OUR PAST MEETINGS AND EVENTS
October 8, 2019
First Ever WARES Annual Conference
Engineer’s Club, Baltimore, MD
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WARES Annual Conference
Golf, September 12th
Our 30th annual Golf Outing, with our largest-ever participation
April, 2019
Oscar Gonzalez, VRE Project Manager, describes the proposed Midday Storage Facility
Clyde’s, Gallery Place, Washington, DC
February 2019
Matthew Greave, Engineer Wayside Inspection Systems, AMTRAK describes the Data-Driven Solutions on the North East Corridor (NEC)
Cafe Berlin, Washington, D.C.
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December 2018
Joseph Leader, Chief Operating Officer, WMATA describes the Back2Good Program & Capital Funding
Ghibellina, Washington, D.C.
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Photos from the October 2018 Meeting at the Engineers Club of Baltimore:
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Photos from the September 2018 W.A.R.E.S. Golf Outing at Musket Ridge Golf Club in Myersville, MD:
Photos from the Tuesday, April 10, 2018 W.A.R.E.S. Meeting on “Using Technology to Transform Railroad Asset Management by Maximizing the potential of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) through the Internet of Things (IOT)” presented by Marcelo Bravo of Rail Industry Solutions.
Photos from the February 6th, 2018 W.A.R.E.S. Meeting at Cafe Berlin in Washington D.C. The presenter was Dean Del Peschio of MARC Train.
Photos from the December 7th, 2017 W.A.R.E.S Meeting at Carmine’s in Washington D.C. The presenter was Peter Bartek, VP of Protran Technology.
Photos from the October 17, 2017 W.A.R.E.S. Meeting at the Engineers Club in Baltimore, where presenter, Kevin Quinn (MTA CEO/Administrator) discussed The Future of Rail in Maryland.
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Photos from the September 2017 W.A.R.E.S. Golf Outing at Musket Ridge Golf Club in Myersville, MD:
April 2017 Meeting:
Presentation: “VRE at Work – Preparing Virginia Railroading for its Next Quarter Century” by Tom Hickey
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February 2017 Meeting:
Presentation: “The benefits of Bearing Pads and Vibration Control Content” By Steve McCuiston of Fabreeka International Inc.
December 2016 Meeting: Flyer Presentation MTA/AECOM/Delta/C3M Presentation

December 2016 W.A.R.E.S. Meeting at Carmine’s in Washington, DC. Pictured (from left to right) are C3M Power Systems’ Chuck Tomasco Jr., Kimley-Horn’s Zach Teague, AECOM’s Rich Molinar, Delta’s Rick Ryel and Aaron Ryel, Art Keffler, AECOM’s Amy Libercci, Bombardier’s Matt Sturgeon, C3M’s Vince Massucci, MTA’s Keith Jenkins, Atlantic Track’s, P.J. Schuler, MTA’s Nick Pepper, Gannett Fleming’s Bharat Peddu, AECOM’s Dave Consalvo, Ken Briers, and Construction Polymer’s Rick Steininger.

Outgoing W.A.R.E.S. President Chuck Tomasco Jr. of C3M Power Systems receiving the inaugural President’s Award from the current Officers.
October 2016 Meeting: Flyer Presentation Amtrak Presentation
The Engineers Club of Baltimore, former home of John Work Garrett, a President of the B&O Railroad, served as a great backdrop for our October Meeting.
September 2016 Golf Outing: Flyer
September 2016 W.A.R.E.S. Golf Outing at Musket Ridge Golf Club in Myersville, MD. Pictured (from left to right) are Bombardier’s Matt Sturgeon, the 1st Place Protran Technology team led by Peter Bartek, C3M Power Systems’ Chuck Tomasco and Kimley-Horn’s Zach Teague.
The picturesque view from the Musket Ridge Golf Club’s clubhouse.
April 2016 Meeting: Flyer Presentation CSX Presentation
April 2016 W.A.R.E.S. Meeting at Cafe Berlin in Washington, DC. Pictured (from left to right) are Ken Briers, Kimley-Horn’s Zach Teague, CSX’s Brandon Knapp, Atlantic Track’s PJ Schuler, Bombardier’s Matt Sturgeon and C3M Power Systems’ Chuck Tomasco Jr.
February 2016 Meeting: Flyer Presentation

February 2016 W.A.R.E.S. Meeting at Carmine’s in Washington, DC. Pictured (from left to right) are Bombardier’s Matt Sturgeon, Atlantic Track’s PJ Schuler, MARC’s Erich Kolig, Kimley-Horn’s Zach Teague and C3M Power Systems’ Chuck Tomasco Jr.
December 2015 Meeting: Flyer Presentation WMATA Presentation
October 2015 Meeting: Flyer Presentation
September 2015 Golf Outing: Flyer
April 2015 Meeting: Flyer Presentation
February 2015 Meeting: Flyer Presentation
December 2014 Meeting: Flyer
October 2014 Meeting: Flyer
September 2014 Golf Outing: Flyer
April 2014 Meeting: Flyer
February 2014 Meeting: Flyer
December 2013 Meeting: Flyer
October 2013 Meeting: Flyer
September 2013 Golf Outing: Flyer
April 2013 Meeting: Flyer
February 2013 Meeting: Flyer
December 2012 Meeting: Flyer
October 2012 Meeting: Flyer
October 2001 Meeting:
October 2001 W.A.R.E.S. Meeting at the Engineers Club of Baltimore where MTA Maryland’s Ed Smith and Mahesh Sharma (holding plaques from left to right) received awards for their contributions to W.A.R.E.S. Others pictured (from left to right) include Mike Klima, Virginia Smith, Art Keffler and Ashok Kumta.