Friday, January 15
Cost: $20 per person

Experience the history and heritage of the area, along with unique shopping opportunities and elegant house museums in the area. A narrated tour by trolley will give you an overview of the famous and infamous who have called Salisbury home since the formation of Rowan County in 1753. Lunch is included and will be at The Wrenn House located in the 1839 Salisbury Female Academy.

Opening Reception, Friday, Jan. 15
Cost: $20 per person
Enjoy a traditional North Carolina barbeque (that is chopped pork BBQ for those unfamiliar with the Southern meaning of “barbeque”) held in the historic 1908 Salisbury Depot. Shuttle provided from hotel to depot.

Behind the Scenes Tour of the N.C. Transportation Museum, Saturday, Jan. 16
Cost included in registration
Get a behind the scenes look at the museum's vintage locomotives, passenger cars and other rail equipment, along with antique automobiles, aviation exhibits and more. Explore areas of the museum not regularly open to the public, including the restoration shop and the historic Back Shop, where complete overhauls were once done on Southern Railway's steam locomotives.

Annual Banquet, Saturday, Jan. 16
Cost: $50 per person
Norfolk Southern president, Wick Moorman, will serve as the keynote speaker at the annual banquet. Meal selection of steak, chicken or vegetarian entrees.

“Dinner on the Diner,” Sunday, Jan. 17
Cost: $30 per person
Sunday night we will enjoy “Dinner on the Diner” on the Moultrie dining car, featuring a Southern favorite: fried chicken with all the fixin’s. There will be two seatings and space is limited for this event so don’t put off making your plans to join us. Shuttle provided from hotel to NCTM.

Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Monday, Jan. 18
Cost: $15 per person
Finish your conference on the fast track with an up close and personal tour of one of the premier race tracks in the country, Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Transportation provided.

Silent Auction
The annual silent auction benefits the Fuehring Fund for Tomorrow’s Leaders.  Please bring items to be donated for the auction with you to the conference. Monetary donations to the Fund are also accepted. Bids will begin on Friday at 2 p.m. and close Saturday after the last Seminar.  You may pay for and collect your winning auction bid following the Annual Meeting on Sunday.

AIR BRAKE 101, Thursday, Jan. 14, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cost: $250
This will be a one-day, all classroom course. It will cover FRA rules, the history of air brakes, an explanation of freight brakes, theories of air brake operation, various passenger brake schedules, auxiliary equipment, and review of the single car test device and procedures. A passing familiarity with air brakes and their function is beneficial.

AIR BRAKE 102, Monday, Jan. 18, 8 a.m.-Noon Thursday, Jan. 21.
Cost: $850
This class will be taught by up to two instructors to a maximum of 8 students. This will be a four-day course consisting of approximately two days of classroom instruction along with hands-on instruction on a freight car brake system and on a passenger car equipped with a 26C airbrake system (work clothes required). Successful completion of this course, which includes passing all of the written and skills tests, will result in the issuance of a certification card by the RPCA Education Foundation. Successful completion of AIR BRAKE 101 is required unless the student passes an alternate written test.

AIR BRAKE 102, Recertification, Monday, Jan. 18, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Cost: $150
This class is designed for persons who have previously completed the 102 class and who are certified to perform single car air tests. To comply with 49 CFR, Part 239.109(b)(11), this course will provide refresher training that includes two hours of classroom and four hours of hands-on training, including information on updates to the single car test codes.

General Information on Education Foundation classes:
All RPCA Education Foundation courses include written training materials, which the student keeps at the end of the course. All courses include a written test. Students who complete the course and pass the test will be given a certificate of achievement. Students passing the AIR BRAKE 102 course will receive a certification card good for three years. You can register by using the included form or by calling 412-278-3600. Do not include Educational Foundation classes in your Conference Registration. Download the class registration form here, and mail with payment to: RPCA Education Foundation, PO Box 408, Carnegie  PA  15106-0408.

For questions about the courses, registration and attendance, contact Bill Jubeck or Mike Jubeck at 412-278-3600 or e-mail pghairbrak@aol.com or Mjubeck@aol.com.

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