2016---95th-annual-meeting

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