Amtrak, Brightline, DART, MTA, MARTA CEOs and Chief Engineers to lead discussion on delivering smarter rolling stock maintenance

    March 10, 2021
    This group of industry leaders will participate in the North America 2021 Passenger Rolling Stock Maintenance North America Virtual Summit 2021 this spring.
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    CEOs and rail maintenance leaders from North America and across the world will be sharing their approaches to modernizing their maintenance processes and systems to improve enhance operational performance and eliminate expensive, unplanned downtime at the Passenger Rolling Stock Maintenance North America Virtual Summit 2021 this April 27-29.

    With contributions from Amtrak, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), L.A. Metro, Brightline, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Regional Transportation District (RTD) of Denver, CN, Toronto Transit Commission, Ouigo Espana High Speed Rail and many more at this three day virtual business conference, operators and manufacturers will be brought together to identify solutions to the challenge of improving maintenance regimes with digitalization, affordably and achieve immediate cost savings across rail operations.

    Highlights include the Keynote Engineering Leaders Panel discussing smart resource utilization with Marvin Hurt, Director Fleet Engineering - Operations, DART, Frank Palmeri, VP - Reliability Engineering & Asset Management, WMATA, Vernon Hartsock, Acting Project Director - Transit Development & Delivery, MTA, Devin Rouse, Executive Officer - Office Of Railroad Systems, Technology & Automation, Federal Railroad Administration, Bob Spadafora, Senior Executive Officer - Rail Fleet Services, L.A. Metro.

    And presenting a case study on utilizing fully integrated predicted maintenance systems and processes, Tom Rutkowski, vice president and chief mechanical officer at Brightline will discuss how to enhance operational practices and extend maintenance intervals across the fleet.

    Corina Moore, president & CEO, Ontario Northland, discusses taking a collaborative approach to digital transformation and engaging your workforce at all stages in the process improvement journey.

    And Kevin B. Quinn Jr, Administrator & CEO, Maryland Transit Authority presents a case study on modernizing the agency's maintenance processes and improving overall rail performance through the use of big data analytics systems and processes.

    Curated into a highly-focused program based on operators’ recent projects and experiences, the agenda sessions will provide valuable insights for participants on the commercial, technical and practical issues relating to smart maintenance projects. It will help attendees to establish the business case for new technology-based solutions that will optimize rail maintenance operations, generate long-term cost savings and reduce safety risks to both passengers and rail workers, by providing insights, information and connection opportunities.

    Utilizing a unique virtual platform that will allow delegates to not only hear from the leading industry voices on the strategies and technologies they are implementing, but also bring their own experience and expertise to bear on these challenges, delegates participate in an immersive experience to create memorable connections through:

    • Panel sessions dedicated to sharing creative and leading solutions

    • Detailed speaker case studies on the best technologies and practices

    • Post your statements and questions for leading experts in the real time Q&A

    • Instant message attendees & speakers and network with your fellow professionals by video during the breaks

    • Review conference interviews, presentations and videos after the event on-demand