Topic: The Iowa Northern Railway
Speaker: Mr. Jeremy Robinson
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Topic Summary:
1)
Overview of Iowa Northern Railway & the rail industry in
general
a. Who is IANR ?
b. Where does IANR operate ?
c. Who are IANR’s customers ?
d. Rail Industry overview
2)
Technology & the IANR
a. Locomotive GPS
b. Remote Locomotive Health Monitoring
c. Computer Aided Train Dispatching
d. Diesel Engine Idle Reduction technologies
e. Automated Car Accounting
Mr.Jeremy Robinson serves as Iowa Northern Railway
Company’s Manager of Operations Planning & IT. Based in Cedar Rapids, IA, Jeremy oversees
all aspects of the railroad’s information technology department while
managing planning needs and special projects.
In particular, Jeremy is seasoned at managing the integration of
technology within short-line railroad operations, http://www.iowanorthern.com/
Jeremy received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer
Science from Central College and a Masters of Computer Science degree from
the University of Iowa.
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Program
Chair: Jerry
Mohling/Jim Stevenson
Price for meal: $15.00 per
person
(includes tax, tip & room rent)
Time: Social period: 6:00 P.M.
Dinner: 6:30 P.M. at River City Bistro Restaurant, Cedar Falls Holiday Inn,
(Clarion Inn) 5826 University Ave., Cedar Falls 50613.
Dinner Reservations: Contact Steve Lang via E-mail at LangStephenP@JohnDeere.com or by
phone at 319-292-8747 by 4:00 PM, Monday 12 Nov 2012. Leave name and message on
answering machine. Guests are welcome - please be sure to make a
reservation.
Dues: Member
dues of
$10.00 may be sent to the Treasurer, Kenneth Friend, 1112 W. 4th
St., Cedar Falls,
Iowa 50613-2430
(ph 319-277-2312) or paid at the meeting.
E-mail
FriendKennethD@JohnDeere.com “Checks for membership to the Waterloo
technical Society should be made out to the Waterloo Technical Society. Checks to purchase meals from the Clarion
Inn should be made out to Clarion Inn.”
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