ARTON, JAMES A.

929 Lyn Road

Bowling Green, Ohio 43402

Cell Phone: (419) 575-5294 Fax: Upon Request

E-Mail: rrxpert@verizon.net or rrxpert@yahoo.com

Transportation Consultant/Expert Witness, specializing in Railroad Operation. Extensive experience in railroad operations including Division Operation, Terminal Operations, Accident Investigation, Labor Relations, Dock & Wharf Operations and Computer Aided Train Dispatching. Former Manager and Superintendent for New York Central, Penn Central and Conrail Railroad Corporations. Experience also includes FRA Rules and Regulations, Operating Rules and Safety Rules. Thirty-eight years experience and training in all aspects of railroad operations. Life Member, American Association of Railroad Superintendents. Consulting for Plaintiff and Defense cases, including expert testimony for F.E.L.A. and Harbor Workers Act. Experienced in trial and deposition testimony.

LUSTIG, SHELDON H.

6501 Marsol Drive, Suite 104

Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124

(440) 442-8045

E-Mail: lellaw@ex100.com

Transportation Consultant. Former Manager with the New York Central, Penn Central and Conrail Railroads.. Twenty-two years operating management experience as Transportation Inspector, Freight Trainmaster, Passenger Trainmaster, Supervisor of Train and Engine Crews, Hearing Officer and Division Supervisor of Operating Rules. Extensive experience in chairing company investigations and hearings involving fatalities, personal injuries, train accidents and violations of the applicable operating procedures. Was responsible for instruction of operating crafts (train and engine crews, M/E, Maintenance of Way personnel and supervision) in the carrier's operating rules and timetable and for the monitoring of the on-the-job performance of all such personnel. Specializes in matters involving railroad operations including rules interpretations, train operations, hazardous conditions involving railroad rights-of-way and railroad-highway grade crossings, emergency response to railroad accidents and the transportation of hazardous materials, and acts as liaison with local government units (including Local Emergency Planning Committee) in matters involving railroads. BA, JD. Advisory Board Member-NARSCI and Chairman of Peer Review Program-NARSCI.

WESTPHAL, AUGUST W.

Transit Operations & Personnel Guidance of Ohio, Inc.

35239 Greenwich Avenue

North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039

(440) 327-7125

Fax: (440) 327-0362

E-Mail: WhiteyWestphal1@aol.com

Railroad Operations and Safety Consultant - Expert Witness; Freight and Industrial Switching. Carrier and employees responsibilities and/or duties. Forty-two years experience in the industry. Train Service as Conductor and Brakeman. Yard Service as Foreman/Helper. Broad experience working in conjunction with State Public Service Commission (Nebraska), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Operation Lifesaver (Washington, D.C.). With Congressional Committees in Railroad Safety Issues and enforcing Operating Rules on Railroads. Expert service in Railroad Grade Crossing Accident Litigation. Qualified in both Federal and State Trial Experience and Federal Court Proceedings. Expert review of Depositions. Member of Technical Review and Advisory Board, NARSCI. National President, National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees, Inc. (NARVRE). Past Advisory Board Member-NARSCI.