28th ANNUAL WHEEL RAIL INTERACTION CONFERENCE

Heavy Haul Sessions Speaker:

Biography

Blake Smith

Blake Smith
Southern Region Track Compliance Manager

Union Pacific

Biography: Blake Smith is the Southern Region Track Compliance Manager for Union Pacific Railroad and oversees the regulatory compliance and track inspection for the Southern Region Engineering department.

Blake has worked for Union Pacific for 18 years with 15 years of experience in the advanced study of Track Geometry, Track Inspection and Derailment prevention. Prior to his current role Blake developed and facilitated Track Inspection and Maintenance training as a Sr. Instructor for the Technical Training department at Union Pacific.