8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Safety briefing, welcome, and opening remarks

Karl Alexy – Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Review of FAA InfoShare

Monique Stewart and Miriam Kloeppel – FRA

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Break

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Switching Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA) Working Group

Darrell Fizer – FRA
Jeffrey Moller – Association of American Railroads
Gregory Hynes – SMART-Transportation Division
Vince Verna – Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET)
J.R. Gelnar – American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA)

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-way Employees and Signalmen (FAMES) Committee

David Kannenberg – FRA 
Roy Morrison – Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) 
Alexander Franco Jr. – BNSF Railway (BNSF)  

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

FRA new rules:  Dispatcher and signal employee certification (49 CFR Parts 245 and 246)

Cory Johnson – FRA 
Curtis Dolan – FRA 
Rocky Scott – FRA 

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Introduction

Michael Long – FRA

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Sufficiency of training:  Best practices in training and learning

Moderator: Lance Hawks
Tomoyuki Minami – Central Japan Railway
Dr. Arthur Kramer – Northeastern University
Matt Cabak – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM

Break

3:40 PM – 5:00 PM

What training and learning best practices could be applied to operating crews and dispatching?

Moderator:  Curtis Dolan – FRA
Jenny Luttrull – BNSF 
Mark Vaughn – Iowa Northern Railway 
Matt Cabak – FAA
Dr. Arthur Kramer – Northeastern University 

3:40 PM – 5:00 PM

What training and learning best practices could be applied to maintenance-of-way and signal and train control (S&TC)?

Moderator:  Adam Giovando – FRA
Ash Anderson – BMWED
Quinn Norman – Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Alexander Franco Jr. – BNSF
Robert Welsh – CSX
J.R. Gelnar – ASLRRA
Nathan Thomas – Canadian National Railway  

3:40 PM – 5:00 PM

How can training and learning best practices apply to periodic oversight requirements (49 CFR Part 243) and operational tests and inspection requirements (49 CFR § 217.9)

Moderator:  Darrell Fizer – FRA
Cory Johnson and Zach Allen – FRA 
Steven Ladislaw – Amtrak
Benjamin Harmon – BNSF
Tomoyuki Minami – Central Japan Railway  
Katie Inouye – SPARK

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Safety briefing, Day 1 highlights, and Day 2 opening remarks

Michael Long – FRA 

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM

Administrator Bose remarks 

Amitabha Bose – FRA

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Break

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

FRA overview:  Methods for identifying and managing safety risks,
S&TC risk analysis, crew staffing, alternative fuels 

Miriam Kloeppel – FRA 
Carolyn Hayward-Williams – FRA

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Break

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Methods and tools used by railroads to identify and mitigate safety risk

Zach Allen – FRA 
Stacy Chavez – FRA
Paul Bearden – PTRA
Chris Alston – SMART-Transportation Division

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

How technology can be used to mitigate risks

Matthew Brewer – FRA
Prasad Gupte – U.S. Department of Transportation
Matt Soule – Parallel Systems 

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Introduction

Michael Long – FRA 

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Safety risk management best practices from abroad and other industries

Moderator:  Dr. Amanda K. Emo – FRA
Natalie Lalonde and Caroline Maheu – Transport Canada
Tomoyuki Minami – Central Japan Railway
Matt Cabak – FAA
Dr. Alan Hobbs – National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Break

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

Panel discussion: Practical applications of safety risk management best practices for the railroad industry 

Moderator: Dr. Rachel Grice – FRA 
Mark Vaughn – Iowa Northern Railway
David O’Hara – Union Pacific Railroad
Greg Barney – CSX
Larry Miller – SMART-TD
Timothy Tyran – Amtrak

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Wrap-up and next steps

Karl Alexy – FRA