2012 Conference January 19th-23rd
Join RPCA on January 19th-23rd for our 30th annual Conference to take
place at the historic Indianapolis Union Station. This years conference
is filled with informative seminars, a tour of Amtrak's Beach Grove
Shops and MORE! You can download a registration form or register online.
Conference Schedule
Wednesday, January 18
5:00–8:00pm: Registration
Thursday, January 19
7:00–12:30pm: Registration
8:00–5:00pm: Air Brake 101—sponsored
by the RPCA Educational Foundation
(Optional; extra cost.)
11:00–12:00pm: Lunch on your own
12:30–4:30pm: Indiana Rail Road
Excursion. Meet in lobby promptly at
12:30 for bus transfer. Sponsored by The
Indiana Rail Road Company. (Optional,
$10/person, incl. onboard refreshments.)
5:00pm: Dinner on your own
6:00–11:00pm: Board of Directors
Meeting (Open to interested parties)
8:00–11:00pm: Vendor Setup
9:00–Midnight: Hospitality Room
9:00–Midnight: Media Room—share
your slides or digital images in an informal
setting.
Friday, January 20
7:00–8:30am: Breakfast
7:00–5:00pm: Registration
8:00am: (Group A) Bus leaves for
Amtrak Beech Grove Shops. Meet in
lobby promptly at 8:00 for bus transfer.
Optional, $40/person, incl. bus transportation
and lunch.
8:30–9:30am: (Group A) Seminar 1:
Amtrak & Passenger Cars
9:30–11:30am: (Group A) Tour Amtrak,
Beech Grove
11:30am: (Group A) Bus departs Amtrak
Shops for Crowne Plaza
11:45am: (Group A) Lunch, Milwaukee
Alcove
8:30am: (Group B) Bus departs for
Amtrak Beech Grove Shops. Meet in
lobby promptly at 8:30 for bus transfer
Optional; $40/person, incl. bus transfer
and lunch..
9:00–11:00am: (Group B) Tour Amtrak
Shops, Beech Grove
11:00–Noon: (Group B) Seminar 1:
Amtrak & Passenger Cars
12:00pm: (Group B) Bus departs Amtrak
Shops for Crowne Plaza
12:15pm: (Group B) Lunch, Milwaukee
Alcove9:00am: (Group C) Bus departs for
Amtrak Beech Grove Shops. Meet in
lobby promptly at 9:00 for bus transfer.
Optional; $40/person, incl. bus transportation
and lunch.
9:30–10:30am: (Group C) Seminar 1:
Amtrak & Passenger Cars
10:30–12:30pm: (Group C) Tour
Amtrak, Beech Grove
12:30pm: (Group C) Bus departs Amtrak
Shops for Crowne Plaza
12:45pm: (Group C) Lunch, Milwaukee
Alcove
2:00–3:00pm: Welcome/Year In
Review
2:00–5:00pm: Silent Auction Open
3:00–3:30pm: Seminar 2: Meet the
RPCA Board
3:30–3:45pm: BREAK
3:45–5:00pm: Seminar 3: UMLER
5:00pm: Dinner on your own
9:00–Midnight: Hospitality Room
Open
9:00–Midnight: Media Room—share
your slides or digital images in an informal
setting.
Saturday, January 21
7:00–8:30am: Breakfast
7:00–5:00pm: Vendor Room Open
7:00–5:00pm: Silent Auction Open
8:30–10:00am: Seminar 4: I just
bought a railcar and need to move it.
Where do I start, what do I do?
8:30–10:00am: Seminar 5: Crowne
Plaza History/Station Tour
10:00–10:15am: BREAK
9:00–1:00pm: Eiteljorg Museum Tour.
Please meet in lobby promptly at 9:00
for Skywalk to museum. (Optional,
$25/person, incl. lunch.)
10:15–Noon: Seminar 6: Amtrak
Public Meeting
12:00–1:00pm: Lunch on your own
1:00–5:00pm: Hands-on training,
INRD Senate Ave. Terminal. Meet in
lobby promptly at 1:00 for bus transfer.
1:30–2:30pm: Seminar 7: Wheel
Gauging – INRD Pavilion
2:30–2:45pm: BREAK
2:45–3:45pm: Seminar 8: Coupler
Gauging - INRD Pavilion
1:30–2:30pm: Seminar 9: Passenger
Car Food Handling
2:30–2:45pm: BREAK
2:45–3:45pm: Seminar 10: Food
Presentation
4:15–5:15pm: Seminar 11: Legislative
Update
6:00pm: Reception– Grand Hall.
Optional; cash bar.
7:00–9:00pm: Grand Banquet, followed
by a guest speaker – Grand Hall
(Optional, $50/person.)
9:00–Midnight: Hospitality Room
Sunday, January 22
7:30–9:00am: Breakfast
7:30–9:00am: Silent Auction Open
7:30–3:00pm: Vendor Room Open
9:00–10:30am: RPCA General Membership
Annual Meeting
10:30–10:45am: BREAK
10:45–Noon: Seminar 12: Insurance
Update
10:45–Noon: Seminar 13: New FRA
Regulations
Noon–1:00pm: Lunch on your own
1:00–2:00pm: Seminar 14: Staying on
Track with Social Media
2:45–7:00pm: Indiana Transportation
Museum, “Dinner on the Diner” Train
Trip. Meet in lobby promptly at 2:45
for bus transfer. Optional; $54/person,
incl. dinner. Cash bar also available.
6:00pm: Dinner on your own
6:00–8:00pm: Vendor Breakdown
Monday, January 23
7:30–8:30am: Breakfast on your own
8:00–5:00pm: Air Brake 102 Recertification.
Optional; extra cost.
8:00–5:00pm: Air Brake 102, INRD
Pavilion. Optional; extra cost.
8:45–11:00pm: Lucas Oil Stadium
Tour: Home of the Indianapolis Colts
and 2012 Super Bowl. Meet in lobby
promptly at 8:45 for Skywalk to the
stadium. Optional; $10/person.
Tuesday, January 24
8:00–5:00pm: Air Brake 102, INRD
Pavilion. Optional; extra cost.
Wednesday, January 25
8:00–5:00pm: Air Brake 102, INRD
Pavilion. Optional; extra cost.
Thursday, January 26
8:00–5:00pm: Air Brake 102, INRD
Pavilion. Optional; extra cost.
