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The 2007 ASME Rail Transportation Division Fall Conference will be held in Chicago, IL, on Tuesday
And Wednesday, September 11-12, 2007. Chicago has a long and storied history as the primary railroad gateway in North America and therefore serves as an ideal location for a gathering of rail industry technical professionals.
An added benefit for attendees is that the ASME Rail Transportation Fall 2007 Conference will be held immediately prior to the 2007 Coordinated Mechanical Associations Technical Conferences and the 45th Annual Railway Supply Institute (RSI) Convention - The RSI Conference will take place September 12-15, 2007 in Chicago. Also, the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA) will be holding their 2007 Annual Conference in Chicago, September 9-12. This allows for busy rail industry engineering professionals to attend ALL THREE of the premier rail industry technical conferences during the same week, thereby saving on travel costs, and most importantly in today's busy world, precious time. This week in Chicago will truly allow for cross functional technical synergy.
You are invited to submit technical papers for presentation and discussion at the 2007 ASME Rail Transportation Fall Conference. Papers are solicited from members of the railway supply industry, rail transportation companies and transit agencies, governmental agencies, consulting/engineering firms, academia, technical organizations and others. Papers should cover a topic of current industry interest. Topics may include:
- Communications based train control
- Infrastructure and capacity enhancements
- Locomotive, freight car and passenger car improvements
- ECP brakes
- Wheel/rail dynamics and interface issues
- Vehicle performance, including ride quality and crashworthiness
- New or improved mechanical components
- Improvements in analysis and testing methods
- Heavy axle load performance issues
- High speed rail performance issues
Advanced conference registration is required for the lead authors of papers, before final acceptance of papers for publication.
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Available from ASME Press...