APTA Streetcar Subcommittee

The Aladdin Holiday Inn Hotel 1215 Wyandotte Street Kansas City, MO 64105 Wednesday & Thursday April 6 & 7, 2016

Paul Grether, Chair Timothy Borchers, Vice Chair James Schantz, Secretary

MISSION STATEMENT: The APTA Streetcar Subcommittee promotes streetcar services in urban centers and the exchange of information among individuals or organizations promoting, planning, funding, designing, building, operating, and maintaining such services. This is done by organizing forums for the dissemination of best practices and the experience of practitioners; by assisting in the development of appropriate safety and technical standards and by providing guidance to regulators in setting sensible and reasonable regulatory measures.

Wednesday April 6, 2016  1:30 PM - Joint APTA/CSC group tour of the streetcar Line. Meet at Union Station for the tour. - From the Aladdin Hotel, go to 12th Street and walk 2 blocks east to Main Street. Wait at the southbound stop for a Southbound streetcar that is operating in test mode to pick you up and take you to Union Station (approx. 1 mile). - Anticipate approx. 2-hour tour by streetcar covering the line and the vehicle maintenance facility. - After the tour, the streetcar will drop you off at 12th/Main Street or you may elect to remain at the maintenance facility for an option session on wheel truing.  3:30 PM – At the end of the APTA/CSC tour, there’s an optional session on wheel truing for small streetcar systems at the vehicle maintenance facility for demonstration of the wheel truing machine supplied by Delta Manufacturing and discuss its operation with a Delta representative. - At the end of the demonstration, attendees can board a test train back to 12th/Main Street for the hotel.

Thursday April 7, 2016  Meeting room in the hotel Roof Garden Ballroom 16th Floor  7:00 – 7:45 AM Buffet style breakfast in the meeting room  8:00 AM Meeting starts

1. Welcome & Introductions Paul Grether (Chair) Welcome from our host Kansas City Streetcar Authority Tom Gerend (Ex. Dir.)

2. Previous Meeting Minutes (November 2015 in Minneapolis, MN) Jim Schantz

3. Updates  Kansas City Streetcar Tom Gerend (Ex. Dir.)  APTA & CSC Memorandum Charles Joseph  Streetcar website Jim Schantz  2016 APTA Rail Conference Charles Joseph  Vintage/Heritage Trolley Vehicle Equipment Standard John Smatlak  Safety and Security regulatory (PowerPoint presentation) Charles Joseph  Inno Trans update Mary Jo Bolve

4. Presentations  DC Streetcar Tim Borchers  St Louis Delmar Chris Poehler  El Paso Streetcar Jay Banasiak, , El Paso  Delta Mfg. and wheel truing Tim Coble, Delta Mfg.  Block Rail Applications Luke Olson, HDR  Special Track Work Update Bill Moorhead, PCI Tramco

5. Old Business

6. New Business

7. Next Meeting

8. Adjourn Paul Grether

Breakfast and Lunch on Thursday sponsored by

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