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Rail Sciences serves the rail industry's technical needs by providing top quality railroading experience with a high level of engineering expertise. Rail Sciences has 23 employees with a combined 150 years of rail industry experience. Our human resources include a total of 22 advanced degrees including Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorates in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering, Business, Industrial Systems and Physics.
Several of our employees gained their railroad experience by starting their work career at a railroad and steadily moving up through various labor and management positions within those railroads. Rail Sciences employs railroaders that have served with the Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Amtrak, Chicago & Northwestern, Kansas City Southern and the Penn Central. Rail Sciences can offer experience from all operating departments on the railroad: Mechanical, Transportation, Maintenance of Way and Operations Planning.
Our employees are listed below.
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President
Gary Wolf
Vice President
Warren Egan
Vice President
Hans Iwand
Assistant Vice Presidents, Operations, Planning, & Analysis
Randy Morris
Russell Quimby
Materials Engineering Laboratory
Dave McConnell
Matt Dick
Brett Pond
Cory Hogan
Testing and Instrumentation
Larry Daughtry
Keith Lane
Gregg Ferguson
International Projects
Moisés Mendoza
Engineering and Technology
Jack Chislett
Chip Stranahan
Darrell Krueger
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1987 - Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Gary develops, manages and directs Rail Sciences' business development and project execution. Since Rail Sciences was founded in 1987, Gary has studied over 3000 different derailments worldwide. He has also delivered seminars on derailment cause finding, track inspection, event recorder analysis and freight car mechanical inspection. Over 4,500 rail industry personnel have attended Gary's derailment seminars on over 30 different rail systems worldwide.
Gary founded Rail Sciences as an independent railway consulting firm specializing in the application of Advanced Analytical Techniques for the solution of railway operational problems. Rail Sciences' areas of expertise include accident and derailment analysis, failure and metallurgical analysis, vehicle dynamics, operations planning and analysis, line capacity and schedule feasibility, computer model development, economic analysis, locomotive engineer training, field testing and mechanical inspections.
One of the first projects Gary worked on as a Rail Sciences' Project Consultant was the Doublestack Dynamics Task Force, where he was instrumental in setting up corporate derailment efforts at two Class 1 railroads.
1986 - 1987
Norfolk Southern
Manager Operations Research Department
Gary was responsible for the application of various models dealing with line capacity, locomotive distribution and dispatch optimization.
1976 - 1986
Southern Railway
Senior Analyst - Operations Research Department
Gary was responsible for the use and application of TPC type models such as TOS, TDA, DTAM, and QLTS. He used simulation techniques to study over 1,000 different accidents or train dynamic situations. He also participated in numerous field tests to implement and insure the validity of the simulation results.
1970
Southern Railway
Student Mechanical Engineer
EDUCATION:
M.S. Industrial Management
Georgia Tech
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Ohio University
PUBLICATIONS:
"Alaska Railroad Safety Audit & Derailment Risk Assessment", IAROO, 2001.
"Heavy Haul Railroading from Around the World", Pittsburgh Air Brake Club, 2001.
"Empty Tank Car Derailments - Causes and Analysis", IAROO, September 2000.
"Derailment Analysis Techniques" Presented to AAR Mechanical Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, July 2000. (Co-Authored with Moisés Mendoza, RSI)
"An Integrated Approach to a Comprehensive Wheel/Rail Management System", ARM Infozone, Chicago, IL 2000
"Dynamic Response of High Speed Rail Vehicles Over Perturbed Track", Connections 2000 Rail/Wheel Interface Seminar, Chicago, IL, May 2000. (Co-authored with Foster Peterson, RSI and Jon Jaemby, TTX).
"Field Investigation and Analytical Analysis of Gold Creek and Canyon Derailments on Alaska Railroad" (Proprietary), presented to State of Alaska Legislative Assembly, Juneau, Alaska, January 2000.
"Issues and Concerns of 286,000 lb. Cars from a Practical Perspective", American Short Line and Regional Railroad Workshop on Heavy Axle Loads, Pueblo, CO, November 1999.
"Deployment of AC Power: Effect on Train Operations and Track Structure", IAROO, Chicago, IL, 1999
"Application and Validation of the Automated Truck Performance Measurement System (ATPMS) to Four Heavy Haul Rail Lines", International Heavy Haul Association Wheel/Rail Interface Conference, Moscow, Russia, June 1999 (Co-authored with F. Peterson, RSI, Norm Hooper, BC Rail, and Byron Hartt, QCM)
"Issues with Event Recorder Technology for Railway Accident Reconstruction", invited speaker to NTSB International Symposium on Transportation Recorders, Washington D.C., May 1999.
"The Relationship Among Operating Procedures, Track Geometry, Rail Profile and Rail wear Rates", Rail/Wheel Interface Seminar, Chicago IL, May 1999 (Co-authored with F. Peterson)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
1989 - Present
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
1989 - Present
American Railway Engineering Association,
Committee 32-Systems Engineering
1988 - Present
Member, NUCARS™ Users Advisory Committee
1982 - Present
Member, Air Brake Association
1979 - Present
Member, Railway Fuel and Operating Officers Association
1987
Vice-Chairman, Train Simulation Advisory Committee, AAR-TTD Research Program
1984 - 1987
AAR Track/Train Dynamics Implementation Officer
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Warren Egan
Vice-President
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1995 - Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Warren is responsible for managing and coordinating all track/train dynamic studies and capacity studies at Rail Sciences. He also interfaces with clients on several projects and assists in business development. He participates in derailment investigation both on- and off-site.
1987 - 1995
Union Pacific
Director of Derailment Prevention
Warren introduced the concept and facilitated the integration of 'Derailment Prevention into the Quality Program. As a result he was instrumental in successfully reducing derailment costs by over $40 million on an annual basis from 1988 to 1995. Key components of the program were rigorous root cause analysis, simulation of all incidents, establishment of quality teams, divisional training in derailment cause finding and prevention and the application of statistical analysis to derailment incidents.
1986 - 1987
Union Pacific
Asst. Director of Operating Practices
Warren was responsible for rule implementation, derailment cause finding, testing new equipment and general operations analysis.
1983 - 1986
Missouri Pacific
System General RF of Engines
Warren was responsible for implementing caboose-less operations.
1981- 1983
Western Pacific
Director of Operations Planning
Warren was responsible for fuel conservation studies, operations planning and schedule analysis.
1975 - 1981
Southern Pacific
Research Assistant to Mechanical Department
Warren participated in derailment and train make-up studies and became a qualified locomotive engineer.
1974 - 1975
Southern Pacific
Special Assignment
Warren was placed on special assignment to work with the AAR on the newly developed Train Operations Simulator (TOS) to develop and analyze improved train handling techniques.
1965 - 1974
Southern Pacific
Various Positions
Warren started in the signal and operating departments and was promoted to various positions until he became a Trainmaster in 1972.
EDUCATION:
M.B.A. - University of Santa Clara
B.S. Electrical Engineering
University of Santa Clara
PUBLICATIONS:
"Train Operating Improvements with Trainlink-ES". The International Association of Railway Operating Officers, Chicago, Illinois, September 1999.
"Intermodal Train Makeup". The International Association of Railway Operating Officers, Chicago, Illinois, September 1998.
"Union Pacific's Derailment Prevention Program". The International Association of Railway Operating Officers, Chicago, Illinois, September 1993.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Member, Air Brake Association
Member, International Association of Railway Operating Officers
1976 - 1991
Served on AAR Track Train Dynamics Implementation Officers for 15 years
1978 - 1982
Chairman of the Derailment Investigation Committee
1987 - 1989
Chairman of the Train
Simulation Advisory Committee
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Larry Daughtry
Assistant Vice President
Field Engineering & Testing
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2006 – Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Assistant Vice President – Field Engineering and Testing
At Rail Sciences, Larry's primary responsibilities lie in field engineering and testing including installation of ATPMS. Larry is also responsible for other mechanical solutions such as airbrake training, AAR & FRA open top loading rules, & car inspections. Additionally, Larry is instrumental in the Beena Vision partnership in sales and training of WheelView and Lazerview systems.
2003 – 2006
Progress Rail Services
Manager Training/Quality/AAR Billing
Rip/Ramp Division
At Progress Rail, Larry was responsible for overseeing mechanical training, quality procedures, and AAR billing.
1996 – 2001
Greenbrier Companies
Consultant
Larry was responsible for maintaining UMLER files for the Greenbriar fleet. He also conducted mechanical inspections for potential purchased and inspected new car construction at their plants.
1973 – 1996
Kansas City Southern Railway
Mechanical Engineer
Larry designed the computer UMLER system and maintained the KCS UMLER file. He also designed a computer based AAR billing system and oversaw the AAR billing department. Additionally, Larry worked in rules AAR and top loading rules compliance as well as being responsible for building and quality of all new KCS freight cars and running a diesel lab for 2 years.
EDUCATION:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Louisiana Tech University
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Keith Lane
Manager Testing &
Instrumentation
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1998 - Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Keith works on Rail Sciences' testing projects and Automated Truck Performance Measurement System.
1993 - 1998
Digital Equipment Corporation
Field Service Engineer
1980 - 1993
Field Service Engineer
Keith was a data acquisition specialist in the field of exploration and investigative geophysics, predominately in subsurface work. Project experiences include investigations for heavy industry, nuclear facilities and military base environmental clean-ups.
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Gregg Ferguson
Assistant Manager
Testing & Instrumentation
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2002 - Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Gregg works on Rail Sciences' testing projects and Automated Truck Performance Measurement System. He is also involved with data aquisition projects.
EDUCATION:
BS Electronics Engineering Technology
DeVry University
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Moisés Mendoza
Managing Director
International
Projects
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1998 - Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Moisés is responsible for marketing Rail Sciences' services to existing Latin American clients and developing new Latin American business ventures. Moisés also works on Rail Operations Planning Projects and performs Rail Capacity Studies using Rail Sciences' RDCAM simulation model. Moisés is fluent in both Spanish and English.
1998 - 1999
International Columbia Resources Corp.
Business Planning Analyst
Moisés coordinated business development between the marketing and operations departments. He also provided technical and economic analysis on company projects such as coal car reconstruction and rebuilt locomotives. He participated in risk assessments and in Derailment Prevention and Investigation Seminars.
1991 - 1998
International Colombia Resources Corp.
Railroad Superintendent
Moisés managed all aspects of railroad operations and ensured that coal transportation schedules and volumetric objectives were fulfilled. He also developed annual capital and expense budgets for operations, track and equipment maintenance. Moisés facilitated the implementation of the Operation Integrity Management System which was a basic tool for managing train operations and equipment maintenance.
1987 - 1991
International Colombia Resources Corp.
C.T.C. Maintenance Senior Supervisor
1984 - 1987
International Colombia Resources Corp.
C.T.C. Maintenance Supervisor
1976 - 1984
AMTRAK
Electrician and Supervisor
1972 - 1975
Penn Central Railroad
Electrician and Instructor
EDUCATION:
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Temple University
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Randy Morris
Assistant Vice President
Operations, Planning, & Analysis
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2002 - Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Randy performs locomotive utilization studies and assists with route capacity planning and dispatching studies. He peforms rail safety audits and is responsible for accident investigation and accident reconstruction projects. Randy is a member of Rail Sciences' Derailment Investigation Go-Team.
1995 - 2002
Union Pacific
Director - Service Performance
Randy was responsible for liaison between the Locomotive Mechanical Deparment, the Operating Department and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). He was also responsible for FRA waiver submissions and settlement conferences. Randy led the locomotive SACP initiative and provided guidance for Operating and Locomotive Mechanical Departments on regulatory matters. Randy designed and initiated programs for improved regulatory compliance. He participated in casualty investigations, damage estimation and accident cause finding and reconstruction.
1994 - 1995
Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.
Director, Locomotive Maintenance Operations
Randy was responsible for maintenance scheduling, reporting and management of locomotive fleet repair needs and movement. He tracked locomotive reliability, availablility and failure. Randy supervised the work force of field locomotive and freight car mechanics and the maintenance operations sections in the transportation center. Randy was responsible for derailment and crossing accident investigations.
1990-1994
Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.
Director, Transportation Center
Randy directed day-to-day operations of the railroad transportation functions including train operations, locomotive distribution, car movement and operations reporting. He was responsible for supervision of train dispatching. He was also responsible for derailment and crossing accident investigations.
1989 - 1990
Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.
AVP - Transportation East
Randy directed all transportation operations on the region including Global I and II intermodal terminals, the Proviso classification yard, the Chicago Freight Terminal and operations in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan. Randy centralized operations and implemented operating efficiencies. He negotiated agreements with foreign carriers, vendors and labor organizations. Randy was responsible for derailment and crossing accident investigations.
1985 - 1989
Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.
AVP - Operations Control
Randy directed the system control center, locomotive distribution and train operations. He computerized the control center and reduced staff requirements. He also reduced locomotive requirements on unit trains by 30-40%. Randy administered run-through agreements and improved procedures which further reduced locomotive requirements. He helped plan the centralized train dispatching center and scheduled and arranged for the operation of passenger equipment.
1984 - 1985
Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.
AVP & Division Manager
Randy managed all division functions, Proviso classification yard, Wood St. TOFC facility and locomotive and car repair shops.
1982 - 1984
Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.
Manager - Transportation
Randy guided transportation operations on a high density main line division that served unit grain shippers, receivers and electric utilities. Randy was responsible for $100M operating budget.
1979 - 1982
Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.
Trainmaster
Randy provided management for freight operations in the Chicago Metro Area, including the Wood St. TOFC Facility. He had shift responsibility for Proviso Classification Yard.
1975 - 1976
Conrail/Penn Central Transportation Co.
Supervisor Train Operations
Randy managed passenger and freight operations, including supervision of train dispatching and operations reporting.
1970 - 1972
Conrail/Penn Central Transportation Co.
Supervisor, Auto Terminals
Randy was responsible for reducing freight damage expense with automobile shipments.
1970
Penn Central Transportation Co.
Operating Management Trainee
EDUCATION:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Michigan State University
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Russell Quimby Assistant Vice President
Operations, Planning, & Analysis
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2007-Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
1985 - 2007
National Transportation Safety Board
Safety Engineer – Rail
NTSB Investigator-In-Charge and/or Chairman of the Mechanical; Track, or Operations Investigation Groups for all severity levels of railroad or rail-transit incidents, accidents, and disasters. Conducted investigations to determine probable cause and made safety proposals and recommendations to prevent reoccurrence. Wrote and prepared factual and analytical reports for public record; examined witnesses at public hearings and depositions, and supervised simulations and equipment tests by carriers, vendors, and manufacturers. Was a NTSB technical witness and railroad expert for high profile public hearings. Participated in; 57 major accident investigations, 32 field accident investigations, 10 public hearings, 16 depositions, and 6 special studies. Wrote 11 major accident reports, 8 field accident reports, and personally conducted 10 sworn depositions. Was originator or major collaborator for over 157 NTSB recommendations.
1984 - 1985
United States Army Reserve
Railway Planning Officer, Major
Rewrote and updated tables of organization and equipment (TO&E) for the Army Railway Operating Battalion, which was implemented in 1987. Evaluated railway reserve units. Directed railway battalion combat service support planning for various secret Middle East operational plans. Evaluated and recommended individual railway job training for future Army needs. Received a maximum evaluation and the Army Commendation Medal
1982 - 1984
Burlington Northern Railroad
Productivity Manager, Denver Region
Created and maintained computer performance reports and programs for locomotive and freight car repair and maintenance. Provided facts and data involved with efficiency proposals and cost effectiveness studies. Planned annual budgets and monitored monetary performance of mechanical locations on a monthly basis. Designed facilities and wrote specifications for bid on capital construction projects. Suggested improvements with expected return on investment. Cut labor force 60% while increasing productivity through capital improvement, modernization, and increased mechanization.
1980 - 1982
Burlington Northern Railroad
General Foreman - Cars, Havelock Shops
Supervised 150 employees in the medium and heavy repair of all types of railroad freight cars. Also oversaw the operation of a modern painting facility for all railroad equipment including locomotives. Inspected welding and fabrication of special equipment and parts. Revised drawings for and supervised repair programs. Budgeted overtime, administered discipline, wrote recommendations, enforced OSHA and company safety and environmental requirements. Developed inventory and storage systems for parts and material. Developed proactive safety programs through involvement by employee committees. Coordinated freight car repair production line and insured state-of-the-art equipment was available and used including welders, lifts, and other technology for improved safety and efficiency.
1980
Burlington Northern Railroad
Locomotive Foreman - Midnight Relief
Supervised 15 to 30 employees representing 7 union crafts in the repair and servicing of diesel-electric locomotive units, ranging from major component change-out to routine servicing. Set the priority of repair, ordered parts, and coordinated work for maximum labor utilization. Also, directed and lined up in and outbound locomotive units for trains by coordination with dispatchers and power controllers. Conducted daily safety meetings.
1979 - 1980
Burlington Northern Railroad
Management Trainee – Mechanical
Received extensive and in-depth hands-on training in all facets of railroading with emphasis on mechanical aspects, including the inspection and repair of locomotives and freight cars from servicing to rebuilding. Spent one year at various railroad mechanical shops in an apprentice level capacity to maximize hands-on experience. As a special study project, did a study of the BN Mechanical Department performance over the past 7 years and was rewarded with attendance at the BN locomotive engineer school.
United States Army
1978 - 1978
Assistant Division Supply Officer, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Tongduchan, Korea
1976 - 1978
Division Services Officer, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord,CA
1976
Assistant Personnel Officer - 2nd Bn 32nd Infantry Reg., Fort Ord, CA
1976
Platoon Leader - Company B, 2nd Bn. 32 Infantry Reg., Fort Ord, CA
1975 - 1976
Chief, Food Service School - 3rd Bn 4th AIT Bde, Fort Ord, CA
1975
Training Officer - Co. A, 3rd Bn 4th AIT Bde, Fort Ord, CA
EDUCATION:
B.S. General Engineering
United States Military Academy at West Point
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Member, Air Brake Association
Member, International Association of Railway Operating Officers
Member, The National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators
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Jack Chislett
Director Engineering
Applications
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1990 - Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Jack manages many of the train dynamic simulations, derailment investigations, signal spacing, train make-up, locomotive utilization and control system projects. He has extensive experience in the use of the TOS, TOES™, QLTS, TEM, NUCARS™, VAMPIRE™ and other simulation analysis programs. Jack was instrumental in developing Rail Sciences' Derailment Predictor Model (DPM). He is proficient in C, FORTRAN, Basic and Visual Basic, and writes many of RSI's in-house data analysis computer programs.
1980 - 1990
Ralph Whitehead & Associates Design Engineer
Jack worked on track and bridge design projects related to the MARTA project in Atlanta.
EDUCATION:
B.S. Civil Engineering
Georgia Tech
B.S. Applied Physics
Georgia Tech
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Chip Stranahan
Manager Engineering Applications
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1993 - Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Chip manages many of Rail Sciences' train dynamic simulations, derailment investigations, train make-up projects and locomotive utilization projects. He has experience with various simulation models including TOS, TOES™, and QLTS and can perform Track/Train Dynamics and Derailment studies. Chip has participated in numerous on-board and field-testing projects since joining Rail Sciences. He has been instrumental in the development of the ATPMS from its inception, including engineering many of the hardware features.
1991 - 1993
Law Engineering Test Lab
Manager
Chip was responsible for project and personnel management of the Phyical Testing Laboratory of Law Engineering's Atlanta office. Projects typically utilized destructive testing techniques including load and pressure tests, stress/strain measurements, impact testing and accelerated environmental exposure to test a diverse range of products and materials. Testing programs varied from the analysis of common construction materials such as steel and concrete to rollercoasters and golf clubs.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Physics Program
Emory University
(Completed Course Work)
M.S. Physics
University of Louisville
B.A. Physics
Coe College
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Member, International Association of Railway Operating Officers
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Darrell Krueger
Engineering
Applications
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2007-Present
Rail Sciences Inc.
Primary responsibilities include vehicle dynamics simulation with VAMPIRE, longitudinal simulations with TOS, and vehicle and component testing and instrumentation. Other responsibilities include design of mechanical equipment and fixtures, go-team work in support of derailment analysis and investigation, and voice/data radio coverage analysis.
2005 - 2007
Auburn University
Graduate Research Assistant
Darrell conducted vehicle dynamics research for the handling performance of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV’s), specifically the tire-soil interface. Designed and fabricated towed tire test apparatus; designed and fabricated soil testing equipment; designed and built data collection systems; wrote data processing analysis software in MATLAB. Linked tire model parameters to physical variables of the tire and soil. Also served on committee to host 2006 Baja SAE Event at Auburn University. Designed endurance course utilizing GPS/GIS technology, designed and constructed obstacles, aided construction and design of wireless scoring network and communications network, and managed over sixty course marshals and stage captains before and on race day.
EDUCATION:
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Auburn University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Auburn University
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers
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