSu Lee, New Jersey City University
Risk Analysis of Transporting Crude Oil by Rail: Methodology and Decision Support System (16-0498)
Xiang Liu, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hierarchical Framework for Mitigating the Risk of Hazardous Materials Transportation (16-5101)
Sara Masoud, University of Arizona
Sojung Kim,
Young-Jun Son, University of Arizona
Risk Analysis of Natural Gas Distribution Lines Subjected to Natural Forces (16-1541)
Khalid Farrag, Gas Technology Institute
Jie Gong, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Classification of Water-Reactive Materials That Emit Toxic Gases (16-2049)
Steve Hwang, Department of Transportation
Committee Meeting Presentations
A Multi-Criteria Routing Tool for Hazardous Materials Shipments: Health Risk, Travel Cost, Proximity to Vulnerable Places, and Congestion Costs (16-1096)
Bahareh Inanloo, Berrin Tansel
Exploring an Effective Field Data Collection Methodology of Hazardous Materials Transportation: A Wyoming Case Study (16-0576)
Sherif Gaweesh, Mohamed Ahmed