Rt 2013 mailer

RAILTRENDS

RailTrends is About CONNECTIONS

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We know that new relationships play a big part in your professional success, which is why the RailTrends agenda includes five formal networking events spread out between the two-day event.

The small sampling below of RailTrends 2012 attendees gives you a good idea of the high-quality people you can expect to meet when you attend RailTrends 2013.

AVP, Host Railroads, Amtrak

President, Pan Am Railways

Senior Solutions Consultant, GE

CEO, G.W. Peoples Contracting Co. Inc.

Railport General Manager, Port San Antonio

Sr. Vice President, Zurich North America

Senior Analyst, CITI

Vice Consul - Trade & Investment Officer, UK Trade & Investment

Global Railroad Technical Liaison, Chevron Oronite Company LLC Partner, Oliver Wyman

Senior Associate, Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Senior Operating Partner, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners

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Vice President - Acquisitions, First Union Rail Corporation

in a New Energy and Manufacturing Era

Vice President and Treasurer, Union Pacific Railroad

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RailTrends is a

DIFFERENT KIND OF

CONFERENCE

RailTrends is a two-day conference for ALL of the freight railindustry disciplines and stakeholders, including the financial and capital communities, owners, lenders, operators, marketers and every other group directly or indirectly affected by the rail business.

When you attend RailTrends November 21 and 22 in New York, you are part of important discussions and debates on the myriad of opportunities and challenges in today’s rail market.

SECURING RAIL’S ROLE in a New Energy and Manufacturing Era

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013

7:30-8:00am R egistration and Continental Breakfast

7:30-8am

Continental Breakfast

8-9:00am Discussion of Key Rail Stakeholder Issues

8-8:30am

CSX Viewpoint

Cindy Sanborn, Vice President and Chief Transportation Officer, CSK Corporation

Ed Hamberger, President and CEO, Association of American Railroads (AAR) Tom Simpson, President, Railway Supply Institute (RSI)

9-9:30am Oliver Wyman Presentation

»» Witness firsthand candid analyses of market conditions and opportunities from industry thought-leaders

9:30-10am Railroad Challenges and Opportunities in Australia

of the rail profession Other organizations offer single-topic conferences, but only RailTrends addresses all aspects of the industry, giving you a complete picture of what is going on.

Rodney Case, Partner, Oliver Wyman (other panelists invited)

Lance Hockridge, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Aurizon

10-10:30am Networking Break 10:30-11:30am Vital Signs: The Short-Line Story John Hellman, President and CEO, Genesee & Wyoming, Watco Companies Thomas Hoback, President and CEO, The Indiana Rail Company

RailTrends Addresses the Issues That Matter Most

11:30-12pm F ederal Railroad Administration

The current energy opportunities are helping to shape the future of freight railroads and these new sources are creating a revitalization of manufacturing stateside. Join industry experts at RailTrends as they share their insight on how energy and manufacturing will mold the rail industry in the near future with topics that include:

12-1:30pm

Networking Lunch

2-2:45pm

nalysts Take on the A New Energy World

»» The continual decline of coal shipments »» New energy opportunities including frac sand, crude by rail, and natural gas »» U.S. re-industrialization because of new energy opportunities »» Senior management changes at Class I Railroads »» Current update of government regulations for rail industry

8:30-9am

2013 Railroad Innovator of the Year

Charles Moorman, Chairman and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corp.

9-9:30am

ew Issues in Front of the N Surface Transportation Board

Daniel R. Elliot III, Chairman, Surface Transportation Board

9:30-10am

Networking Break

10-10:30am C anadian Pacific’s New Perspective E. Hunter Harrison, CEO, Canadian Pacific

10:30-11am Crude by Rail Report Graham Brisben, CEO, PLG Consulting

noon

Conclusion

Charles “Wick” Moorman Chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern to receive Progressive Railroading’s Railroad Innovator Award The RailTrends agenda will include Wick Moorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Norfolk Southern Corporation, receiving Progressive Railroading’s Railroad Innovator Award. The Award acknowledges Moorman’s outstanding achievements in the rail industry.

Moorman, who started his NS career as a co-op student in 1970, has served the Class I in numerous leadership capacities. He previously was assistant vice president of stations, terminals and transportation planning; vice president of personnel and labor relations; and vice president of information technology. Before being named president of NS in 2004, he also served as president of Thoroughbred Technology and

As always, RailTrends is brought to you by…

President, ABH Consulting W New York Hotel 541 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022

James A. Squires, President, Norfolk Southern Corporation

4-4:30pm

Rail Car Counts Update

5-6pm

Cocktail Hour

The award presentation will take place at RailTrends on Friday, November 22, at 8:30am.

RailTrends attendees are eligible for a discount rate at the hotel.

A spectacularly sized room is yours for only $389 per night. Only a limited number of rooms are available at this rate so book early to avoid missing out on the special price.

Tony Hatch

2:45-3:15pm I ndustry Changes in the New Energy and Manufacturing Environments

fternoon Networking A Break

During his CEO tenure at NS, Moorman has led the charge to inculcate a safety culture change.

He’s embraced the link between technology, operating efficiency and productivity. He’s pushed the strategic partnership envelope in key rail corridors, which has strengthened the railroad’s intermodal business.

Moorman has charted a unique course for NS, helping to keep the Class I on the better-service track.

The RailTrends Venue is the W New York Hotel

Donald Broughton, Managing Director, Senior Transportation Analyst, Avondale Partners, LLC Tony Hatch, Senior Transportation Analyst, ABH Consulting

3:30-4pm

Telecommunications and as senior vice president of corporate planning and services. Moorman was named CEO in 2005, and chairman in 2006, succeeding David Goode.

*Agenda is subject to change

Joe Szabo, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration (invited)

Toby Kolstad, Principal, Rail Theory Forecasts, L.L.C.

Register online at www.RailTrends.com

Presenters and topics are subject to change.

The most-up-to-date information is available at www.RailTrends.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Why Attend? »» Expand your network to include some of the most influential leaders and innovative firms from the rail industry

»» Hear new perspectives and new voices from all areas

Conference Agenda

Progressive Railroading Magazine

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