TRF - 2008 Annual Forum (Preliminary Program)

Sunday, March 16
5:30-7:00 pm	Reception
Monday, March 17
7:00 am	Registration
7:30-8:30 am	Breakfast and TRF Membership Meeting
8:45-10:15 am	Concurrent Sessions 1
1-A: Issues Related to Intercity Passenger Train and Transit Operations Moderator – Robert Beard, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey The "Grid and Gateway" Concept: An Effective Approach to Modern Intercity Passenger Train Operations Garl Boyd Latham, Latham Railway Services Developing Achievable Schedules for Passenger Trains Carl D. Martland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1-B: Optimizing Traffic Flow with Signalization Traffic Signals on Oversaturated Corridors Michael D. Anderson, University of Alabama in Huntsville Steven L. Jones, Jr., University of Alabama Virginia P. Sisiopiku, University of Alabama at Birmingham Genetic Algorithms Based Traffic Signal Optimization under Oversaturated Condition Steven Jones, University of Alabama Daniel Turner, University of Alabama Ping Wang, University of Alabama 1-C: Rail Corridors and Freight Considerations Moderator – Joe Schwieterman, DePaul University Making the Chicago Region and the Midwest More Competitive in the Global Supply Chain: Results of a Conference Anthony Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago Rail Relocation Project in the U.S.: Case Studies and Lessons Learned Curtis Morgan, Texas Transportation Institute Leslie Olson, Texas Transportation Institute Ben Sperry, Texas Transportation Institute Jeffery Warner, Texas Transportation Institute 1-D: Capacity Strategies and Transportation Planning Moderator – Joseph DiJohn, University of Illinois at Chicago Developing Managed Lanes: Critical Issues for Planning and Project Development Beverly Kuhn, Texas Transportation Institute The Influence of Daylight Savings Time in PM Peak Travel Pattern on I-95 Corridor in Jacksonville, FL Thobias Sando, University of North Florida A Bi-Level Heuristic for the Facility Location Allocation and Vehicle Routing Problem Maria Boile, Rutgers University Michael Golias, Rutgers University Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University Defining the Effectiveness of Regional Transportation Planning Michael Bronzini, George Mason University, presenting for John S. Miller F. Taylor Dalton, Tetra Tech RMC Inc. Lester A. Hoel, University of Virginia John S. Miller, Virginia Transportation Research Council 1-E: Short Sea Shipping Moderator – Paul Gessner, Gessner Transportation Consulting LLC Panel: Gabe Cserei, Maya King Superferries Stephen L. Pfeiffer, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Jonathan Red, Sea Point, LLC
10:30-Noon	Concurrent Sessions 2
2-A: Advanced Transit Technologies and Design Principals Moderator – Carol Wright, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Defining the Terms "Small Urban" and "Rural" in the Context of Transit Jill Hough, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Natalie Beck, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute David Ripplinger, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Advanced Small Transit Vehicle Technology Study Del Peterson, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute 2-B: Increasing Transportation Capacity and Related Impacts Moderator – Anthony Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago Measuring the Socio-Economic Distributional Impacts of a Vehicle Mile Tax B. Starr McMullen, Oregon State University Lei Zhang, Oregon State University Kyle Nakahara, Oregon State University Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Four Lane to Three-Lane Arterial Conversion Mark Burris, Texas A&M University Chris Debaillon, Texas A&M University Ben Sperry, Texas A&M University How Accurate Are Regional Population Projections: A Case Study of Texas's Metropolitan Statistical Areas Michael S. Bomba, Alliance Transportation Group, Inc. Lisa M. Weston, Alliance Transportation Group, Inc. 2-C: Railroad Growth and Competition Moderator – Michael Babcock, Kansas State University Competition in the U.S. Railroad Industry: Implications for Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Shipments Anetra L. Harbor, USDA/Transportation Services Branch Marvin Prater, U.S. Department of Agriculture, presenting for Anetra Harbor Potential for Increased Use of the Russian Railways Trans Siberian Container Service Daniel Vellenga, Visiting Professor of Business Administration, LCC International University, Klaipeda, Lithuania David Vellenga Opportunities for Class II & III Railroads in Ethanol and its Co-product Transportation - A Survey Study in Minnesota Fang (Lisa) Wu, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Indian Railways Decision Support System and the Impact of Dedicated Freight Corridors Peter Cook, Cook Consultants R. Badri Narayan, Center for Railway Information Systems 2-D: Challenges in Meeting Agricultural Transportation Needs Moderator – Nathan Hutson, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin Least Cost Shipping and Storage of West Texas Cotton Francisco Fraire, Texas A&M University Stephen W. Fuller, Texas A&M University Pei-Chun Lai, Texas A&M University John R. C. Robinson, Texas A&M University Perishable Food Transport To Mexico: Cold Chain Challenges Ron McLachlin, University of Manitoba Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba Life Cycle Assessment of American Wheat Considering Mode Choice and Backhaul Anne Victoria Goodchild, University of Washington Brendan Gleason O'Donnell, University of Washington
Noon-1:30 pm	Lunch
12:30-1:30 pm	Keynote Speaker: Matt Rose, CEO, BNSF Railway Company
1:45-3:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions 3
3-A: Transit Planning and Pricing Moderator – Paul Gessner, Gessner Transportation Consulting LLC The Dynamics of Fare and Frequency Choice in Urban Transit Ian Savage, Northwestern University A Quantitave Characterization of Mass Transit in Jordan Mohd Suliman, Al-Balqaa Applied University, presently a visiting scholar and research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin 3-B: Corridor Planning and Management Strategies Moderator – Rob Harrison, University of Texas at Austin "Feeding the Beast": Planning, Managing and Mitigating Construction Truck Traffic in Lower Manhattan Michael Albergo, The LiRo Group Andrew Chattaway, PMA Consultants Integrated Corridor Management Strategies Christopher Poe, Texas Transportation Institute Anthony Voigt, Texas Transportation Institute 3-C: Connecting Rural Texas with the Global Market; Agricultural Industry Panel Panel: Rick Shepherd, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association Tim Snyder, Agri-Energysolutions Bob Weatherford, Gulf Compress 3-D: Risk Management in Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems Moderator – Gary Hegland Panel: Walt Diangson, Pacific Shore Insurance Services, Inc. Daniel Palumbo, South County Senior Services Carol Wright, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute 3-E: Transportation Planning and Coordinating with Mexico Moderator – Jolanda Prozzi, Assistant Director, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin Panel: Kirk Fauver, Statewide Planning Engineer, FHWA Texas Division Roy Gilyard, Executive Director, El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization Lisa Loftus-Otway, Research Scientist Associate, University of Texas at Austin Agustin De La Rosa, Director, International Relations Office, Texas Department of Transportation Isabel Victoria, Senior Transportation Analyst, Wilbur Smith Associates
3:30-5:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions 4
4-A: Airline Routes, Schedules and the Impact on Demand Moderator – Scott Tarry, University of Nebraska at Omaha The Impact of Airline Alliances on Prices on Hub-to-Hub Routes Martin Dresner, University of Maryland Xiang Wan, University of Maryland Li Zou, University of Maryland World Airline Efficiencies 1998-2005 Pamela Ritchie, University of New Brunswick John Rowcroft, University of New Brunswick Airline Schedule Veracity – A Canada-United States Comparison Gordon Baldwin, Statistics Canada Econometric Analysis of Demand for U.S. Air-Passenger Service Junwook Chi, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Won W. Koo, North Dakota State University 4-B: Impact of Freight Congestion on Chicago Area Commute" (TRF Chicago Chapter) Panel: Joseph DiJohn, University of Illinois at Chicago Anthony Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago Joseph Schwieterman, DePaul University 4-C: Ethanol and Agricultural Transportation Moderator – Michael W. Babcock, Kansas State Univeristy Panel: Seth Meyer, University of Missouri-Columbia Tun-Hsiang (Ed) Yu, Iowa State University
5:00-6:30 pm	Reception
6:00 pm	TRF Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 18
7:00 am	Registration
7:00-8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00-8:20 am	Best Paper Presentation Railroad Cost Curves Over Thirty Years - What Can They Tell Us? C. Gregory Bereskin, St. Ambrose University
8:30-10:00 am	Concurrent Sessions 5
5-A: Airline Fares and Allocative Efficiencies Moderator – Alan Bender, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Technical and Allocative Efficiencies of U.S. Airlines Dipasis Bhadra, The MITRE Corporation An Update on Airline Financial Condition and Insolvency Prospects Using the Altman Z Score Model Brian Adams, University of Portland Bahram Adrangi, University of Portland Sergio Davalos, U. of WashingtonTacoma Richard Gritta, University of Portland Airline Daily Fare Differentiation in a Medium Size Travel Market Kofi Obeng, North Carolina A&T State University Scale Economies and Marginal Costs in Airports Juan Carlos Martín, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Augusto Voltes-Dorta, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 5-B: Terminal Systems and Design Moderator – Rob Harrison, University of Texas at Austin A Conceptual Approach for the Yard-Berth Operations Asset Management and Resource Allocation at Container Terminals Maria Boile, Rutgers University Michael Golias, Rutgers University Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University Evaluating Roadside Impact of Different Gate Operation Strategies at a Container Terminal Using Microsimulation Maria Boile, Rutgers University Michael Golias, Rutgers University Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach for a Sustainable Development of Inland Depots for Empty Container (IDEC) System in a Region Alok Baveja, Rutgers University Maria Boile, Rutgers University Neha Mittal, Rutgers University Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University Modeling the Relationship Between Vessel Activity at the Warf and Gate Traffic at a Marine Container Terminal Maria Boile, Rutgers University Nadereh Moini, Rutgers University Sotirios Theofanis, Rutgers University 5-C: Traffic Safety Analysis and Hazardous Material Response Issues Moderator – Joseph DiJohn, University of Illinois at Chicago Determinants of Motor Vehicle Fatalities: A Kansas Case Study Michael W. Babcock, Kansas State University Andrew M. Welki, John Carroll University Thomas J. Zlatoper, John Carroll University Traffic Crashes on Rural Roads in Arkansas: An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis Erin Doyle, University of Arkansas Joon Jin Song, University of Arkansas Shaw-Pin Miaou Sensitivity Analysis and Use of CALMOB6 Roshan Busawon, City of Edmonton David Checkel, University of Alberta, presenting for Roshan Busawon 5-D: Corridor Planning and Multi Use Strategies Moderator – Juan Carlos Villa, Texas Transportation Institute Development of a Method to Disaggregate the 2002 FAF2 Data Down to the County Level for New Jersey Keir Opie, New Jersey Institute of Technology Jakub Rowinski, New Jersey Institute of Technology Lazar N. Spasovic, New Jersey Institute of Technology Developing Freight Analysis Zones at a State Level: A Cluster Analysis Approach Michael D. Anderson, The Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville Phillip A. Farrington, The Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville Gregory A. Harris, The Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville Niles Schoening, The Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville James J. Swain, The Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville A Retrospective Look at a Network Modeling Based Forecast of 1990 Freight Traffic: How Bad Was the Forecast, and Why Was It Wrong? Michael Bronzini, George Mason Univeristy 5-E: Encroachment Issues Moderator – Carolyn Cook, Regional Manager, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Railroad Tresspass Prevention, U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Panel: Raymond Butler, Executive Director of GICA Ed Hard, AICP, Associate Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute Dennis Kearns, Legislative Affairs, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Fort Worth Lisa Loftus-Otway, Research Scientist Associate, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin
10:15-11:45 am	Concurrent Sessions 6
6-A: Airline Structure and Composition Issues and Opportunities Moderator – Scott Tarry, University of Nebraska at Omaha How Scheduled Passenger Airlines Left the Industry Under Deregulation 1979-2006 William Jordan, Schulich School of Business, York University Air Carrier Fleet Composition and Aircraft Productivity After Airline Deregulation David B. Richards Distribution of Airline Tickets: A Tale of Two Market Structures Volodymyr Bilotkach, University of California, Irvine Marija Pejcinovska, University of California, Irvine 6-B: Issues and Impacts of the Biofuels Industry Moderator – Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba Modeling Infrastructure for Biofuels Industry: Derivation of Crop Residue Feedstock Supply Curves Using Geographic Information Systems Hayk Khachatryan, Washington State University An Analysis of the Optimal Location for U.S. Ethanol Industry: A Preliminary Estimate Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Iowa State University Frank Fuller, Iowa State University Biodiesel as an Effective Alternate Fuel for Environment Friendly Transportation - A Technical Assessment Soumitra Sharma, Banaras Hindu University 6-C: Safety and Performance Issues Moderator – Triant Flouris, City University of New York, York College Texas-Mexico Cross-Border Truck Operations: Are Mexican Trucks Unsafe? Rob Harrison, The University of Texas Jason West, The University of Texas Development of an Automated Macroscopic GPS-Based Tool to Conduct Road Inventory and Safety Audits Benjamín Colucci, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Alberto M. Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Kelvin R. Santiago-Chaparro, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Impact of Motor Carrier's Financial Performance on Safety Performance Rodrigo Alberto Britto, University of Maryland Thomas Corsi, University of Maryland Curt Grimm, University of Maryland Statistical Model for Mitigation of Crashes in Large Trucks Meera Singh, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute 6-D: Research and Innovation: Producing Solutions for the Transit Industry Moderator – David Ripplinger, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Panel: Linda Kay Cherrington, Texas Transportation Institute Eric Gleason, Texas Department of Transportation David Marsh, Capital Area Rural Transportation Richard Ruddell, Fort Worth Transportation Authority
Noon-1:30 pm	Luncheon Plenary Session – Jack Basso, AASHTO; Jack L. Schenendorf Of Counsel, Covington & Burling, LLP; and John Rowell, AMPO President Moderator – Bob Bright, Executive Director, Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments
1:10-6:00 pm	Transit Tour Dallas/Fort Worth Transit System Tour on TRE/DART: Depart Texas & Pacific Station Downtown Fort Worth, arrive Dallas Union Station; an integrated transit hub linking the inter-cities Trinity Rail Express train and passengers with the DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit). Board DART Red Line train for a tour of the central corridor - on board conversation about the development of Dallas' Central Transportation Corridor. Tour DART maintenance hub (train set coach yard, mechanical facilities), dispatching facility and operations center. Return to Dallas Union Station and board TRE train for return trip to downtown Fort Worth.
1:45-3:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions 7
7-A: Airline Innovations and Solutions Moderator – Alan Bender, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Financial Distress and Customer Service: An Example from the Airline Industry Martin Dresner, University of Maryland Christian Hofer Dina Ribbink, University of Maryland Assessing the Economic Impact of Domestic Airline Codesharing: A Case study of the ATA and Southwest Airlines Agreement Yan Du, Oregon State University B. Starr McMullen, Oregon State University Evaluation of the Role and Needs of Air Cargo in Texas Jeff Borowiec, Texas Transportation Institute Ben Sperry, Texas Transportation Institute Jeffery Warner, Texas Transportation Institute 7-B: International Infrastructure Models and Innovations Moderator – Yi Jiang, Purdue University Opening the U.S.-Mexico Border to International Trucking: Who Has the Advantage? Juan J. Gonzalez, University of Texas at San Antonio John P. McCray, University of Texas at San Antonio Robert Harrison, Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin The Impacts of Improving Transportation Infrastructure in Brazil on the World Soybean Market Rafael Costa, Texas A&M University Parr Rosson, Texas A&M University An Analysis of Factors Influencing Grain Traffic on St. Lawrence Seaway Stephen Fuller, Texas A&M University Frank Millerd, Wilfrid Laurier University 7-C: Innovation in Funding and Pricing Strategies Moderator – Robert Beard, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Toll Roads and Its Impact on the Traffic and Land Use: A Case Study in Tyler, Texas Kourtney Davis, The University of Texas at Tyler Wei Fan, The University of Texas at Tyler Justin Smith, Traffic Engineering, City of Tyler Jerod Stanley, The University of Texas at Tyler Niche Pricing and Taxing Fred L. Williams, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. DOT Alternative Risk Financing Gary Hegland, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Innovative Financing of Road Projects in Developing Nations: Comparison of Private Sector Participation in India and Texas Mark W. Burris, Texas A&M University Tara Ramani, Texas A&M Univeristy 7-D: Funding and Partnerships Moderator – Jolanda Prozzi, Assistant Director, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin Panel: Michael Morris, Director of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of Government (Invited) Phillip Russell, Assistant Executive Director for Innovative Project Development, Texas Department of Transportation Javier Tamargo, Project Manager, Cintra Developments, LLC Michael C. Walton, Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin 7-E: Trade Corridors Panel: Leslie Blakey, Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors Nathan Hutson, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin Marty Lipinski, University of Memphis Frank Conde, NASCO
3:30-5:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions 8
8-A: System Safety and Vulnerability Moderator – Paul Gessner, Gessner Transportation Consulting LLC Air Cargo Security - The Feasibility of Reaching a Common Regulatory Approach at the International Level Maria Buzdugan, McGill University Triant Flouris, City University of New York, York College Safety System Compliance in Air Carrier Operations Through Organizational Change and Adaptation Triant Flouris, City University of New York, York College A Framework for Modeling Rail Transport Vulnerability Richard Church, University of California, Santa Barbara Steven Peterson, Washington State University Transportation System Security: How Are We Doing? Michael Bronzini, George Mason University 8-B: System Capacity Issues and Predictive Models Moderator – Nathan Hutson, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin Cost Analysis of Proposed Truck-Only Highway Segments in Alabama Michael Anderson, University of Alabama Huntsville Gregory A. Harris, University of Alabama Huntsville Alisha D. Youngblood, University of Alabama Huntsville Modeling and Predicting Emissions and Fuel Consumption Inventories from On-Road Vehicles Roshan Busawon, City of Edmonton David Checkel, University of Alberta, presenting for Roshan Busawon 8-C: Shared Use Corridors Moderator – Lisa Loftus-Otway, Research Scientist Associate, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin Panel: D J Mitchell, AVP Passenger Operations, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Fort Worth Kathryn Pett, Attorney-at-Law, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP, Salt Lake City, UT Jolanda Prozzi, Assistant Director, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin Russell Wiles, ITS Manager and Railroad Projects Manager, Transportation and Public Works Department, City of Fort Worth 8-D: Revisiting the Last Mile Moderator – Jack Ventura, Surface Transportation Board Panel: Harold Cerveny, The Tioga Group Marcia Faschingbauer, Excargo Services Inc. (Invited) Rob Harrison, CTR Nathan Hutson, CTR John McCray, UTSA
6:00-9:30 pm	Reception & Awards Dinner President's Award Recipient: Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines
Wednesday, March 19
7:30 am	Breakfast
8:00-9:30 am	Concurrent Sessions 9
9-A: Alternative Fuel Use in Transit Vehicles Panel: Jeffrey Arndt, Texas Transportation Institute Walt Kulyk, Federal Transit Administration Del Peterson, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute 9-B: Public Transit and Mobility Moderator – Carol Wright Panel: Al Abeson Tammy Haenftling, Asst. Vice-President, Paratransit, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Carol Wright, Small Urban & Rural Transit Center, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute 9-C: The Future of Federal Surface Transportation Policy Moderator – Frank Mulvey, Surface Transportation Board Panel: Craig Lenztsch, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission Joshua Schank, Bipartisan Policy Center Rob Puentes, Brookings Institution
10:00-2:30 pm	BNSF Tour: Bring luggage and government issued ID. The tour will end at the DFW Airport at approximately 2:30 p.m. BNSF Fort Worth Campus/Alliance Facilities Tours: 3. Welcome reception at BNSF Railway Alliance Yard, Tour Texas Division Headquarters offices and Alliance Yard tower, Drive-by tour of BNSF Intermodal/Automotive facility, Welcome reception at NOC Viewing Gallery (box lunch provided), overview of the BNSF rail network, train networks and organizational structure. Several short films will be viewed including a presentation of BNSF Railway's advanced train control system "Electronic Train Management System." Viewing Gallery curtains will be opened up to allow viewing of BNSF Network Operations Center, walking tour to see heritage BNSF private business cars. Arrive DFW airport approximately 2:30 pm

Updated: Mar. 17, 2008

2008 Annual ForumPreliminary Program

2008 Annual Forum
Preliminary Program