29th ANNUAL WHEEL RAIL INTERACTION CONFERENCE

2021 Principles Course Sessions Speakers

Abstracts and Biographies
Kevin Oldknow
Kevin Oldknow

Simon Fraser University, Organizing Chair — Principles Course

Wheel-Rail Contact Mechanics
Gary Wolf
Gary Wolf

Wolf Railway Consulting, LLC

Track Structures, Components and Geometry
Elton Toma
Elton Toma

NRC - Canada

Vehicle Types, Suspensions & Components
Rob Caldwell
Rob Caldwell

NRC - Canada

Vehicle-Track Interaction & Dynamics
Richard Stock
Richard Stock

Plasser American

Wheel-Rail Damage Mechanisms
Matt Dick
Matt Dick

ENSCO, Inc.

Vehicle-Track Measurement Technologies
Eric Magel
Eric Magel

NRC - Canada

Maintaining the Optimized Wheel-Rail Interface Conditions
Brad Kerchof
Brad Kerchof

(Retired) Norfolk Southern

Special Trackwork in Heavy Haul: Design, Field Testing and Maintenance